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Hiking and Nature Trails

The Suffolk County Department of Parks, Recreation and Conservation offers opportunities for hiking in numerous parks and preserves from the Nassau/Suffolk border to the easternmost points of Long Island. Many of the properties open for hiking have been acquired by Suffolk County under innovative land acquisition programs designed to protect undeveloped open space and natural resource areas.

All hikers should carry their Suffolk County Green Key card or other identification with them when visiting the parks. There is no charge to hike through our trails, but there may be a charge for parking.

Hikers are required to stay on marked trails only and observe “Leave No Trace” guidelines. Plant or animal life may not be disturbed. As a reminder, it is recommended that hikers wear light-colored clothing and check frequently for ticks.

GPS-enabled trail maps can be found for some of our most popular trails in the hiking app Avenza Maps. This app can be downloaded from both the Apple Store and Google Play.

The following parks have detailed trail maps:

Blydenburgh County Park	Smithtown	Lakeland County Park	Islandia
Calverton Ponds	Miller Place	Laurel Valley County Park	Sag Harbor
Cathedral Pines County Park & Prosser Pines County Park	Middle Island	Makamah Nature Preserve	Fort Salonga
Cordwood Landing	Miller Place	Ruth Oliva Preserve at Dam Pond	Greenport
Cranberry Bog County Park	Riverhead	San Souci County Park	Sayville
Forsythe Meadow	Stony Brook	Sears Bellows County Park	Hampton Bays
Gardiner County Park	West Bay Shore	Terrell River County Park	Center Moriches
Goldsmith Inlet County Park	Southold	Thomas Muratore Park at Farmingville Hills County Park	Farmingville
Inlet Pond County Park	Greenport	West Hills County Park	Huntington