HITHER HILLS STATE PARK Top drawer
It does not take a visitor long to enthusiastically support the votes that have pitch forked the Hither Hills State Park to the league of the best outdoor reserves in all of the United States. A glorious ocean front, partners thick woods and thoughtfully laid out grounds and sites, to provide all New Yorkers with habitats that rival the best locales enjoyed by early European settlers and Native Indians who preceded them. Hunting and fishing have been the primordial foundations of human presence on Long Island. Such pre-occupations bond communities to the land and provide a link with the deep and broad Atlantic Ocean. Agriculture, industry and commerce have progressively bred generations for whom such basic relationships with nature have become distant and weak. Therein resides the real value of the Hither Hills State Park of Long Island. Revolutionary lessons of outdoor life peep from behind picnic tables and around courts for carefree games. The sea of umbrellas on the beach and the demand for camp sites and permits for big game hunting, are some strong indicators that New Yorkers, Long Islanders and people from afar, all enthusiastically appreciate the State Parks Department for its professionalism in offering such a large bouquet of outdoor recreation facilities at the Hither Hills State Park . Quality does not suffer as the list of features and attractions stretches almost infinitely to accommodate every likely choice of leisure and pastime. Ecologists, marine biologists, skiing enthusiasts and incurably lazy sunbathers can reach consensus without heated debate that the Hither Hills State Park belongs to the top drawer of outdoor reserves on a global scale. Even hardened and cryptic Manhattan downtown types swear that the 100-mile plus drive each way, is worth a day in this Park. The rich soil and temperate climate typical of Long Island have supported varied tree-life on the inland stretches of the Hither Hills State Park . The simultaneous density of both oak and pine is a pointer to the array of sub-soil textures available in Long Island. Their generous girths, networked branches and towering heights are invaluable and living links with centuries long gone by and our ancestors far removed. Riding horse-back in pristine surroundings, stalking game and communion with the stars are but a few of the delectable activities in which city-bound folk can indulge within the broad and inviting territory of the Hither Hills State Park . This scenic and well-endowed ensemble of sand and soil, of light and shade, of diverse but harmonious plant and animal life and of human intervention that respects the supremacy of nature, has secured a place of distinction for the Hither Hills State Park even amongst the other highly accomplished natural reserves that Long Island and New York have conserved with such admirable care. Directions: Seasons/Hours: Pets: Attractions: |
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