I saw a wild turkey crossing Church Street coming from Sans Souci to the new development across the…read morestreet yesterday. Have never seen a wild turkey anywhere before. It's a great nature trail. My dog loves it. Some interesting stuff to be found on some of the smaller side trails. It's not a big park but you definitely can get temporarily lost in there.

Located diagonally across the street from the Target in Sayville, Google Maps provided the most…read moreaccurate directions. Apple Maps put me in the neighborhood behind the park. Sans Souci" means "no worry" if I correctly remember my high school French. However, I was worried as the only visible person walking the trail at 9:00 am on a Saturday morning. After a minute of walking the trail, of which I took a photo with my iPhone, I quickly turned back. As a single female, I prefer crowded parks with plenty of people and security. I am off to another park.

One of my favorite town parks! There is a library, playground, splash park, dog run, Dek hockey…read morerink, tennis courts, skate park area, a paved track with a football field in the center, and little trails. The track is a little less than a half mile, so it is a great space to run if you want to do some intervals without having to worry about cars, school hours, or track practice times. There are walkers, runners, and sometimes bikers using the track, but it is never very busy. The splash park is a great place to take small children in summer, and with the regular playground connected to it, one can spend a good amount of time there. On the splash park side there is an area with shaded picnic tables, so one can pack a lunch/snack. It gets busy in summer, so be prepared to share a table with strangers if you are a small party. I never had any issue, and people have always been friendly and polite about the sitting situation. Both the splash park and playground are fenced in with a gated fence between them. In the trails you can encounter people walking dogs, and there are disposable bags/receptacles available for owners to pick up after their dogs. There are public restrooms outside with a few stalls open all year, and a first aid station that is open in summer. If you walk down a very short (but steep) paved hill that begins behind the splash park, you have a gazebo area where some events are held.

Nice place to take a walk! Kiddie park kiddie water sprinklers!…read moreNot a place to go biking

The new playground is well designed with good, challenging, but safe climbing activities…read more Neat little zip line too. The biggest issue I had with Hoyt Farm is they renovated this playground in the summer, which also closed the splash pad. Who planned this? Who closes a park and splash pad in the summer when kids are off from school? And there wasn't a single notice on any website , Town or park, telling you about this and explaining why they had to do it in the summer. Just typical poor planning

This is my favorite local park. It's so well maintained. Pretty much only for Smithtown residents…read more It has an awesome playground with new and old school stuff. Splash park for the little ones. There are nice trails to follow around a pond and through an orchard. They have animals to look at and interact with. A museum with lots of cool critters. There halloween bash which is hugely popular and my kids loved it. Definitely a gem!

I adore shorefront park! I ride my bike here in the summer and always adore walking around the area…read morenear the water!

This pier front property has been transformed into an idyllic spot with beautiful live plant…read moresanctuary and a beautiful playground. It is kept in pristine condition. Before Mayor zpaul Pontieri and Patchogue village- it was run down..now it is a delight to visit!!!!

Easy to follow trails. Either you follow the blue arrows or you follow the green arrows. If you…read morefollow green all the way in, follow green all the way out. Do not mix and match arrows or you will definitely get lost. Do not go off the trails or you will get lost. Do not take any short cuts or you will get lost. It's a Nice beautiful forest. Go and have fun. Protect yourself from ticks.

As other reviewers have said, there's really not much to see here…read more Place is right by Brookhaven labs and a main highway, but once you get on the trails all the noise is drowned out. And I mean, ALL. THE. NOISE. Usually in parks like this, you'll hear birds chirping and singing in the trees everywhere. But this place was absolutely dead silent. You'd stop and strain to hear any sign of life, but there was no noise at all. It was quite disappointing and frankly a little creepy. We were hoping to see deer, turkey and do some birding, but saw no wildlife whatsoever. Just scrub pines as far as the eye could see. Trails are well marked, there were a few garbage cans scattered along the trails which I thought was a nice touch, and there was a port-a-potty at the entrance. Not sure if it was open/useable though due to covid. There are three trails; we chose the shortest and I was glad we did. Off to another park.

