05/29/2026
Hallett Nature Sanctuary is a four-acre woodland tucked into the southeast corner of Central Park, just off 5th Avenue and Central Park South, with walking trails, a small waterfall that drops into the Pond, and benches set back into the trees.
Migratory birds pass through year-round, and it's one of the better spots in the park to just sit and watch. Closed for over 80 years as a bird refuge, it reopened in 2016 and is free to enter daily.