Wednesday, August 10th, 2011

The next Parks Department camp-out is just around the corner and the lottery for one of the coveted 30 available spots is going on throughout the day today.

While previous camp-outs have been in Central Park, this one will be in Inwood Hill Park. Obviously Inwood is a little north of the Upper West Side, but it’s close enough that I think it’s worth mentioning. This is a great event for anyone with kids, grand-kids, nieces, or nephews.

Unlike Central Park, Inwood Hill Park is largely natural (i.e. non-landscaped). It’s the largest remaining forest land on the Island of Manhattan.

The actual camp-out event will take place from 6 pm Friday, August 19th, to 7 am, Saturday, August 20th.

As I’ve written in previous posts about earlier lotteries, I’m pretty sure this is an event for families.

Click here to register for the lottery (use the “Manhattan” tab).

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