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Sleep Under the Stars in Central Park With Annual Urban Park Camping Event

2017-08-11T11:30:00-04:00

The annual end-of-summer New York City urban family camping is a cool event where park rangers will let you into City parks after dark to have a legitimate camping experience, tent and all. This year's camp-out will take place on Saturday, August 19th in Central Park in Manhattan, Van Cortlandt Park in The Bronx, and Fort Totten Park in Queens.

We camp to create lasting memories, connect with the natural world, and bond with our families. Camping affords us the opportunity to unplug from the diversions of everyday life and to laugh and play with our families. The Urban Park Rangers celebrate the tradition of camping and we look forward to welcoming your family.

Past camp-outs have been so popular and despite the size of the park, space is extremely limited, so there is a lottery system to choose the lucky participants who get to sleep overnight. Not many New Yorkers have a chance to camp out under the stars in the middle of the City, so head to the lottery page to enter and try your luck!

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Try Your Luck at the Prospect Park End-of-Summer Camp Out Lottery

2016-08-31T11:12:39-04:00

The annual end-of-summer camp-out in Prospect Park is a cool event where park rangers will let you into the park after dark to have a legitimate camping experience, tent and all.

We camp to create lasting memories, connect with the natural world, and bond with our families. Camping affords us the opportunity to unplug from the diversions of everyday life and to laugh and play with our families. The Urban Park Rangers celebrate the tradition of camping and we look forward to welcoming your family.

Past camp-outs have been so popular and despite the size of the park, space is extremely limited, so there is a lottery system to choose the lucky participants who get to sleep overnight.

Not many New Yorkers have a chance to camp out under the stars in the middle of Brooklyn, so head to the lottery page to enter and try your luck!

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Bivouac NY, Camp Out on a Secret New York City Rooftops for Free

2016-08-23T12:03:30-04:00

Bivouac NY is a unique organization which organizes completely free camping experiences on different New York City rooftops each event. Started by Brooklyn-based artist Thomas Stevenson back in 2011, Bivouac NY has hosted hundreds of rooftop camping evenings over the years. Bivouac provides an open-sided sleeping tent, a canteen with a kitchen area, table, library and morning coffee, and a real toilet located somewhere in the building itself. Check out the Bivouac NY website to learn more about what's involved and join in on the fun.

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