Do not come here. Those of us who know and love this park want the paths to stay quiet and clean,…read morethe wildlife undisturbed and the trails well-marked. Oh OK, you can come, but please respect our beautiful park. You can expect great, level-ground hiking on well-tended trails in tranquil forests along the Connetquot River. Visit the Hatchery and check out the stands where anglers for trout can come and try their hand. Yes, you will hear the LIRR off in the distance, but that only reminds you that we still have wonderful chunks of forest to enjoy in the midst of suburban sprawl.

We went off season before this crazy cold snap. I i've been here before but many years ago. I…read moreforgot how beautiful it was. I want to say @ least 3500 acres. There are buildings throughout the park with plenty of bathrooms : CLEAN bathrooms! , There is also a small gift shop & Cafe that is open for " most" of the year . . You can definitely " Get lost" here , if that is a goal...and daydreami. There are wide open smoother paths as well as paved walkways & more paths you can track through the woods. There's different water displays with the river running throughout the park iWe got to see a few animals in nature. : a Hawk. Dear, chipmunks. to start. Any time of year this park is beautiful. S if you're in the area or even if you're not in the area, it's definitely worth the drive in the season. It's a MY Star park so they take the NYS EMPIRE PASSPOET or pay cash at either entry . I know there are at least two ways to get into the park. With plenty of parking and again they only charge parking fees during peak season. Bundle up agates this weather breaks, it's good for you to get out there for fresh air and exercise in the dead winter. ( an you tell I am a mom? ) I love this place, I am just trying harder to try to see more of what Long Island has to offer as far as Parks & trails. Oh, at the beginning of one of the trails it had a sign and showed different plants and bushes. And we had identified all 10 of those even though it was I believe late November when we came here. I'm looking forward to coming back specifically in more spring, like weather. You can see the fish some of the waters / streams running thru ...

Visit Date: September 13, 2020…read more So I decided to wake up at 4 am for fairy dusting and running. I have this crazy mission to run in every single long island town that I found off a newsday list. I am going to be working a ton of Sundays for overtime so for awhile my Sunday run days will have to be local, I'm also doing a challenge to get 100 miles in for the month of September although some of those miles will be hiking. So I took the morning from 4 am until 11:30 am to do 4 runs in various towns to knock off some mileage from the challenge as well as doing some fairy dusting. I found out about this trail when I was looking up Ridge and I had to visit and will most likely come back. It's a pretty trail, easy to run with my trail running shoes. It's pretty big from what I understand there's a few loops to take, I didn't complete a loop though. I want to come back again, maybe with my son when I'm more trail confident about finding my way out of a trail once I start one. There's a shooting area nearby and I think hunting is allowed but I'm not sure how they work the hunting with people running and hiking the trails. It was interesting to hear some gunshots going off while I was running. I love all woods and getting lost in them on hiking trails I just feel like I've taken a mini vacation when I come out of them. Some of the smaller trails disappoint me because I don't get that vacation feeling and I have to repeatedly walk or run them to squeeze out a mile but this trail was big and great and wasn't a disappointment at all.

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.

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.

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!

Amazing! Came on a Saturday, there is a car fee of $15 non resident. Park was empty and we loved…read moreit. Plenty of space for car parking and toilets nearby. Playground nearby for the kids. Amazingly comfortable and relaxing

There are a high number of trailers that have not moved in a long time. There is supposed to be a…read moreseven day camping limit before you have to move your unit however this doesn't seem to be the case here at this park. The park trails need maintenance as there are overgrown trees, and laid over trees across paths. Some of the trail access have planks of wood for soft ground that is rotting away. Trails are not marked and website map is difficult to read. Some of the docks on the water are inaccessible from shore.

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

My guide advised me: "His eyes are too pure, to behold evil. . . Therefore, it is here, where you…read moreshall await salvation. . ." Aside from reflecting the properties of a "state of being" or condition, Purgatory Creek, AKA "Corey Creek" is a very real, physical place on this earth, in a freshwater, wetland steam in Blue Point. The Town of Brookhaven established this area, just off Montauk Highway, as a manifestation of temporal punishment for those imperfectly purified or spiritually unrepenting of their venial sins. Behold, the devil's portal, through a fireplace of stone, centered in the "three at once" trees (see pics). Aside from the passing traffic, it is a very still place, best visited at night. There are picnic tables and benches here, as well as a faux wishing well, though your earthly appetites and wants are no longer to be of importance.

As I was out on a run in the area I took a break to relax a bit at this park…read more Saw some moms with their kids playing on the equipment and swings. Perfect for families with small childen. Nice open park area with a large lawn to play sports on or have a picnic. Equipment looks pretty new here and there is parking. No bathrooms though. Fenced in all around. Very clean and well maintained. Picnic tables and benches too.