Twin Lakes Preserve — Attraction in Town of Hempstead

Most of the shoreline is covered with brush and trees limiting the places where you can fish so it's not a good place to bring kids fishing because they would need more room to spread out and less trees to prevent their lines from getting caught. Some people fishing there were standing in the lake wearing special gear to get around the problem of a lot of trees on the shoreline, but if you're a casual fisherman, you prob wouldn't have the gear for that. This place is probably better suited for a simple, leisurely nature walk than fishing for the average person looking to make use of it. Also, the trail is very narrow at spots, there were a lot of bugs when I went (It was only still April at the time) and there are only about 8 parking spaces at the main entrance. If the spots are full, you'd have to park a couple of blocks away and walk back, although there are probably other places you can park and enter at different points further up...

I'm here very often since its the closest trails to me. I love this place, even though its not very big and part or it is right next to Wantagh parkway. I love the flowing stream that goes over a bunch if rocks and then under a bridge we walk over. Its all dirt trails, which is what I prefer. I've seen swans, mallards, a hawk, american coots, mudd shoveler ducks, red-winged blackbirds, woodpeckers, etc. Fishing is allowed here but there are spots with lots or lily pads where its easy to get your line caught. I've seen several geese injured due to fishing hook and fishing line that wasn't properly disposed of, which was horrible to see. One goose swelled 7 feet of fishing line and another (a mom with baby geese) had a hook lodged into her neck. Also teenagers come here and leave beer cans and litter and even break glass bottles so it can be...

This is really beautiful tranquil park. There's very little parking, so be prepared to walk. A few blocks in order to park in a secure place. There is a lot of poison ivy and that is something that should be maintained more by the town, but it's not. There is some graffiti and there's minimal garbage. But for the most part it's a nice preserve. There are a lot of ducks, geese, and other wildlife. This is also a great place for bird watchers.

It's not really a place where you go running. Because the ground is unstable with a lot of overgrown branches. It's nice to bring kids but not completely around the preserve due to the poison ivy factor. However, if you wanted to sit from the street and pier over the entire lake, it's very paceful.

There is no charge to...