According to New York State law, dogs restrained by a leash, under 6 feet in length may accompany you into some areas of the park exclusive buildings, camping, bathing, or picnic areas. You can find a list of parks below that allow your four legged friend. For additional information contact the New York State Parks Department, Nassau County Department of Parks or Suffolk County Department of  Parks.

New York State Parks Department
Long Island Region
631-669-1000

Nassau County Department of Parks
Recreation and Museums
"516- 572-0200

Suffolk County Department of Parks
Recreation and Conservation
631-854-4949

Dog friendly parks on Long Island:

Belmont Lake State Park
Babylon, Suffolk County, New York
Belmont Lake State Park is a full service park and the headquarters of the Long Island State Park Region. Activities include boating, fishing, picnicking, biking, horseback riding, hiking and cross-country skiing. The park also has playing fields, horseshoe and basketball courts and playgrounds. Attractions include biking, boat rentals, bridle path, empire passport accepted, fishing, food, hiking, nature trail pavilions, picnic tables, playground, playing field(s), recreation programs.

Blydenburgh County Park
Smithtown, Long Island, New York
Open year round, this 627 acre park offers a wide range of recreational opportunities including hiking, freshwater fishing, horseback riding, a children's playground, and camping. Rowboat rentals are available. Activities include hiking, picnicking, camping, freshwater fishing, rowboat rentals, bridle paths, playground and historic trust area. There is an 1.8 acre fenced dog playground area for dogs to play off leash.
 

Camp Hero State Park
Montauk Point, Long Island, New York
Camp Hero State Park in Montauk Point, New York is the former site of Montauk Air Force Station; it offers a beach and a place for activities such as fishing, hiking, a bridle path, biking and cross-country skiing.

Cedar Creek Park
Seaford, Long Island, New York
With Seaman's Creek on its southern border and East Bay beyond, and with Cedar Creek bisecting its center, 259-acre Cedar Creek Park provides a lovely setting along with an assortment of recreational activities. Dogs are only permitted in the enclosed run area; don't forget to clean-up after your dog.

Christopher Morley Park
Port Washington, Long Island, New York
A beautiful 98-acre park, Christopher Morley provides facilities for a range of athletic activities, including swimming, basketball and baseball with an enclosed dog run near the maintenance building.

Governor Alfred E. Smith/Sunken Meadow
Northport, Long Island, New York
Sunken Meadow State Park, located on Long Island Sound, has a wide range of topography that sustains a variety of flora and fauna. The three miles of beach meets tall, glacier-formed bluffs at the west end of the shoreline.

Heckscher State Park
East Islip, Long Island, New York
Heckscher State Park has more than a million visitors a year. Twenty miles of trails attract hikers, bicycle and cross-country skiers. Swimmers can use the Great South Bay or the swimming pool complex.

Hempstead Lake State Park
West Hempstead, Long Island, New York
Hempstead Lake State Park is a multi use facility. Included are 20 tennis courts, children's playgrounds, basketball courts, bridle trails for horse back riding, biking and hiking trails, shaded picnic areas and a historic hand carved wooden carousel.

Hither Hills State Park
Montauk, Long Island, New York
Hither Hills State Park offers visitors scenic picnic areas and fireplaces, sport fishing, a sandy ocean beach, playing fields, a playground and a 168-site campground on the ocean.

Town of Huntington Dog Park
East Northport, Long Island, New York
Right by the Huntington Animal Shelter for Town of Huntington.

Montauk Point State Park
Montauk, Long Island, New York
Montauk Point State Park, a heavily-wooded tundra leading to the eastern tip of Long Island and the historic Montauk Lighthouse, offers some of the best surf fishing in the world. The view is unique, because, when the water is calm, visitors can clearly see the "race" of converging tides from the Atlantic and Block Island Sound.

Nickerson Beach Park
Lido Beach, Long Island, New York
Bordering the Atlantic Ocean, this 121-acre park offers the lure of beaches and waves but also provides a number of additional opportunities for fun, including new athletic courts, two pools, and a new playground and skateboard facility.

Shadmoor State Park
Montauk, Long Island, New York
Ninety-nine acre Shadmoor State Park, located one quarter-mile east of Montauk Village, features more than 2,400 feet of ocean beach accessed by two stairways.

Wantagh Park
Wantagh, Long Island, New York
A long, narrow 111-acre park bordered on the south by Flat Creek with East Bay beyond, Wantagh has a wide range of attractions, from a swimming complex to ball fields and tennis courts to a boating marina and launch ramp.

West Hills Park
Huntington, Long Island, New York
Picturesque, well-groomed nature trails, including the historic Walt Whitman Trail to Jayne's Hill (Long Island's highest peak, at an elevation of 400 feet), wind through this highly popular, mixed-deciduous forested park.

Additional Pet Resources on Long Island
Animal Shelters on Long Island
Long Island Pets - Pet Services on Long Island
Long Island Pet Classifieds - Bulletin Board Ads - Lost and Found Pets
Long Island Dog Adoption

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