Newtown Creek Nature Walk (NYC DEP)
Only the Nature Walk is confirmed as open to the public; digester egg tours could not be confirmed.
Free waterfront walk beside Brooklyn's Newtown Creek wastewater plant, open dawn to dusk. Plant digester tours are not confirmed; the Visitor Center is for booked education groups.
Ways to visit
Nature Walk (self-guided) Open
- What you see
- Grounds, View from outsidenyc.gov, 2026-10-26
- How
- Walk innyc.gov, 2026-10-26
- When
- MonTueWedThuFriSatSunDawn to dusk, weather permitting; it may close in bad weather.nyc.gov, 2026-10-26
- Booking
- Not statednyc.gov, 2026-10-26
- Cost
- Not stated on the official pageNo fee is mentioned.nyc.gov, 2026-10-26
- Requirements
- None stated.
About
The Nature Walk is a self-guided promenade along Newtown Creek and Whale Creek next to the Newtown Creek Wastewater Resource Recovery Facility, planted with native trees and shrubs. It is open from dawn to dusk in fair weather, with no restrooms or pets. The plant's Visitor Center runs education programs by appointment only and points to a separate page for public digester egg tours, (unconfirmed).
Run by: NYC Department of Environmental Protection.
Getting there
Brooklyn, NY, 11222
The walk is at the corner of Provost Street and Paidge Avenue in Greenpoint, beside the treatment plant. The plant's Visitor Center is at 329 Greenpoint Avenue and serves education groups by appointment. Coordinates are for the treatment plant.
The pin marks the site itself, not necessarily the entrance (40.73417, -73.94639). Show on our map · Google Maps · Apple Maps
DEP education office: 718-595-3506 · educationoffice@dep.nyc.gov
Last checked 2026-10-26. Sources are listed below.
Sources
- nyc.gov/site/dep/environment/newtown-… · official page · read 2026-10-26For: name; street address; Nature Walk (self-guided): open or closed; Nature Walk (self-guided): what you see; Nature Walk (self-guided): kind of visit; Nature Walk (self-guided): days and hours; Nature Walk (self-guided): booking; Nature Walk (self-guided): cost; Nature Walk (self-guided): requirements
- nyc.gov/site/dep/environment/visitor-… · official page · read 2026-10-26For: who runs it; phone and email
- wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityData/Q1526… · Wikidata · read 2026-10-26For: location
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