607-acre park on Gardiners Bay offers boat rentals, picnic areas, nature trails, camping & fishing.
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A walk to the old Lighthouse on a foggy December morning was quite interesting. Found a stranded Green Turtle and interesting decorations on the coastal trees and shrubs.



It is nice place but limited restroom to use especially on the weekend. Main restroom is still close i dont know why but other then that it is nice place for a family to come. Small nice cafeteria with amazing view.



Great little sites near the bay, no firepits, unfortunately, but you can bring your own. Bathrooms are very clean, and if you place your trash in a garbage bag near the entrance to your area, it gets collected every morning. They show movies on Saturday nights by the camp store. Dogs are cool to bring along; must be leashed.




Main office attendant friendly, knowledgeable & helpful. Ranger presence is lacking. I believe they do the best with what they are given. Outside sites are best. Middle of campground is tight quarters and very dusty. Nice beach






Have stayed here many times. Usually off season. Quiet at these times, beautiful beach with 4x4 access (Suffolk County Outer Beach Permit required). Park is under new management and seems to be in good shape. Maybe they could not leaf-blow the forest at 8am....















This is one of the best campgrounds on the island that I never knew about. Me and my wife both agreed. We would have given it five stars if it wasn't for the bathroom. They weren't horrible. They were very dated. At least I didn't have to pull a cord to start the water in the shower. It was set up with a motion sensor. See you had to keep moving to have the shower going. But the water was definitely hot. The park has a lot of great features. Very close to the beach and you can go four wheeling here as long as you have a county pass. You can get a day pass for $30. It's $100 for the year. We started looking into the glamping but at$250 a night I'll pass. There weren't a lot of ticks but some. You have to bring your own fire ring and there was water on the sites but no sewer or electric. There's also a convenience store that is up and running so definitely check it out. They have wood there .We will definitely be coming back here again.















We were not there to go camping but to access the beach and to the old lighthouse. This is a long review, but has some tips on walking the beach to the lighthouse.
So this is not a review for camping. However, I did use the women’s bathroom / showers. I am not a camper. But I can see why you would want shower shoes. Right in between the women’s and men’s rooms was a wash basin. A person was doing there dishes. Is this where you do your dishes when you go camping? But I am off topic.
As I entered the park there was a sign stating residence only. However, super friendly and helpful staff explained it was for certain park things we were not doing. He gave us directions and we were off.
We stopped to use the restrooms, parked right before the 4x4 sign, and began our walk. Did it once and never again!!!!!
Get a four wheeler if you can. Take the ten minute drive out. Ten minutes for pictures and then ten minutes back.
If you don’t have a four wheeler, do it and cross it off your list. Today it was the biting flies. If you stopped for a second they were on you! Otherwise it would have been a nice walk and visit to an old historical site.
Please remember to take the path right before the rocks (see my pictures) to head up to the lighthouse. It will save a good 15 minutes.
Our whole walk and time out at the lighthouse was 90 minutes. It was only about 10 minutes at the lighthouse. No one told us about the path, so it took us longer to get to the lighthouse then to get back.
So this is not a review for camping. However, I did use the women’s bathroom / showers. I am not a camper. But I can see why you would want shower shoes. Right in between the women’s and men’s rooms was a wash basin. A person was doing there dishes. Is this where you do your dishes when you go camping? But I am off topic.
As I entered the park there was a sign stating residence only. However, super friendly and helpful staff explained it was for certain park things we were not doing. He gave us directions and we were off.
We stopped to use the restrooms, parked right before the 4x4 sign, and began our walk. Did it once and never again!!!!!
Get a four wheeler if you can. Take the ten minute drive out. Ten minutes for pictures and then ten minutes back.
If you don’t have a four wheeler, do it and cross it off your list. Today it was the biting flies. If you stopped for a second they were on you! Otherwise it would have been a nice walk and visit to an old historical site.
Please remember to take the path right before the rocks (see my pictures) to head up to the lighthouse. It will save a good 15 minutes.
Our whole walk and time out at the lighthouse was 90 minutes. It was only about 10 minutes at the lighthouse. No one told us about the path, so it took us longer to get to the lighthouse then to get back.