Trails & parks
Hempstead Plains Preserve
Garden City, NY
The last unplowed scrap of the 40,000-acre prairie that once covered central Nassau, hiding behind Nassau Community College. Rare wildflowers, big sky, pure time travel.
LOCAL TIP
Open Saturday mornings and by appointment; check the website before heading over.
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