1
Rocky Point Pine Barrens State Forest
Nature preserve
5,718 acres64.1 mi of trail
Blue Horse TrailPaumanok PathRed Horse Trail EastRocky Point Red TrailRed Horse Trail West
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Brookhaven
Brookhaven, NY parks, trails & bike paths
About 12% of Brookhaven is conserved land, roughly 41,354 acres. There are about 592 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Rocky Point Pine Barrens State Forest (64.1 mi), Fire Island National Seashore (34.5 mi), and Manorville Hills County Park (33.7 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Brookhaven, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Brookhaven outdoors
Conserved land
12%
41,354 of 338,704 acres
Trails
592 mi
1.1 mi per sq mi · 285 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
180
84 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
124.3 mi
87.8 mi lanes · 34.5 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
Fire Island National Seashore
Managed by National Park Service
14,818 acres34.5 mi of trail
Dune WalkOcean WalkFire Island BoulevardBay WalkMidway Walk
Dogs usually limitedNational parks restrict dogs on most trails. Check posted rules
3
Manorville Hills County Park
Park
2,046 acres33.7 mi of trail
Paumanok PathManorville Orange TrailMannorville Hills Mountain Bike TrailToppings Path(yellow blazes)
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Laurel Ridge Setauket Woods Nature Preserve
Nature preserve
518 acres28.1 mi of trail
Ground Hog HillSwitcharoo
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
5
Southaven County Park
Park
1,320 acres22.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
6
Brookhaven State Park
Managed by New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
1,633 acres20.3 mi of trail
Green TrailBrookhaven TrailRed TrailBlue TrailPaumanok Path
Dogs on leashMapped in OpenStreetMap
7
The Overton Preserve
Nature preserve
424 acres16.1 mi of trail
Overton Moutain Bike Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
8
Otis Pike Preserve - Toppings Path
Nature preserve
1,214 acres16 mi of trail
Paumanok PathToppings Path
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
All 60 parks & preserves
- Glacier Ridge Preserve234 ac · 13.5 mi trail · Directions
- Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge2,521 ac · 9.7 mi trail · Directions
- Robert Cushman Murphy County Park1,142 ac · 8.4 mi trail · Directions
- Smith Point County Park1,126 ac · 6.9 mi trail · Directions
- Eastport Pine Barrens State Forest651 ac · 6.7 mi trail · Directions
- Sailor's Haven196 ac · 4.9 mi trail
- William Floyd Estate611 ac · 4.7 mi trail · Directions
- Terrell River County Park261 ac · 4.1 mi trail · Directions
- Otis Pike Preserve - East599 ac · 3.9 mi trail · Directions
- Otis Pike Fire Island High Dune Wilderness1,255 ac · 3.6 mi trail · Directions
- Thomas Muratore County Park at Farmingville Hills106 ac · 3.3 mi trail · Directions
- East Bartlett Pine Barrens State Forest97 ac · 3.2 mi trail
- West Meadow Wetlands Reserve117 ac · 3.1 mi trail · Directions
- Ridge Pine Barrens State Forest and Maintenance Center171 ac · 2.3 mi trail
- Fish Thicket Preserve99 ac · 2.3 mi trail
- Pine Trail Nature Preserve52 ac · 1.7 mi trail · Directions
- Levitt Park Running Trail27 ac · 1.7 mi trail · Directions
- Chandler Estate County Park45 ac · 1.6 mi trail · Directions
- Brookhaven Wildlife & Ecology Center133 ac · 1.4 mi trail · Directions
- Cupsogue Beach County Park210 ac · 1.3 mi trail · Directions
- Flax Pond State Tidal Wetland149 ac · 1.2 mi trail · Directions
- McAllister County Park86 ac · 1.2 mi trail · Directions
- Cordwood Landing Country Park65 ac · 1.2 mi trail · Directions
- Prosser Pines County Park56 ac · 1.1 mi trail · Directions
- Otis Pike Preserve - Nugent Drive264 ac · 1 mi trail
- Coram Airfield153 ac · 1 mi trail · Directions
- Hedges Creek County Park59 ac · 0.9 mi trail
- Cedar Beach Town Park47 ac · 0.9 mi trail · Directions
- Shirley Marina County Park41 ac · 0.8 mi trail · Directions
- Levitt Ballfield Park27 ac · 0.8 mi trail · Directions
- Defense Hill Park25 ac · 0.8 mi trail · Directions
- Blue Point Nature Preserve16 ac · 0.8 mi trail · Directions
- Daniel R. Davis Wildlife Sanctuary65 ac · 0.7 mi trail
- Beaver Dam Creek25 ac · 0.7 mi trail
- Panamoka Pine Barrens State Forest95 ac · 0.6 mi trail · Directions
- North Country Open Space / Nature Preserve59 ac · 0.6 mi trail
- Sipp Avenue Baseball Complex27 ac · 0.6 mi trail · Directions
- Eagle Estates Park16 ac · 0.6 mi trail · Directions
- Hagerman Landing34 ac · 0.5 mi trail
- St. Joseph College Outdoor Field Complex18 ac · 0.5 mi trail · Directions
- South Setauket Park18 ac · 0.5 mi trail
- Shoreham Bluffs County Park16 ac · 0.5 mi trail
- Dowling College Sports Complex14 ac · 0.5 mi trail
- Fireplace Neck State Tidal Wetland185 ac · 0.4 mi trail
- Percy B Raynor Memorial Park77 ac · 0.4 mi trail · Directions
- Diamond in the Pines Park32 ac · 0.4 mi trail · Directions
- Robert S Reid Community Center29 ac · 0.4 mi trail · Directions
- Shorefront Park11 ac · 0.4 mi trail · Directions
- Bald Hill Cultural Park74 ac · 0.3 mi trail · Directions
- Longwood Estate36 ac · 0.3 mi trail · Directions
- Moriches Athletic Complex18 ac · 0.3 mi trail · Directions
- Ziegler Park18 ac · 0.3 mi trail · Directions
Who protects the land
41,354 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 9 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 55 of 223 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes87.8 mi
- Off-road bike paths34.5 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes2.0 mi
- Long Island Greenway—Phase III (bike route)3.5 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis317
- Baseball226
- Soccer59
- Basketball57
- Football28
- Pickleball16
- Tracks14
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Next door
Brookhaven and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brookhaven | 12.2% | 591.9 mi | 180 |
| Riverhead | 5.7% | 84.0 mi | 32 |
| Islip | 13.8% | 136.8 mi | 98 |
| Smithtown | 9.7% | 100.5 mi | 48 |
| Southampton | 10.5% | 258.2 mi | 51 |
| Head of the Harbor | 9.8% | 5.8 mi | 5 |
| Lake Grove | 2.4% | 0.2 mi | 3 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Brookhaven's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 95.5-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.