Long Island - Region 1
A free 3-year Managed Land Access Permit is for all activities on NYSDEC managed lands on Long Island with the exception of the below fishing and waterway access sites. Visit DEC's nForm page if you need information on how to obtain a NY.gov account, which is required for these permits.
- Forge Pond Fishing Access Site
- Hashamomuck Marine Waterway Access Site
- Oyster Bay Western Waterfront Site
- Moriches Bay Marine Waterway Access Site
- Mattituck Creek Waterway Access Site
Properties listed below include State Parks which are managed by the NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.
Learn more about accessible recreation on DEC lands.
See the Explore Long Island's Accessible Outdoor Adventures brochure (PDF) for more information on accessible properties in Region 1.
Nassau County
- Boat launch sites for Nassau County
- Bethpage State Park (link leaves DEC website)
- Bethpage State Park Golf Course (link leaves DEC website)
- Hempstead Lake State Park (link leaves DEC website)
- Jones Beach Nature Center (link leaves DEC website)
- Jones Beach State Park (link leaves DEC website)
- Oyster Bay Western Waterfront Waterway Access Site
- Trail View State Park (link leaves DEC website)
- Valley Stream State Park (link leaves DEC website)
Suffolk County
- Boat launch sites for Suffolk County
- Babylon Marshes Tidal Wetland Area
- Bayard Cutting Arboretum State Park (link leaves DEC website)
- Bellport Bay Tidal Wetland Area
- Belmont Lake State Park (link leaves DEC website)
- Benton Bay-Ludlow Creek Tidal Wetland Area
- Brentwood State Park (link leaves DEC website)
- Brookhaven Pine Barrens State Forest
- Brookhaven State Park (link leaves DEC website)
- Caleb Smith State Park Preserve (link leaves DEC website)
- Caleb Smith State Park Preserve Nature Museum (link leaves DEC website)
- Calverton Pine Barrens State Forest
- Camp Hero State Park (link leaves DEC website)
- Captree State Park (link leaves DEC website)
- Carmans River Pine Barrens State Forest
- Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve (link leaves DEC website)
- Cold Spring Harbor State Park (link leaves DEC website)
- Connetquot River State Park Preserve (link leaves DEC website)
- David A. Sarnoff Pine Barrens State Forest
- East Bartlett Pine Barrens State Forest
- Eastport Pine Barrens State Forest
- Edgewood Oak Brush Plains State Forest
- Fireplace Neck Tidal Wetland Area
- Flax Pond Tidal Wetland Area
- Gilgo State Park (link leaves DEC website)
- Hallock State Park Preserve (link leaves DEC website)
- Hashamomuck Marine Waterway Access Site
- Havens Point Tidal Wetland Area
- Heckscher State Park (link leaves DEC website)
- Henrys Hollow Pine Barrens State Forest
- Hither Hills State Park (link leaves DEC website)
- Johns Neck Tidal Wetland Area
- Kings Park Unique Area
- Linda Gronlund Memorial State Forest
- Long Beach Bay Tidal Wetland Area
- Long Island Environmental Interpretive Center (link leaves DEC website)
- Longwood Pine Barrens State Forest
- Mattituck Creek Waterway Access Site
- Montauk Downs State Park (link leaves DEC website)
- Montauk Downs State Park Golf Course (link leaves DEC website)
- Montauk Point State Park (link leaves DEC website)
- Moriches Bay Waterway Access Site
- Nissequoque River State Park (The link leaves the DEC website)
- Northwest Harbor Tidal Wetland Area
- Orient Beach State Park (link leaves DEC website)
- Otis Pike Pine Barrens State Forest
- Oyster Ponds Waterway Access Site
- Panamoka Pine Barrens State Forest
- Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park (link leaves DEC website)
- Ridge Conservation Area Pine Barrens State Forest
- Robert Moses State Park - Long Island (link leaves DEC website)
- Robert Moses State Park Pitch and Putt Course (link leaves DEC website)
- Rocky Point Pine Barrens State Forest
- Sag Harbor State Golf Course (link leaves DEC website)
- Shadmoor State Park (link leaves DEC website)
- Sunken Meadow State Park (Governor Alfred E. Smith) (link leaves DEC website)
- Sunken Meadow State Park (Governor Alfred E. Smith) Golf Course (link leaves DEC website)
- Timber Point Tidal Wetland Area
- Walt Whitman Birthplace State Historic Site (link leaves DEC website)
- Westhampton Dwarf Pine Plains Pine Barrens State Forest
- Wildwood State Park (link leaves DEC website)
More about Long Island - Region 1:
- Conditions for Use of NYSDEC Managed Lands in Suffolk County - All nonhunting activities, as well as hunting on some properties at specific times, require a seasonal NYSDEC-Managed Lands Access Permit.
- State Land Access Permits - Permits for recreational use of DEC managed lands on Long Island; free seasonal access permit
- Tidal Wetland Areas - Description of natural features, facilities and recreational opportunities found on the NY State Tidal Wetland Areas in Suffolk County.
- Waterway Access Sites on Long Island - Hunting, recreation and DEC managed state lands open to the public on Long island
- Nassau County Map - Map of Nassau County showing state-owned lands open for public recreation.
- Suffolk County East Map - Map of eastern Suffolk County showing state-owned land open for public recreation.
- Suffolk County West Map - Map of western Suffolk County showing state-owned land open for public recreation.
