Orient Beach State Park
Managed by New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
348 acres2.8 mi of trail
🐕 No dogs
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Outdoors in Orient
Beaches, parks & trails in Orient
About 20% of Orient is conserved land, roughly 1,265 acres. There are about 5.9 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Orient Beach State Park (2.8 mi) and Orient Point County Park (0.6 mi).
Conserved land
20%
1,265 of 6,419 acres
Trails
5.9 mi
0.6 mi per sq mi · 4 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
4
1,128 conserved acres per 1,000 people
Bike routes
2.2 mi
2.2 mi paths
Highest peak
108 ft
Browns Hills
Lakes & rivers
3
16 beaches · 2 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Orient?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
★ What stands out · Things to do
29 places to go in Orient
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Orient
8 more beaches
Playgrounds in Orient
Boat launches in Orient
Scenic views in Orient
Peaks in Orient
Picnic areas in Orient
History along the way
History →1 historic site to visit
Plus 5 cemeteries, often the oldest places in town.
Places to walk
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The longest trail network is Orient Beach State Park, with 2.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Orient Point County Park
Park
41 acres0.6 mi of trail
🐕 Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Long Beach Bay Tidal Wetlands Area
Nature preserve
406 acres0.3 mi of trail
🐕 Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the trail signWebsite ↗
Oyster Ponds Waterway Access Site
Managed by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
2 acres
🐕 Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Trails & water
3 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Who protects it
1,265 conserved acres
Who manages Orient’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State parks668 ac
State conservation466 ac
Other state land348 ac
County54 ac
Regional agency51 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)50 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits16 ac
State Conservation Area · 800 acState Park · 668 acLocal Park · 108 acAgricultural Easement · 50 acPrivate Conservation · 16 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 61 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 14 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orient Beach State Park State Park | State parks | 668 | Open |
| Long Beach Bay State Tidal Wetland State Conservation Area | State conservation | 419 | Open |
| State of New York Lands State Conservation Area | Other state land | 348 | Restricted |
| Suffolk County Land Local Park | County | 54 | Unknown |
| Orient East Marion Park District Lands Local Park | Regional agency | 42 | Open |
| Little Northwest Tidal Wetlands Area State Conservation Area | State conservation | 33 | Restricted |
| Whitcom Marsh Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 16 | Closed |
| Trumans Beach Local Park | Regional agency | 9 | Open |
| Town of Southold Land Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Unknown |
| Oyster Ponds Waterway Access Site State Recreation Area | State conservation | 2 | Open |
1 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Biking & sports
2.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.0 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
2.2 mi
off-road bike paths
0.0 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
2Basketball
2Tennis
2Baseball
1Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
Next door
Orient and its neighbors
Orient has the most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved | Parks |
|---|---|---|
| Orient | 19.7% | 4 |
| East Marion | 2.9% | 1 |
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Orient neighbors.
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Trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, 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.