HEMPSTEAD LAKE STATE PARK | NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF PARKS, RECREATION, AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION - LONG ISLAND REGION

Offers picnic areas, 9 miles of bridle paths, 20 tennis courts (tennis tournaments during summer, call for registration), playgrounds, basketball courts, picnic pavilions, hiking and walking trails, a softball field, cross country skiing, fresh water fishing(permit required) and fishing. Restored Historical Carousel and Party Pavilion are now available for birthday parties and other events. Events include fishing festival and clinics, summer run series.