BEST ONE-HOUR WORKOUT FOR YOUR DOG:
Laurel Valley County Park (Noyack). A sporty loop takes your
dog in and out of kettle depressions and across ridges for almost
three miles.
BEST PLACE FOR YOUR DOG (any dog) TO SWIM:
Wades Beach (Shelter Island). The sandy shore on the south side
of the island is almost lake-likeand the sandy bottom continues
out far into the water.
BEST PLACE FOR YOUR DOG (athletic dog) TO SWIM:
Napeague State Park (Promised Land). The waves come fast and
furious on the Hampton beaches and this one is no exception.
PRETTIEST HIKE FOR YOUR DOG:
Prosser Pines County Park (Middle Island). The only attraction
here is Long Island's oldest grove of white pines but that is
enough to enthrall your dog during his adventure here.
BEST HIKE TO VIEWS WITH YOUR DOG:
Shadmoor State Park (Montauk). You won't see anything but the
sky above on this hike through dense beach heather but in short
time your dog will be hiking on open bluffs above the Atlantic
Ocean.
BEST BEACH TO HIKE WITH YOUR DOG:
Fire Island National Seashore (Shirley). The Otis Pike Wilderness
Area opens to your dog after Labor Day for seven miles of hiking
on the wide, sand beach and behind the dunes.
BEST HALF-HOUR HIKE WITH YOUR DOG:
Walking Dunes, Hither Hills State Park (East Hampton). This 3/4-mile
loop travels over andaround 80-foot high sand dunes, moving past
ghost forests buried in the shifting sands.
MOST HISTORIC HIKE WITH YOUR DOG:
Camp Hero State Park (Montauk). From the Revolutionary War, when
it was used as an artillery practice range, through the Cold
War Camp Hero has hosted the United States military.
BEST PLACE TO CIRCLE A LAKE WITH YOUR DOG:
Belmont Lake State Park (Babylon). The immortal racehorse Man
O' War may have loped on the easy route around the park's centerpiece
lake.
BEST PLACE TO LOSE YOURSELF IN THE WOODS WITH YOUR DOG:
Edgewood Oak Brush Plains Preserve (Deer Park). No need to limit
yourself to a pre-determined route on a hike with your dog around
the grounds of a former hospital.
BEST PLACE TO HIKE AND SEE OTHER DOGS:
Gardiner County Park (West Bay Shore). There is no reason to
come to this park with a maze of short trails on the Great south
Bay without a dog. Not many do.
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