Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge

Category: Wildlife refuge

Address: 175-10 Cross Bay Blvd, Queens, NY 11693, USA

Phone: +17183184340

Opening hours

Sunday: 6AM–9PM

Monday: 6AM–9PM

Tuesday: 6AM–9PM

Wednesday: 6AM–9PM

Thursday: 6AM–9PM

Friday: 6AM–9PM

Saturday: 6AM–9PM

Reviews

Life is Good!

Jul 4, 2022

Love this place, this is the heaven of many birds. You can see Manhattan skyline from here too.

Xtremeasure Divine Fitness and soul Channel

Feb 13, 2022

Photography is a love 💘 of mines when I go I feel a call of nature. This is a great place for bird watching 👀.

Ira Gershenhorn

Nov 29, 2021

Great place. Easy to get to by transit as I did today Nov 26 2021 to participate in a litter cleanup and walk and talk about post-Sandy West Pond Living Shoreline project. SBS buses run often - every 5 minutes, but they don't seem to stop …

Sam Lee

Oct 7, 2021

Nice place to watch birds. Recovery efforts are still going on since hurricane Sandy. It's an essential habitat for migrating birds.

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Questions & Answers

Are dogs allowed?

Joshua Allen | Dec 6, 2019
Joshua Allen | Dec 7, 2019

Just went, they do not allow dogs.

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Super safe 😍

Saul Esquivel | Dec 5, 2020
Warren A | Dec 6, 2020

Safe place

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Is it safe there ? Can you walk around with a camera? Is there a risk the car will be broken in at the parking lot?

lucio retacchi | Dec 5, 2020
Alexander Betser | Dec 6, 2020

It's not safe to walk around with a camera because you might be carried away taking pics. If your car looks broken and your camera didn't run out of memory yet then there's a chance that beach cleanup volunteers will hand carry your car on top of marine debris pile. Independent of those you could contract environmentalism and it's totally unsafe and has lasting impact on your mental health.

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Can I fishing?

karmichael neira | Dec 6, 2019
Nicholas George | Dec 7, 2019

Yeah

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Is there a bike trail in the refuge?

Yves Duboin | Dec 6, 2019
James Hennessy | Dec 7, 2019

No bikes in refuge

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Hi People! Weird question: Do I find public restrooms over there? Thanks!

Jose E. “Pepe” Rivera | Dec 5, 2020
John Lepore | Dec 6, 2020

Yes but they have been closed recently.

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Sorry guys my question is can you camp there? Not call .

Lisa Soto | Dec 5, 2020
Stephen Snyder | Dec 6, 2020

Camping at Floyd Bennet Field/Gateway National Park

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Can you call there.

Lisa Soto | Dec 5, 2020
Jochen Albrecht | Dec 6, 2020

Cell phones do work there if this is what you mean. The ranger station can be reached at 718.318.4340.. there is no public phone booth (where is these days?).

Do u need a permit today?

Debra Brettschneider | Dec 6, 2019
Debra Brettschneider | Dec 7, 2019

We did ty

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Can I park an RV overnight?

Ken Galardi | Dec 6, 2019
Robert Mauceri | Dec 7, 2019

You should call the visitor center and ask. Most likely they will not allow it since they close and lock the parking lot gate every night

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Do you need to pay for visit ir it's free?

Mahin Rashid | Dec 6, 2018
Z Z | Dec 7, 2018

It is free parking and free entrance. During office hour, you could get map from the office and brief explanation of this place. The staffs are very friendly and happy to answer your questions.

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Can I park my car there and catch fish with net freely?

Alfi Hasan | Dec 6, 2018
Caroline Boves | Dec 7, 2018

No fishing in the refuge, but there's parking! :-)

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When are guided tours offered

Derrick Pendarvis | Dec 6, 2018
Henry | Dec 7, 2018

On Sundays, from 10-11am, there are ranger led nature tours of Jamaica Bay. It's free

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How long has the bird nest on Crossbay Blvd been there?

Henry Nunez | Dec 6, 2018
Randall Logan | Dec 7, 2018

As far as I no about 8 months

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what type of fish are there in the east pond,westpond,and big johns pond

ANGER BRO | Dec 6, 2018
Tiggy | Dec 7, 2018

I've only caught: Sea Robin's, stripe bass, porgy, horseshoe crab, sting ray and fluke in those areas. But I've heard people has caught sand sharks and eels as well.

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What time do they open?

Jitin Mathew | Dec 6, 2018
Barbara Krasnoff | Dec 7, 2018

The visitors center is open 9 am to 5 pm. But the trails are always open.

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Can we kayak there with our own inflatable kayak?

Alan McRae | Dec 6, 2018
William V | Dec 7, 2018

Yes. You can see other kayaker there often when the weather is nice. Parking lot on both sides of Crossbay Blvd at the north channel bridge. Bring a fishing pole also, plenty of nice fishing there as well.

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Never been there

Dawn McCormack | Dec 6, 2018
James McCormick | Dec 7, 2018

There are two main sides to the refuge. The west pool side has a visitors center and a nice loop trail that curcles around a pool and has nice views of the bay. The other side is across the street and more forested. Different wildlife on each side. I can expand more if you wish.

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Is the sanctuary open today?

Carol Rickey | Jun 8, 2021
Marcia Hip | Jun 9, 2021

Can I get a free bird from this location

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I heard there is a bald eagle disturbing an avocet by the North Pond. How accessible is this for a family with kids to see?

Devora Sarah Alon | Dec 6, 2017
Maria Kasper | Dec 7, 2017

Hey, I would really recommend giving them a call for your answer.

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