Hallock State Park Preserve
6062 Sound Avenue
Riverhead, NY 11947
- General Information: (631) 315-5475
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
P.O. Box 623 Laurel, NY 11948
Hours of Operation
- Open Wednesday - Sunday
April - October Hours are dawn to duskNovember - March hours are dawn to dusk
Open Holidays: New Year's Day, MLK Day (January 21), Washington's Birthday (February 18), Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.
Closed Mondays & Tuesdays
Fees & Rates
- Entrance/Use
- Parking fee is $8 per car.Empire Passport and Golden Park Program accepted.
Maps
New! Download this park's digital map to your iOS Apple and Android device.
Saturday, August 15, 2020 10:00 AM
Hallock State Park Preserve
What trees and shrubs grow within the Park Preserve and how you can learn to identify them by looking at their leaves, buds and bark, and sometimes their fruits.
Park at the upper parking lot unless otherwise noted. Reservations required by calling (631) 315-5475. Programs currently limited to 20 people. All participants must have face coverings and adhere to current social distancing practices.
Saturday, August 22, 2020 09:00 AM
Hallock State Park Preserve
This will be the first bird walk of the season in the Park and the bird migration has already started. Plan on a 3 mile roundtrip walk through various habitats to catch a glimpse of some southbound migrant birds as well as year round residents!
Park at the upper parking lot unless otherwise noted. Reservations required by calling (631) 315-5475. Programs currently limited to 20 people. All participants must have face coverings and adhere to current social distancing practices.
Saturday, August 29, 2020 10:00 AM
Hallock State Park Preserve
Shells come in all different shapes, size and colors. The animals that make these shell houses have interesting lives. Identify some common shells along the Long lsland Sound and learn about the creatures that make them.
Park at the upper parking lot unless otherwise noted. Reservations required by calling (631) 315-5475. Programs currently limited to 20 people. All participants must have face coverings and adhere to current social distancing practices.
Amenities Information
- Amenities
- Hiking
- Documents
- Trail Guide (pdf)