Worth the 80 mile trip from Nassau County. Came there to snowshoe the moderately rated orange trail. You better be in shape to take on the so called "Hill" at the beginning of the trail because you will get tested early as you make your way to the top. The rest of the trip is up and down hilly terrain. Prepare to loose some layers before you complete the course . Its a decent workout if you make it that. Otherwise , give youself some extra time to enjoy the forested solitude . They only negative was that some key intersections were not clearly marked and you may find yourself a little confused. It makes it even more fun ! I did not do any cross country but everyone doing it seemed to be having fun or getting in a good workout .
One word: Beautifully peaceful. Ok that was two but once you go you'll understand. Absolutely beautiful temple with amazing artwork. A must if you're on the east coast looking for some inner peace or at least some nice pics.
Beautiful & away from the madding crowd- mid August and just over half the campsites were occupied on a Saturday night. Except for the Appalachian trail, most of the hiking here is very lightly utilized even on the weekends
Great xc skiing!! Best trail system in the Northeast. I think anyways and I've been to dozens of xc ski centers. State Park style, Clean facilities. Bathroom, changing rooms. Outdoor fireplace, great chili at the snack shop with tables. Ski rentals and snowshoe. Call for accurate trail conditions daily.
This is a beautiful, serene park. Well kept up and clean.The cross-country skiing trails are always groomed nicely. There are flat trails for the more relaxed skiers and slightly hilly ones for the more adventurous. They even have small hills for families with kids for snow tubing on inner tubes. There is a basic cafe with clean restrooms nearby. The rental shop has quite a good selection, even for kids. Parking in the lot is very reasonable. Thanks to the Parks Department for making this such a nice place. Highly recommended!
One of the best park. I highly recommend.
Wish it stayed open longer to spend more time there. Actual rating is 4.5 only because they started raking the sand with the tractor while we were still in the water a little before 6:00pm. With kids 9, 3, and 18 months old it made me nervous. Beautiful place with awesome amenities.
At the time I stayed in this campground they had an issue with the drinkable water and you had to go to the Park Office to refill your bottles. Before this campground I'd stayed in several NYS campsites, on my bike journey to NYC and I was quite disappointed with the restrooms and showers quality. No hot water but more importantly it was not clean at all. Good for a one night stay.
Awesome please for cross country with so many trails and friendly staff !
Wonderful for cross country sking . Just not enough snow these days
