{"id":32339,"date":"2024-01-09T15:22:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T20:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/?p=32339"},"modified":"2024-11-22T13:38:25","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T18:38:25","slug":"nys-empire-pass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/nys-empire-pass\/","title":{"rendered":"NYS Empire Pass"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The Empire Pass is your key to all-season enjoyment at New York State Parks and the State Dept. of Environmental Conservation including forests, beaches and trails.<\/p>\n

This pass provides unlimited day use vehicle entry to most state parks and recreation facilities! Click below or call the Library at 631-669-5445 to make a reservation.<\/em><\/p>\n

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NY State Parks on Long Island<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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<\/i><\/i>Bayard Cutting Arboretum State Park<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n
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Bayard Cutting Arboretum State Park<\/a>
\n440 Montauk Highway
\nGreat River, NY 11739<\/p>\n

The Arboretum provides an oasis of quiet and natural beauty. Its current collection of conifers is probably the most extensive to be found on Long Island.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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<\/i><\/i>Belmont Lake State Park<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n
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Belmont Lake State Park<\/strong><\/a>
\nSouthern State Parkway Exit 38
\nNorth Babylon, NY 11703<\/p>\n

Belmont Lake State Park is a full service park offering boating, fishing, picnicking, playing fields, biking, horseback riding, hiking and cross-country skiing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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<\/i><\/i>Bethpage State Park<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n
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Bethpage State Park<\/strong><\/a>
\n99 Quaker Meeting House Road
\nFarmingdale, NY 11735<\/p>\n

Offering five world-class golf courses, including the world-renowned Black Course, Bethpage was the site of the 2002 and 2009 U.S. Open Golf Championships.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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<\/i><\/i>Brentwood State Park<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n
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Brentwood State Park<\/strong><\/a>
\n375 Crooked Hill Road
\nBrentwood, NY 11717<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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<\/i><\/i>Brookhaven State Park<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n
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Brookhaven State Park<\/strong><\/a>
\n2500 William Floyd Parkway
\nRidge, NY 11961<\/p>\n

Brookhaven State Park is 1,638-acres and is part of the central core of the Long Island Pine Barrens. The Park runs along the east side William Floyd Parkway north of Whiskey Road, and between NY 25 and NY 25A.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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<\/i><\/i>Caleb Smith State Park Preserve<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n
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Caleb Smith State Park Preserve<\/strong><\/a>
\n581 West Jericho Turnpike
\nSmithtown, NY 11787<\/p>\n

Boasting acres of undeveloped landscape the park allows visitors to explore many different habitats including freshwater wetlands, ponds, streams, fields and upland woods.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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<\/i><\/i>Camp Hero State Park<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n
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Camp Hero State Park<\/strong><\/a>
\n1898 Montauk Highway
\nMontauk, NY 11954<\/p>\n

Camp Hero offers pristine maritime forests, freshwater wetlands, stunning ocean vistas and dramatic bluffs rising from the beach, as well as an historic military instillation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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<\/i><\/i>Captree State Park<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n
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Captree State Park<\/strong><\/a>
\n3500 E. Ocean Parkway
\nBay Shore, NY 11706<\/p>\n

Found at the eastern tip of Jones Beach Island, Captree is a haven for aquatic adventure. Open and charter boats are available for fishing, scuba diving, and sightseeing excursions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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<\/i><\/i>Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n
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Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve<\/strong><\/a>
\n25 Lloyd Harbor Road
\nHuntington, NY 11743<\/p>\n

Situated on a scenic peninsula extending into Long Island Sound this English-style estate offers miles of pathway winding through woodland, meadows, shoreline and salt marsh.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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<\/i><\/i>Cold Spring Harbor State Park<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n
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Cold Spring Harbor State Park<\/strong><\/a>
\n95 Harbor Rd
\nCold Spring Harbor, NY 11724<\/p>\n

The park is comprised of 40 acres of hilly terrain offering scenic vistas of Cold Spring Harbor. It features a mixed hardwood forest, as well as thickets of wild mountain laurel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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<\/i><\/i>Connetquot River State Park Preserve<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n
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Connetquot River State Park Preserve<\/strong><\/a>
\nBox 505
\nOakdale, NY 11769<\/p>\n

The preserve maintains 3,473 acres of land and water for the protection and propagation of game birds, fish and animals. Explore the 50 miles of trails winding through the park.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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<\/i><\/i>Gilgo State Park<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n
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Gilgo State Park<\/strong><\/a>
\nOcean Parkway
\nBabylon, NY 11702<\/p>\n

Flanked by the Atlantic Ocean and the Great South Bay on Long Island’s south shore this undeveloped beach boasts spectacular views. Permit and 4 wheel drive required for access.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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<\/i><\/i>Hallock State Park Preserve<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n
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Hallock State Park Preserve<\/strong><\/a>
\n6062 Sound Avenue
\nRiverhead, NY 11947<\/p>\n

Jamesport State Park offers nearly 1-mile of pristine beach front on the North Shore of Long Island along the Long Island Sound. Hiking, nature walks and bird watching in available on the eastern portion of the property.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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<\/i><\/i>Heckscher State Park<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n
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Heckscher State Park<\/strong><\/a>
\nHeckscher Parkway Field 1
\nEast Islip, NY 11730<\/p>\n

