Governors Island

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Governors Island

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🥾 Hike · Manhattan

4 hours · $ · No reservation needed

age fit
0–1 yr
★ 5.0
1–3 yrs
★ 5.0
3–5 yrs
★ 5.0
5–10 yrs
★ 5.0
  • 🚇
    About 30 min by subway or car
    From Midtown · Getting there: Ferry from the Battery Maritime Building (10 minutes); free before 11am on weekends, otherwise $5 round trip and free under 12
  • 🍼
    Stroller-friendly
    Flat surfaces — bring the stroller
  • 🌳
    Some shade
    Great on sunny days · Good on cool days · Handles heat · Wind-OK
  • ⏱️
    Typical visit: 4 hours
    Best seasons: Summer · Spring · Fall

A car-free island just 10 minutes away by ferry: The Hills has the longest slide in New York (57 feet), the hammocks in Hammock Grove are free for the taking, you can rent a four-person bike to loop the lawns, and the Statue of Liberty is right there when you look up.

💡 Tips
Weekend morning ferries are free and have the longest lines, so be at the terminal by 8:30; there is food on the island but it is pricey, so bring a picnic. On summer weekends you can also board at Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 6.

What this place offers

✓ferry
✓giant slide
✓hammocks
✓hills
✓bike rental
✓Statue of Liberty views
✓restrooms
✓car-free

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This weekend's weather in Manhattan

Forecast at the destination itself (coast and hills often differ from home)

🌦️
Sat 10/17
Drizzle · 45–61°F · 41% rain
☀️
Sun 10/18
Sunny · 43–56°F · 2% rain

Location

Manhattan, New York

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