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Flax Pond State Tidal Wetland
Managed by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
149 acres1.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Old Field
Old Field, NY parks, trails & bike paths
About 12% of Old Field is conserved land, roughly 168 acres. There are about 2.2 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Flax Pond State Tidal Wetland (1.2 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Old Field, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Old Field outdoors
Conserved land
12%
168 of 1,395 acres
Trails
2.2 mi
1 mi per sq mi · 1 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
1
167 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.0 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.0 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.
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Beaches in Old Field
Old Field Beach
Unnamed beach
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
168 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis4
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Old Field
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Conservation Area 149 acLocal Conservation Area 18 acLocal Park 17 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flax Pond State Tidal WetlandState Conservation Area | State conservation | 149 | Open |
| Suffolk County Bird Sanctuary (Undeveloped)Local Conservation Area | County | 18 | Open |
| COUNTY OF SUFFOLKDEPT OF REAL ESTATE LandLocal Park | County | 17 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Old Field Point LightHistoric site
Nearby
Old Field and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Field | 12% | 2.2 mi | 1 |
| Setauket | 5.9% | 1.4 mi | 5 |
| Stony Brook | 4.5% | 7.4 mi | 8 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Old Field'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 20-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.