Twenty miles of trails, swimming in the Great South Bay and\u00a0boating\u00a0attract more than a million visitors per year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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<\/i><\/i>Hempstead Lake State Park<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n
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Hempstead Lake State Park<\/strong><\/a>
\n1000 Lake Drive
\nWest Hempstead, NY 11552<\/p>\n

Hempstead Lake State Park boasts three ponds in addition to its namesake lake. An historic hand carved carousel as well as boating and fishing are the park’s main attractions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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<\/i><\/i>Hither Hills State Park<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n
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Hither Hills State Park<\/strong><\/a>
\n164 Old Montauk Highway
\nMontauk, NY 11954<\/p>\n

The Atlantic Ocean and the unique “walking dunes” of Napeague Harbor form the border for this scenic park. The park boasts a sandy beach and woodland area for outdoor recreation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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<\/i><\/i>Jones Beach State Park<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n
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Jones Beach State Park<\/strong><\/a>
\n2400 Ocean Parkway
\nWantagh, NY 11793<\/p>\n

Featuring a boardwalk and over 6 miles of ocean beach, Jones Beach State Park is a world-class swimming destination. The park also features the Theodore Roosevelt Nature Center.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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<\/i><\/i>Montauk Downs State Park<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n
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Montauk Downs State Park<\/strong><\/a>
\n50 South Fairview Avenue
\nMontauk, NY 11954<\/p>\n

Montauk Downs is best known for its championship-length, 18-hole golf course. In addition, the park offers a driving range, tennis courts, swimming pool, and full service clubhouse.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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<\/i><\/i>Montauk Point State Park<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n
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Montauk Point State Park<\/strong><\/a>
\n2000 Montauk Highway
\nMontauk, NY 11954<\/p>\n

A heavily-wooded area on the tip of Long Island offers some of the best surf fishing in the world. Calm water reveals the “race” of converging tides from the Ocean and the Sound.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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<\/i><\/i>Nissequogue River State Park<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n
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Nissequogue River State Park<\/strong><\/a>
\n799 Saint Johnland Road
\nKings Park, NY 11754<\/p>\n

The north shore of Long Island offers a variety of habitats including tidal and fresh water wetlands and hardwood forests to the park’s shore birds, reptiles and amphibians.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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<\/i><\/i>Orient Beach State Park<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n
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Orient Beach State Park<\/strong><\/a>
\n40000 Main Road (Route 25)
\nOrient, NY 11957<\/p>\n

The park’s 45,000 feet of frontage on Gardiner’s Bay and rare maritime forest with red cedar, black-jack oak trees and prickly-pear cactus offer swimming, fishing and hiking.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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<\/i><\/i>Robert Moses State Park<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n
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Robert Moses State Park – Long Island<\/strong><\/a>
\n600 Robert Moses State Parkway
\nBabylon, NY 11702<\/p>\n

Robert Moses has five miles of ocean beach from which visitors can swim, surf or surf-fish. The park also has picnic areas, an 18-hole pitch & putt golf course, and a day use boat basin.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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<\/i><\/i>Shadmoor State Park<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n
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Shadmoor State Park<\/strong><\/a>
\n900 Montauk Highway
\nMontauk, NY 11954<\/p>\n

Located on the tip of Long Island the park features a long ocean beach, rolling geography and shadbush growth. Bluffs and freshwater wetlands are also part of the preserve.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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<\/i><\/i>Sunken Meadow State Park<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n
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Sunken Meadow State Park (Governor Alfred E. Smith)<\/strong><\/a>
\nRte. 25A and Sunken Meadow Parkway
\nKings Park, NY 11754<\/p>\n

Located on Long Island Sound the park offers a wide range of topography that sustains a variety of flora and fauna. The miles of beach meet tall, glacial bluffs at the shoreline. If using a GPS enter: 1 Sunken Meadow Parkway, Kings Park, NY.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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<\/i><\/i>Trail View State Park<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n
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Trail View State Park<\/strong><\/a>
\n8131 Jericho Turnpike
\n(next to Stop & Shop)<\/em>
\nWoodbury, NY 11797<\/p>\n

Serving as a link along the Nassau\/Suffolk Greenbelt Trail the park encompasses a variety of habitats and undeveloped resources such as hardwood forests, marshes and fields.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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<\/i><\/i>Valley Stream State Park<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n
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Valley Stream State Park<\/strong><\/a>
\nValley Stream State Park Rd.
\nValley Stream, NY 11580<\/p>\n

The park is a day-use picnic facility near a highly-developed residential area offering picnic areas with tables, fireplaces and grills, playing fields and sport courts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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<\/i><\/i>Wildwood State Park<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n
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Wildwood State Park<\/strong><\/a>
\n790 Hulse Landing Road
\nWading River, NY 11792<\/p>\n

Acres of undeveloped hardwood forest terminating on the high bluff overlooking Long Island Sound provides the scenic background for swimming, camping, picnicking, and fishing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Did you know the Library offers FREE admission to Long Island Region parks, forests, beaches, and trails! NYS Parks turn 100 this year! Find out how to celebrate and participate in a challenge to win prizes!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":22571,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32339","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/EmpirePass2018.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32339","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32339"}],"version-history":[{"count":43,"href":"https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32339\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34721,"href":"https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32339\/revisions\/34721"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22571"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32339"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32339"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32339"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}