North Fork Preserve County Park — Attraction in Town of Riverhead

Not what I expected. Initially a path is cleared , but 100 feet in you've got the thorn bushes from the west side. They're in the way /:overgrown & keep getting caught on your clothes . At at the end , (as far north as you can go) is a street.....with houses. NO VIEW OF WATER or any wildlife we could see.

You must also be careful entering and exiting the park. Very narrow paved road -driveway, So if necessary, one car will have to pull over onto the grass/mud.

Out of curiosity? Why didn't they do anything with the other county preserve on Edwards Ave? The only people there are hunters with automatic weapons - which doesn't allow for anybody to go in there , ( if they value their lives). That's a shame because there are deer, foxes , lots of odd birds, etc. Supppse to be only for bow-arrow hunting , but anyone that comes by between 5 and 7 AM will hear lots of loud automatic weapons.

Keep up the good work Suffolk County...

First, the location shown on google maps is wrong, the entrance is on Sound Ave, not on Penny's Rd. The preserve runs between Sound Shore Road and Sound Ave, and doesn't abut Penny's rd at any point. Second this is actually a Suffolk County Park and the "Inc" seems to refer to the separate private property of a former owner.. Third, although it used to be a very pleasant place to walk, it's been recently severely damaged by bulldozing, apparently in an attempt to prevent water from reaching LI Sound via Sound Shore Road. The preserve has always had a lot of wetlands in its northern half and these function to absorb water. Fourth, as with many preserves on Long Island, it can be infested with hunters in winter, even worse than the ticks in summer. Fifth, it can be very noisy because there's a lot of low flying helicopters and seaplanes on their way to/from...

This is a new County Park underdevelopment. It was previously a private hunting and fishing club established in 1984. The bulk of the property, two parcels totaling 314 acres, were purchased by the county in 2011 for $18.3 million. It will take years to design and build the park and as of yet only drainage work has begun. The northern 126-acre parcel, which are regulated wetlands, will be left undeveloped and preserved for “passive recreational purposes” such as hiking, horseback riding, or bow hunting The southern 175-acre parcel will be developed for active recreation, which includes the campgrounds for at least 100 campsites, a possible equestrian center, a clubhouse, courts for volleyball, tennis and basketball, a camp store and...