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SPORTS & RECREATION \/ PARKS & NATURE <\/strong><\/p>\n

STATE  PARKS \/ BEACHES<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Camp Hero State Park<\/a>
    \n1898 Montauk Highway, Montauk
    \nCamp Hero State Park encompasses 415 acres of diverse landscape including heavily wooded areas, a long expanse of beachfront along the Atlantic Ocean, and an historic military inst…<\/li>\n
  2. Gilgo State Park<\/a>
    \nOcean Parkway, Babylon
    \nGilgo State Park is located on a barrier beach on the south shore of Long Island, with Atlantic Ocean and Great South Bay frontage. Access to the park is via 4 wheel drive only an…<\/li>\n
  3. Governor Alfred E. Smith\/Sunken Meadow State Park<\/a>
    \nRte. 25A and Sunken Meadow Parkway, Kings Park
    \nSunken Meadow State Park, located on Long Island Sound, has a wide range of topography that sustains a variety of flora and fauna. The three miles of beach meets tall, glacier-form…<\/li>\n
  4. Heckscher State Park<\/a>
    \nHeckscher Parkway, East Islip
    \nNamed in 2005 as one of the Top 100 Campgrounds in the nation.<\/strong>
    \nHeckscher State Park has more than a million visitors a year. Twenty miles of trails attract hikers, bicy…<\/li>\n
  5. Hither Hills State Park<\/a>
    \n164 Old Montauk Highway, Montauk
    \nNamed in 2007 as one of the Top 100 Campgrounds in the nation.<\/strong>
    \nHither Hills State Park offers visitors scenic picnic areas and fireplaces, sport fishing, a sandy ocean …<\/li>\n
  6. Jones Beach State Park<\/a>
    \n1 Ocean Parkway, Wantagh
    \nJones Beach State Park is a world-class swimming destination. The park offers surf bathing along its 6.5 miles of ocean beach, one-half mile of bay beach for stillwater bathing, an…<\/li>\n
  7. Orient Beach State Park<\/a>
    \n40000 Route 25, Orient
    \nNamed by Travel.msn.com as a 2007 Top 10 Family Beach in the U.S.<\/strong>
    \nOrient Beach State Park has 45,000 feet of frontage on Gardiner’s Bay and a rare maritime forest wi…<\/li>\n
  8. Robert Moses State Park – Long Island<\/a>
    \n600 Robert Moses State Parkway, Babylon
    \nRobert Moses State Park has about five miles of ocean beach from which visitors can swim, surf or surf-fish. Anglers can also fish from piers. A day-use boat basin can accommodate …<\/li>\n
  9. Shadmoor State Park<\/a>
    \n900 Montauk Highway, Montauk
    \nNinety-nine acre Shadmoor State Park, located one quarter-mile east of Montauk Village, features more than 2,400 feet of ocean beach accessed by two stairways. The park, named for …<\/li>\n
  10. Wildwood State Park<\/a>
    \n790 Hulse Landing Road, Wading River
    \nWildwood State Park comprises 600 acres of undeveloped hardwood forest terminating on the high bluff overlooking Long Island Sound. Trailer and tent sites are available for campers…<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    SPORTS & RECREATION \/ PARKS & NATURE STATE  PARKS \/ BEACHES Camp Hero State Park 1898 Montauk Highway, Montauk Camp Hero State Park encompasses 415 acres of diverse landscape including heavily wooded areas, a long expanse of beachfront along the Atlantic Ocean, and an historic military inst… Gilgo State Park Ocean Parkway, Babylon Gilgo State […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/LongIslandNY3\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/618"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/LongIslandNY3\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/LongIslandNY3\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/LongIslandNY3\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/LongIslandNY3\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=618"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/LongIslandNY3\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/618\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":668,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/LongIslandNY3\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/618\/revisions\/668"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/LongIslandNY3\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=618"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}