The huge 5000+ acre Rocky Point state DEC preserve is one of the largest on Long Island. This is one of my favorite places to hike. The preserve lies in several municipalities…Rocky Point, Middle Island, Miller Place, and Ridge and stretches between rt.25A and 25. Here you will find a classic pine barrens habitat, as well as oak brush plains and a burn area throughout much of the preserve (burned in the 1995 wildfires) that is now recovering very well with many pine seedlings. There’s also a few ponds in the southern section of the preserve (south of Whiskey road).
A free permit is required here…you can get one from the NY State DEC.
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yeah used to escape …
yeah used to escape into the PB just because it felt I was somewhere more exotic & interesting than LI..Hope they will not turn them in shopping malls!
i used to go back …
i used to go back there when id skip school and smoke pot
fall in the pine …
fall in the pine barrens is unreal! nice colors and weird mushrooms all around. I love it!
Really beautiful …
Really beautiful pictures. I liked the snow pictures, I’ve never been to the pine barrens past October or any earlier than April. I really need to get there this fall and winter. Next time we get a snow fall and I have the time to get there before it melts, I’ll have to make a point to get there. Nice music you have playing, really sets the nice calm mood.