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From town: Go E on Hwy 27 (Montauk Hwy), then N on Stephens Hands Path to Old Northwest Rd, then follow signs to Alewive Brook Rd.
It is nice place but limited restroom to use especially on the weekend. Main restroom is still close i dont know why but other then that it is nice place for a family to come. Small nice cafeteria with amazing view.
We were not there to go camping but to access the beach and to the old lighthouse. This is a long review, but has some tips on walking the beach to the lighthouse.
So this is not a review for camping. However, I did use the women’s bathroom / showers. I am not a camper. But I can see why you would want shower shoes. Right in between the women’s and men’s rooms was a wash basin. A person was doing there dishes. Is this where you do your dishes when you go camping? But I am off topic.
As I entered the park there was a sign stating residence only. However, super friendly and helpful staff explained it was for certain park things we were not doing. He gave us directions and we were off.
We stopped to use the restrooms, parked right before the 4x4 sign, and began our walk. Did it once and never again!!!!!
Get a four wheeler if you can. Take the ten minute drive out. Ten minutes for pictures and then ten minutes back.
If you don’t have a four wheeler, do it and cross it off your list. Today it was the biting flies. If you stopped for a second they were on you! Otherwise it would have been a nice walk and visit to an old historical site.
Please remember to take the path right before the rocks (see my pictures) to head up to the lighthouse. It will save a good 15 minutes.
Our whole walk and time out at the lighthouse was 90 minutes. It was only about 10 minutes at the lighthouse. No one told us about the path, so it took us longer to get to the lighthouse then to get back.
Have stayed here many times. Usually off season. Quiet at these times, beautiful beach with 4x4 access (Suffolk County Outer Beach Permit required). Park is under new management and seems to be in good shape. Maybe they could not leaf-blow the forest at 8am....
New review from me, as we’ve been coming here for 6-7 years now. We initially loved the place and then it kind of went down, you suddenly need to book a spot where before it was come and choose empty spot (we love to be spontaneous). Now that we have green key it all works and we love staying here again! And I noticed a note saying you can pick a spot if you don’t have reservation. Anyway - people complaining about bugs and ticks, sand and all… maybe you just shouldn’t go camping. Camping is about gettin dirty, reconnecting with nature. Love this hidden gem!
A walk to the old Lighthouse on a foggy December morning was quite interesting. Found a stranded Green Turtle and interesting decorations on the coastal trees and shrubs.
