Get out and enjoy the season by borrowing a State Park Pass! Now you can borrow an Empire State Park Pass for a day to access any of these amazing sites and park free of charge through the Community Library Museum Pass Program. Details about the pass program are available online here: https://www.communitylibrary.org/Adult/museum/Default.aspx or call the Library at (631) 399-1511 ext. 240 to find out how you can take advantage of this membership perk.
State parks include:
Jones Beach State Park, famous for its landmark water tower and popular sandy beach, is the most celebrated of the many parks on Long Island. The Theodore Roosevelt Nature Center features exhibits on beach ecology.
Nissequogue River State Park connects with Sunken Meadow State Park, allowing visitors to explore 153 riverfront acres of trails, saltwater wetlands and wildlife habitats on Long Island’s north shore.
Visitors can surf cast for striped bass at Camp Hero State Park. The boat basin at Captree State Park is popular with charter boats, and Connetquot River State Park Preserve is a favorite spot for fly fishermen. Anglers can also enjoy some of the best surf fishing in the world at Montauk Point State Park, where tides from the Atlantic Ocean and Block Island Sound converge.
Hither Hills State Park campground delivers a one-of-a-kind oceanfront camping experience so popular that you should reserve a spot early.
If you prefer a shaded woodland campsite, try Wildwood State Park, where the campground is nestled on the headland overlooking the cool waters of Long Island Sound.
The sweeping lawns, formal gardens and 65-room Tudor-style Gold Coast mansion of Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park will take visitors back to an age of splendor and beauty.
Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve offers environmental programs, hiking, fishing and biking on the former Marshall Field III estate.
The Empire Pass must be picked up from the library and then returned to the library. Passes are for district residents only. Patrons need a valid, unexpired, unblocked adult library card with fines not exceeding $25.00 to reserve a museum pass. New patrons may make a reservation upon receipt of their library card. This includes patrons who have signed up for a temporary library card.
Patrons must bring their library card and photo ID with them to the museum. Please note that Smith Point Beach is not a state park; it is a county park.