Hither Hills State Park
Directions
From the Belt Parkway take exit 25A from the left lane to the Southern State Parkway. Continue on the Southern State Parkway for 18 miles. Take exit 33 to Route 109 E and continue 2.6 miles on 109E to Sunrise Highway/NY-27 E/Montauk. Continue for 54.3 miles. Turn left on NY-27 E/New York State Bicycle Route 27 and continue 11 miles. Turn left on NY-27 E/Main St/New York State Bicycle Route 27 and continue another 11 miles to the Hither Hills West Overlook on the left. (GPS coordinates: 41.013940, -72.006879)
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Park Overview
A multi-use park offering the hiker stunning water views from beaches and bluffs with trails and sand roads passing through woodlands filled with Russian olive, oak, shad and pine trees
Trail Overview
An 11.3-mile segment (Part 11) of Long Island’s 125-mile Paumanok Path passes through Hither Hills State Park and Hither Woods Preserve, primarily along the bluffs facing Napeague Bay.
Use the Web Map link on this site for a trail map displaying an extensive trail system.
Click for a detailed description of a hike in Hither Hills State Park and Hither Woods Preserve by the NY/NJ Trail Conference. In addition several hikes are described by the Long Island Trail Lovers Coalition: On its homepage follow the links to Trails/ Napeague to see a list that includes Hither Hills and Hither Woods. (The site is under construction.)
Insects abound in season, plan accordingly.
Park Description
Located just shy of the eastern tip of Long Island along South Fork, Hither Hills State Park offers trails and packed sand roads among pitch pines and stunted oaks, mountain laurel tunnels and hilly woods, a scenic pond, a canyon and stunning water views from beach level and bluff level. The unique "walking dunes" of Napeague Harbor are located on the eastern boundary of the park.
Adjacent to the State Park is Hither Woods, a preserve of 1,340 acres, thus making a combined total of over 3,000 parkland acres.