Home | Seasons | Membeship | Nature Center | Trails
Golfing at LaTourette Park
New York City seems far away as golfers tee off on the driving range at the LaTourette Park golf course. Steeped in history, the public course's recently restored clubhouse was once the home of the LaTourette family, which has pre-Revolutionary roots on Staten Island.
Photos by Dorothy Reilly
Learn more about the Greenbelt's
historic LaTourette Park
LaTourette links
Trees dominate a fairway on the public golf course at LaTourette Park on a sunny summer afternoon.
A camper and her handiwork
A young participant in the Greenbelt Conservancy's summer day camp program shows off the results of one of her projects. The camp is held in three two-week sessions throughout the summer.
Start collecting the benefits
of Greenbelt Conservancy
membership today!
Snack time
Summer day camp participants take time out for a snack during an educational hands-on session at High Rock Park.
Learn as you go.
A nature trail in High Rock Park, accessible to those who use wheelchairs includes interpretative signs along its verge.
Find beautiful Walker Pond
on our Trail Map.
Song of ancient days
A boulder, leftover of the last ice age, lies at the edge of Walker Pond, carved by a passing glacier.
Forest Finery
The forest rises tall behind an observation deck, its trees
reflected in the waters of High Rock Park's Walker Pond.
New to the Greenbelt? Read our FAQ.
A time for reflection
A Walker Pond visitor enjoys a moment of solitude.
In the arms of the forest
Snippets of blue sky make their way through the lush forest canopy in High Rock
Park.