The Rockaway Trail: Indigenous Queens

About This Tour

Long before the borough had streets, Native peoples including the Matinecock and the Canarsee lived and traveled across what is now Queens. This tour follows traces of that history through place names, a historic road, a memorial burial ground and the wetlands that once covered the land. Some stops have deep documentation and others carry questions that historians still debate, and the tour says which is which. You can choose a short, medium or long route, and you can pause and resume at any time.

Tour Highlights

Tour Route & Stops