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From west: LIE (495) to exit 66 north (Sills Rd); bear left at flashing light (Middle Island/Yaphank Rd). Park is on your left just before traffic light.
This is my favorite tent camping location. The tent camping spots are in the woods and much further away from each other than any other tent camping location, that I know of, on Long Island.
Don't be discouraged when you pull in and see nothing but flat fields with campers. The tent spots are kind of hidden along the perimeter.
They have a playground, a Picnic BBQ area, bathrooms/ showers. Ane the county offices can make or renew green key cards.
The only down side is there are no reservations for the tent camping spots. But it's pretty rare for EVERY site to be filled up. You might have to walk a mile or so to the bathrooms for the further spots that are usually empty, but you'll most likely get a spot.
Nice 5mi woods loop trail, though not clearly marked vs the smaller off-shoot loops. Shared with bikes and hikers. Lots of camp sites. Bathroom exists, but is nothing fancy
Every time we camp there is a wonderful time kids get to bike ride without worrying about getting ran over bye a car...they drag big logs which they all take time to chop down bye hand to make fire..to cook food old ways and forget about civilization for a while no electronic just ourselves and mother nature and work and plan the next adventure for all the scouts
DO NOT GO HERE! Beautiful campground, However does not compare to the Negligence of duties from main campground office workers especially a woman office worker “Lydia” calls rangers on people camping here for false reasons regardless of physical proof threatening eviction and green key loss… my husband and I paid to stay on our campsite for 7 days and we’re told to leave a day early even after paying for all days and then screams at us in office saying she does not care and threatens our green key without looking at physical evidence of reservation and payment.
Stay on the gravel path for an easy walk, enter the Hiking only trail for a good "walk about." The hiking trail has been neglected but there are plenty of bike trails to wander on. And dog friendly!
