Nature Trails

Lullwater Nature Trail is sponsored by Midwood Nature Trail is sponsored by The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation Major funding for the creation of the Prospect Park Nature Trail System came from the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation, The Kresge Foundation, the KeySpan Foundation, The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation, The New York Community Trust, the Kristian Birkrem Trust, The Starr Foundation, the Booth Ferris Foundation, The Independence Community Foundation, the New York City Council, JP Morgan Chase, and other private and public sources, as well as from thousands of individual Park supporters.

Experiencing nature is easier than ever on the Prospect Park Nature Trails. Interpretive trail signs, along with printed and audio guides, lead visitors on self-guided tours through the Park’s diverse woodland and wetland habitats.

The Prospect Park Audubon Center at the Boathouse serves as the trailhead for a 2.5-mile network of four interpretive trails. Audubon Center teacher/naturalists lead free Discover Tours every Saturday and Sunday at 3 p.m.

The Lullwater Trail leaves from the Boathouse, and travels along the Park’s watercourse to the Terrace Bridge and back to the Binnen Falls. The trail includes a replica of a rustic arbor originally designed by Calvert Vaux.

Lullwater Trail Guide 

Hear teacher/naturalist Gabriel Willow tour the Lullwater Trail

The Midwood Trail explores a remnant of the historic forest that was preserved in Olmsted and Vaux’s original design for Prospect Park. Interpretative sign panels along the trail incorporate the experiences of the Park’s Green Team (an after-school program), as they learned about the Midwood in 2005.

Midwood Trail Guide

The Peninsula Trail traverses the Peninsula’s restored natural areas, which are prime birding areas. The trail includes a popular recreational spot featuring a rustic shelter overlooking the Lake.

Peninsula Trail Guide

The Waterfall Trail tours the Park’s magnificently restored woodland areas. The alluring Fallkill and Ambergill waterfalls are included on this trail.

Waterfall Trail guide coming soon



Directions
Prospect Park Nature Trails begin at the Audubon Center at the Boathouse, located just inside the Lincoln Rd./Ocean Ave. entrance to the Park.  Guided tours also leave from the Boathouse.

By Public Transportation: (MTA map)
• Q, S, or B Train to Prospect Park station
• B-12 bus to Parkside Ave. and Ocean Ave.
• B-16 bus to Lincoln Rd. and Ocean Ave.
• B-41 bus to Flatbush Ave. and Empire Blvd.
• B-43 bus to Ocean Ave. and Empire Blvd.
• B-48 bus to Empire Blvd.

By Car:
• From Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges: Take Flatbush Ave. to Grand Army Plaza, continue on Flatbush to Empire Blvd., bear right onto Ocean Ave., and take Ocean Ave. to Lincoln Rd.
• From BQE: Take BQE to Prospect Expressway, 10th Ave. exit. Make left on 11th Ave. Make right on Prospect Park Southwest to Park Circle. From Circle, follow Parkside Ave. Make left on Ocean Ave. to Lincoln Rd.