Donald and Barbara Zucker Natural Exploration Area (Prospect Park)
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
Where: East Drive near Nellie's Lawn, Prospect Park, Brooklyn, New York
Hours: 6 a.m.-9 p.m.
Cost: free
public-park
A nature-play area built from logs and stumps of trees felled by Hurricane Sandy instead of manufactured equipment, letting kids balance, climb and explore real wood. It was named a Best of New York by New York Magazine.
Accessibility
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When to go
Comfortable weather in Brooklyn runs roughly April to November.
Other playgrounds nearby
There are 6 other playgrounds within 5 miles and 32 within 15. These are ranked by accessibility and facilities first, then by distance: