Brookhaven State Park is a
state park in
Wading River and
Ridge,
New York, approximately east of
New York City
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. Established in 1971, the park land was formerly the property of
Brookhaven National Laboratory
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. Protecting a large amount of the
Long Island Pine Barrens
The Long Island Central Pine Barrens (also known as the Long Island Pine Barrens) is a large area of publicly protected pine barrens in Suffolk County, New York, on Long Island, covering more than .
The Barrens operates in a similar manner to A ...
, the park also contains scattered wetlands.
Brookhaven State Park is located along the east side
William Floyd Parkway, between
NY 25
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and
NY 25A
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. The park contains of multi-use trails.
See also
*
List of New York state parks
References
External links
New York State Parks: Brookhaven State Park
* ttp://www.nps.gov/ncrc/programs/flp/states2/flp_lny.html Federal Lands to Parks in New York State (National Park Service)br>Brookhaven State Park Trails (Wandering Around the Block)
State parks of New York (state)
Brookhaven, New York
Parks in Suffolk County, New York
1971 establishments in New York (state)
Protected areas established in 1971
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