Van Cortlandt Nature Center

Staff was very friendly. My kids were able to touch stick bugs and turtles.

Great place for taking children and it's also a learning experience for adult's

Took a wonderful New Years Day NYC Park Ranger led hike that began and ended here. Extremely knowledgeable park rangers (as usual). Had never been in this part of the park before. Learned that rangers patrol on horses here who also wear badges, many of the paths are of permeable gravel unlike in very similar Inwood Hill Park where they are paved, protruding rocks on the cross country trail are painted white or orange for visibility, the Van Cortlandt family used to be buried here at the Vault, a road was planned north of the Henry Hudson and infrastructure such as fire hydrants were installed to support it but it never came to be done, areas are being restored but invasive garlic mustard is ready to erupt.

Beautiful Place in any season!!!!

I can't really rate it based on my own experience but I seen others camping inside the yard of the center.. I love the whole idea of camping.. I really don't know the history behind the building or the statue of the man in front of the building.. so I give 4 stars

Van Courtlandt park is very big , clean also police crude around several times so you feel safe . You can do family gatherings , BBQ'S but , it's to far for me .

Nice little center for outdoors eduction. The park is right next to the a subway station. We attended Urban Rangers fire making skills class. The stuff were very professional and super nice.