Discovered this park when my son was a toddler (3), & moved here when he was 5 . I spent many,…read moremany days here with him, my mom just enjoying the trail and sunset and ice cream. Was a vendor several years at the (huge) Summer artisan craft show- when it only cost $35 to exhibit - now its like $150.. I've had a few picnics and dates mixed in. My son is now 33 And the park looks pretty much the same as first time I laid eyes on it. Kiddos can still play in sandbox & shimmy down the mini fireman pole..adjacent to the swingset..I would even come here- and ride my bicycle in rings around the lake ( 1.5 miles =1 lap)..doing laps & hustle my ride back up to Belmont Lake in N.Babylon..such good, great times. Also a great location for wedding parties - so parking can be tight. My fav memory is , when on a date, my son ( @7) accompanied me, my date & his dog, a female springer spaniel. Alongside the lake my son leaned in and whispered to the dog. I didn"t know what it was till later. He told her to jump in the lake - and she DID! It was like a comedy scene out of a Woody Allen movie..Trying to get the dog out - who was now chasing the ducks in water- my son laughing ! We finally cajole the dog out- now sopping wet . I was yelling at my son as we retreated to the south end of park - to dry off the dog- and 2- to ESCAPE the Killer Swans who were NOW chasing us all- down the path & trying NOT to get bitten. Somehow we outran them and we collapsed onto the benches & called it a day. This still brings smiles & laughs when we revisit the park. No the date didn't work out- but the laughter remains. :) Best time is at sunset..I loved coming here in Summer with a date, have a sunset picnic, some wine & enjoy the beauty. The park does close at sunset- but it is God's real gift to share. .

I've been coming to Argyle park for years! Family friendly, with a park for children, benches to…read moresit on, and watch the swans, and ducks, and the big circle around the lake makes for a nice walk! It's a well known photo spot for special occasions, as there are always brides, maternity shoots, sweet 16/ quinceañeras and engagement photos being taken here. They also have a 911 memorial, which is a lovely tribute. It makes for a nice outing with the family!

Came up to visit family and left with a new favorite park. Seriously, all parks should take notes…read morebecause this park is amazing. First off, free sunscreen..never seen that at a park before. A huge, paved walking trail that also has a giant field in the middle of it. An Italian ice shop for when the kids need a sweet treat. There's so much to do here and we love that for our busy body kids! Can't wait to come back :)

