Prosser Pines Nature Preserve — Attraction in Town of Brookhaven

This preserve has a lovely walking trail and is dog friendly. However, there are some things you should know before you hit the trail here! The trail is not marked, and the only trail map available is a painted piece of wood that does not show the little short cuts that are available. Some parts of the trail have fallen trees blocking the path. This can be challenging for strollers, children, small dogs and basset hounds in particular. Aside from those few issues, this park has a nice wide trail with lots of interesting things to see. The trees are huge, old and majestic! There are a few teepee like structures that are fun to look at. The park borders a farm, which makes for a nice spot to rest and take in the view. Overall, this is a beautiful, quiet place to enjoy a walk in the woods, with or...

I like how the Pine Niddles whisper. I bet that when giant Dinosaurs roamed to forage the whisper of the pine tree was good for the prey to hear predators. Cathedral pines right,,? Coniferous trees break wind, Cedar is one & they smell nice,. Trees with pine cones restore their population when fires happen (pine Barrans) the cones are sent into actuation by heat. They open & drop seed on forrest Floor. Time has proven coniferous trees are equipped with weather fighing ice drought & parasite fighting capabilities. They protect them selves through tree sap wound healing. It's a pretty smart adaptive tree... Some are green all year round like the Evergreen,, those are wind breakers. Jesus christs Manger was covered in evergreens 🌲 Red wood is a good Coniferous...

Short pleasant hike through Very Tall pine trees. Very soft pine needles underfoot. Not good for jogging because there are too many root knots and fallen branches and logs, and the three quarter mile loop is kind of short. Not that you would want to jog here, it is peaceful and relatively quiet and feels like a good place to stroll.

Trails somewhat marked, but we could always hear the vehicular traffic softly whooshing past on the nearby road, so there was little chance of getting lost here.

Many people bring their dogs, as we did ours. Mila had a...