Type State park Created August 1924 (1924-08) Phone +1 631-668-2554 | Area 1,755 acres (7.10 km) Visitors 425,642 (in 2014) | |
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Location 164 Old Montauk Highway
Montauk, New York Operated by New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Address 164 Old Montauk Hwy, Montauk, NY 11954, USA Similar Montauk Point State Park, Shadmoor State Park, Montauk Downs State Park, Camp Hero State Park, Kirk Park Beach | ||
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Hither Hills State Park is a 1,755-acre (7.10 km2) state park located on the southern shore near the eastern tip of Long Island in Suffolk County, New York in the United States.
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HistoryEdit
The land that was to become Hither Hills State Park was once slated for private development of a recreational complex, including hotels, casinos, a polo field, and yacht basin, in the early 20th century. After the planned development was blocked by the Long Island State Park Commission, a portion of the private holdings were sold to New York State, who opened the 1,755-acre (7.10 km2) parcel as Hither Hills State Park in August 1924.
Location and accessEdit
The park is located on the South Fork of Long Island at Napeague. Three additional state parks a few miles farther east are: Montauk Downs State Park, Camp Hero State Park, and Montauk Point State Park.
The nearby hamlet of Montauk is accessible from the park via the Montauk Highway and the Montauk Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. Suffolk Transit's 10C route also serves the beach connecting it with East Hampton and Montauk, and the Amagansett, East Hampton and Montauk Long Island Rail Road stations on the Montauk Branch.
AmenitiesEdit
The park offers a beach, picnic tables, a playground, recreation programs, a nature trail, hiking, a bridle path, hunting, fishing, a campground with 168 tent and trailer sites near the ocean, cross-country skiing, and a food concession.