Heritage Park is in an area that I have an attachment to. Growing up here in the 1980s, I remember…read morewhen Route 25A was a semi rural road that abutted Davis Peach Farm in Mount Sinai. In the mid 1990s, when I was in my twenties, suburbia conquered the acres of open peach farms at a time when the Route 347 sprawl entended east along Route 25A. In 2013, there was a positive turn of events. On the triangular parcel of former peach farm lane bounded by NY 25A, Coram-Mount Sinai Road, and County Route 83; a developer proposed constructing a home improvement store. Concurrently, the local residents with Brookhaven Township derailed these plans and instead created a beautiful park where residents from all over can enjoy a public space. Heritage Park was born. By now, I was living in Las Vegas. In recent times when I visited my Dad, we had spent time here on four occasions before dining in Lotus East. The way we have experienced Heritage Park is walking the 0.7 mile oval walking path counter clockwise with three bench stops. This review discusses the four experiences here from the perspective of walking the peripheral trail counter-clockwise. To begin with, this is a concrete trail that is level. This has been beneficial to my dad who has had foot issues. Getting on the trail northbound we take in the historic Heritage House. This is a community center that houses local events. For park users this is one of two restroom locations. Continuing north, the Davis Peach farm history lives on with preserved farming equipment by a red barn. As the trail curves west at the triangular northern tip of the park, a community garden and diminutive forest appear to the back of the Heritage House. This is where we sit after walking around the park. Traveling northbound parallel to County Route 83, there are sporadic young trees that have been gradually maturing. Within a few years, I expect them to bring shade to a park that was formerly farmland. It is along this segment where we take our first bench break in a square called "The Court of Americas." This is a neat area where the garden is shaped like the USA that is framed with bricks displaying the names of every US President. From this spot, there is a clear view of the butterfly garden and central walkways. Continuing north, then following an S-curve, my eyes take in the open grass, soccer fields, and baseball fields to the left. At the S-curve, I have seen the most nature in the park that includes rabbits and robins. At the northern preiphery, the trail turns to the left to follow NY 25A. From here, I could see the expanse of open grass reaching towards the Heritage House. Turning to the south, I sometimes cut across the play knoll. I believe that this is the highest point of the park. The trail now parallels Coram-Mount Sinai Road with the soccer field to the left. This is where our second bench stop is. It is a scenic spot that overlooks a decorative waterfall with a miniature pine forest slope providing the backdrop of a putting green fronting open grass reaching towards Route 25A. Continuing north towards the parking lot, the park turns children's friendly. There is a Kids Maze and a playground. What the park is not, is doggy friendly. Dogs are prohibited. Heading more north the scenery features the parking lot to the right with open grass to the left. By now we have walked 0.7 miles. We will conclude the loop at bench stop three overlooking the community garden. Depending on the visit, we have done a second loop or walked back to the car. Speaking of parking. The parking lot is off of Coram-Mount Sinai Road. On all four of our visits there has been sufficient parking. I would like to add that the parking lot is convenient to the the North Shore Rail Trail. Only a short walk along Coram-Mount Sinai Road then across Route 25A is a 10-mile paved trail that connects Mount Sinai to Wading River. This short walk extends the Heritage Park experience into a regional hike or bicycle ride. If I still lived on Long Island, I would partake in it. In conclusion, I give Heritage Park 4-stars. The local residents and Brookhaven Township have created something special.

I love nature and history. The T Bayles Minuse Mill Pond and Park (referred from this point on as…read moreThe Mill Pond) is where nature and history unite.    I have visited the Mill Pond and seen it from Christian Avenue several times over going all the way back to the Jimmy Carter Administration when I attended Minnesauke Elementary School. When I a little child, my mother brought me here to feed the ducks. Over 43 years from my first visits here in the 1970s, I returned here when visiting my Dad this summer.    This is a beautiful and charming postcard worthy spot where pristine Long Island lives. When I looked west, my eyes took in a forested hillside beside a pictorial pond. When I looked north I saw a small bridge carrying Harbor Drive over the stream feeding the pond from the Long Island Sound and the historic Stony Brook Grist Mill to the right. The wide shoreline that is interspersed with flowers and mature trees provides sufficient room for waterfowl and people. In this pictorial postcard scenery; the geese, birds, and squirrels were the stars.    There are signs along the pond that educate guests about the ducks and wildlife that live here. The sign said the ducks include mallard ducks, Peking ducks, gadwall, and wood ducks. On my last visit, I saw primarily geese.  The Mill Pond is the Gateway to the Avalon Park Trail, which travels through the forested hillside that I described. This is where my brother and I started off before hiking on the Avalon Park Trail. Following the hike, we'd sit by my dad who had been relaxing on a rock overlooking the pond.    The amount of historic sites surrounding the pond is commendable. We parked at the Stony Brook Village Center, which could be the oldest shopping center in America. On the way, we stopped at the Hercules Figurehead. After passing the Stony Brook Grist Mill, we made our way to the pond. If we kept walking past the pond we'd arrive at the Carriage House Museum. So, the Mill Pond can be an attraction in a day filled with historic attractions and taking in the Long Island Sound.    I am a fan of what I have always called the Stony Brook Mill Pond. In contrast to several of the Long Island forests, the Mill Pond shoreline  was not  a victim of the wrecking ball. On the contrary it only got better with land purchases that helped create the adjacent Avalon Park Trail. With that said, I would love to return to it again several times over.

Great park to do some bird watching. Lots of double crested cormorants, swans, geese, ducks. We…read morealso saw great egret.Very well maintained. This park is located next to Avalon Park and Preserve and across from the Stony Brook Grist Mil. Street parking is easy to find. Definitely worth visiting if you live nearby.