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Hallock State Park Preserve

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Address
6062 Sound Avenue
Riverhead, NY 11947
  Long Island Region
Latitude 40.983138
Longitude -72.588944
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Hallock State Park Preserve offers a total of 225 acres. Hallock State Park Preserve is a shorefront park preserve that offers nearly one mile of pristine beachfront on the North Shore of Long Island along the Long Island Sound.

Hiking, nature walks, and bird watching are available. Development of the remainder of the preserve is in the planning stages and may include formal trails, environmental education, and activities appropriate for a park preserve.

Trail Guide
Print and fold to create a guide for an individual or family walk at Hallock State Preserve. If you cannot print 2-sided, the two sheets can be printed and stabled together, back-to-back, before folding. The markers follow the Yellow Trail, which starts in the northwest corner of the upper parking lot. A park map is also available on this site. 

Pet Policy: No pets allowed

Mailing Address
P.O. Box 423 Jamesport, NY 11947

Hours of Operation

  • 4/1/2024 - 10/31/2024 hours are 10:00am - 6:00pm
    11/1/2024 - 3/31/2025 hours are 8:00am - 4:00pm

    Open Holidays: New Year's Day, MLK Day (January18), Washington's Birthday (February 15), Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.

Fees & Rates

  • Entrance/Use
  • Parking fee is $8 per car.

    Fee Collected:
    4/6/24 - 5/27/24 10:00am - 6:00pm (weekends/holidays)
    5/28/24 - 10/14/24 10:00am - 6:00pm (daily)
    10/14/24 - 10/31/24 10:00am - 6:00pm (weekends/holidays)
    No Fee collected 11/1/24 - 3/31/2025

    Empire Passport and Golden Park Program accepted.

Maps

Digital Maps

New! Download this park's digital map to your iOS Apple and Android device.

Sat 11 May
Beach Monitoring/Clean-up: Focus on Shellfish
Saturday, May 11, 2024 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Hallock State Park Preserve
Meet at Visitor Center, There will be a short, informative presentation by Robin Metz in the Visitor Center on our local univalve and bivalve shellfish and a discussion how marine debris affects their environment. It will be followed by the weekly walk to monitor wildlife along the Park Preserve's mile of pristine Long Island Sound beachfront. Dress appropriately for the weather and bring gloves. Trash pickers and buckets will be provided, to help remove marine debris that can harm sea life.
Sat 18 May
International Migratory Bird Day Walk
Saturday, May 18, 2024 09:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Hallock State Park Preserve
Meet in Upper Parking Lot, Peak migration time for birds heading to their northern breeding grounds is now! This 3-mile bird walk along trails of the Preserve will observe many different species, particularly neotropical birds, such as warblers, grosbeaks, vireos and many more! Bring binoculars! Led by State Park Naturalist MaryLaura Lamont.
Sat 18 May
Weekly Beach Monitoring and Clean-up
Saturday, May 18, 2024 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Hallock State Park Preserve
Meet at Visitor Center, This weekly walk and discussion with members of the Atlantic Marine Conservation Society and park staff monitors for wildlife along the Park Preserve's mile of pristine Long Island Sound beachfront. Dress appropriately for the weather and bring gloves. Trash pickers and buckets will be provided, to help remove debris that can harm sea life.
Sat 25 May
Spring Bird Walk
Saturday, May 25, 2024 09:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Hallock State Park Preserve
Meet in Upper Parking Lot, A 2-mile bird walk that will observe a variety of birds that inhabit and breed in the park this time of year. Migration time is still ongoing, and we will find late migrants moving through the forest. Bring binoculars. Led by State Park Naturalist MaryLaura Lamont.
Sat 25 May
Beach Monitoring/Clean-up: Focus on Ecosystems
Saturday, May 25, 2024 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Hallock State Park Preserve
Meet at Visitor Center, Join us for a short presentation by an Atlantic Marine Conservation Society scientist on the ecosystems in the waters surrounding Long Island Sound. It will be followed by the weekly walk with park staff to monitor for wildlife along the Park Preserve's Long Island Sound beachfront. Dress appropriately for the weather and bring gloves. Trash pickers and buckets will be provided, to help remove debris that can harm sea life.

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