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Closter Nature Center
Nature
Closter
A 136-acre nonprofit preserve with ponds, brooks, meadows, and forested wetlands — open free to the public every day from dawn to dusk. Programs include summer camp, after-school nature sessions, adult lectures, and family events. The trails are easy and excellent for young children discovering nature for the first time.Demarest Nature Center
Nature
Demarest
A 55-acre nature preserve with over 2 miles of trails through forests, wetlands, meadows, and vernal ponds. Programming includes guided hikes, bird watching, nature photography workshops, maple syrup making, mushroom foraging walks, and family events. Open 365 days a year, dawn to dusk, free to all visitors.
Losen Slote Creek Park
Nature
Little Ferry
A quiet Bergen County park along the Hackensack River estuary and one of the best free birding spots in the county. The tidal wetlands and mudflats attract impressive concentrations of great and snowy egrets, great blue herons, glossy ibis, and migrating shorebirds — all without the crowds you'd find at nearby DeKorte Park.
Tenafly Nature Center
Nature
Tenafly
A member-supported nature preserve stewarding ~400 acres of hardwood forest and wetland. Seven miles of trails wind through the preserve, with a butterfly house, bird aviaries, and year-round programs for all ages. Summer day camps, Forest School, and naturalist-led walks make this a go-to destination for Bergen County families.