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Sunken Meadow State Park, also known as Governor Alfred E. Smith State Park, is a
state park State parks are parks or other protected areas managed at the sub-national level within those nations which use "state" as a political subdivision. State parks are typically established by a state to preserve a location on account of its natural ...
located in the Town of Smithtown in Suffolk County,
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on the north shore of
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. The park, accessible via the
Sunken Meadow State Parkway The Sunken Meadow State Parkway (also known as the Sunken Meadow Parkway or the Sunken Meadow) is a long parkway in Suffolk County, Long Island, New York. Located entirely within the town of Smithtown, the parkway begins at a cloverleaf interc ...
, contains the 27-hole Sunken Meadow State Park Golf Course.


Park description

Sunken Meadow State Park is open year-round from sunrise to sunset. The park's features include of
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es on the
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, a
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, of
hiking Hiking is a long, vigorous walk, usually on trails or footpaths in the countryside. Walking for pleasure developed in Europe during the eighteenth century.AMATO, JOSEPH A. "Mind over Foot: Romantic Walking and Rambling." In ''On Foot: A Histor ...
trails, and facilities for
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,
horseback riding Equestrianism (from Latin , , , 'horseman', 'horse'), commonly known as horse riding (Commonwealth English) or horseback riding (American English), includes the disciplines of riding, driving, and vaulting. This broad description includes the ...
,
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, and general recreation. Playgrounds, softball fields, and a soccer fields are also available at the park. A wedding and event facility known as "The Pavilion" is available during the summer. The Sunken Meadow State Park Golf Course features 27 holes that may be played as either nine or 18 holes, in addition to a driving range and putting green. The first two nine-hole courses, Red and Green, were built in 1962, followed by the Blue Course in 1964. All three courses were designed by Alfred Tull. A bar and snack food restaurant near the course is available and open to the public. The park's grounds are used as a venue for
cross country running Cross country running is a sport in which teams and individuals run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain such as dirt or grass. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open cou ...
, and host competitions for cross country teams from local
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s and runners' clubs. The five-kilometer course, featuring the deliberately named "Cardiac Hill", is regarded as one of the most difficult cross country courses in the US. The Long Island Greenbelt Trail connects Sunken Meadow State Park with
Heckscher State Park Heckscher State Park is a state park on the shore of the Great South Bay at East Islip in Suffolk County, New York, USA. History The park includes that was once the 19th-century estates of George C. Taylor and J. Neal Plum. Islip's foun ...
.


See also

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List of New York state parks This is a list of state parks in the U.S. state of New York. Also listed are state golf courses, seasonal hunting areas, and ''former'' state parks. In New York, state parks are managed by the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preserva ...


References


External links

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New York State Parks: Governor Alfred E. Smith/Sunken Meadow State Park


* ttp://www.nynjtc.org/park/sunken-meadow-state-park-governor-alfred-e-smithsunken-meadow-state-park New York-New Jersey Trail Conference: Sunken Meadow State Park {{authority control State parks of New York (state) Robert Moses projects Long Island Sound Smithtown, New York Parks in Suffolk County, New York Meadows in the United States