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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