Sunken Meadow State Park

Swim off the Long Island Sound beach, walk the three-quarter-mile boardwalk or play 27 holes of golf on Long Island's North Shore.

Rte. 25A and Sunken Meadow Parkway, Kings Park, NY · Kings Park, NY

About Sunken Meadow State Park

Sunken Meadow, also named for Governor Alfred E. Smith, is a 1,287-acre park on the North Shore of Long Island with three miles of beach on the Long Island Sound. A three-quarter-mile boardwalk runs along the shore, and about six miles of trails head into the bluffs, with the Long Island Greenbelt Trail starting here. The park also has a 27-hole golf course and a nature center. Expect a parking fee of $8 to $10 per car from April to early November.

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