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FRIENDLY PARKS ON LONG ISLAND
With spring in the air,
we obtained updated information on New York State and County
Parks where we can let our beloved animals play and exercise.
We hope the following locations and guidelines will be helpful
in getting everyone out and about.
New York State
Parks: (Telephone number: 518-474-0456)
• Jones
Beach
• Belmont Lake
• Bethpage
• Connetquot River
• Caleb Smith
• Caumsett
• Montauk Point
• Nissequogue River
• Theodore Roosevelt Nature Center |
New York State policy is
that dogs are allowed in “underdeveloped area (e.g. trails,
no active recreation) of certain parks” with guidelines
such as leashed not more than 6’, not in camping, bathing,
picnic, walkways or building areas.
Nassau
County Parks: (Telephone number: 516-572-0200)
Dogs are allowed in dog runs in the following parks:
• Christopher Morley (Tel: 571-8113)
• Bay Park, E. Rockaway (Tel: 571-7245)
• Cedar Creek, Seaford (Tel: 571-7472)
• Nassau Beach, Lido Beach (Tel: 571-7700)
• Wantagh Park (Tel: 571-7460)
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Suffolk County
Parks: (Telephone number: 631-854-4949)
www.co.suffolk.ny.us/exec/parks
The website indicates that pets are welcome in the parks!
Owners are asked to follow guidelines: leashed not more than
6’,
clean up waste, no access in bathing areas, ID tags and proof
of rabis, inoculation, registration in camping areas and not
being a nuisance.
See the website for more details. The parks are:
•
West Hills
• Gardiner
• Timber Point
• Blydenburgh
• Lakeland
• Lake Ronkonkoma
• Cathedral Pines
• Southaven
• Smith Point
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