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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 24 May
Peak Migration Season Bird Walks
Saturday, May 24, 2025 09:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Hallock State Park Preserve
May is peak migration time for birds heading to their northern breeding grounds. We will observe a good variety of migrants including declining species of neo-tropical birds such as warblers, vireos, tanagers and thrush. Some year-round residents are already on nests. And International Migratory Bird Day occurs on the 10th of May! Bring binoculars for this walk. Be sure to wear tick repellent.
Sat 07 Jun
Willey’s Way Trail Nature Walk
Saturday, June 7, 2025 09:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Hallock State Park Preserve
Along this trail are magnificent overlooks of the Sound and the New England coastline of Connecticut. There are some interesting plants and birds to find along the way. Roundtrip 1mile, and wear tick repellent.
Sat 21 Jun
The Search for Wildflowers
Saturday, June 21, 2025 09:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Hallock State Park Preserve
This will be a search for any wildflower blooming along the Preserve's trails, particularly St. John's Wort, the flower of the ancient mid-summer festivals! Beach heather, Krigia, wild roses, to name just a few, will be found. Wear tick repellent, walk will be approximately 1.5 miles.
Sat 28 Jun
Down To The Sound Beach Walk
Saturday, June 28, 2025 09:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Hallock State Park Preserve
A walk along the shore of beautiful Long Island Sound looking at and discussing rocks, geology, seaweeds and all the shells we find! View spectacular cliff formations as well. Roundtrip 2.5 miles.

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