Cold Spring Harbor State Park is located on 40 acres of hilly land in Huntington, New York. The Park offers scenic views of Cold Spring Harbor, New York on the north shore of Long Island. The terrain is a mix of hardwood forest with large oak specimens that can measure three feet in diameter, as well as thickets of wild mountain laurel. The park serves as the northern trailhead of the Nassau Suffolk Greenbelt Trail that extends to Bethpage State Park and eventually the south shore of Nassau County.
The park offers hiking, birdwatching, snowshoeing and cross-country skiing. The area popular with birdwatchers who visit to observe the spring and fall migrations of various songbirds, in addition to great horned owls and red-tailed hawks.
The Park is within the historic village of Cold Spring Harbor with the parking field on Main Street in close proximity to the village's shops, restaurants, and waterfront. Park and parking field; restrooms for trail users are accessible from the outside of the library during building hours. Seasons/Operating Hours: No fees are collected, and the park and parking field is open year-round, sunrise to sunset. Location: From Nassau County (West): Northern State Parkway or LIE (495) east to the Seafood Oysterbay Expressway (135) north to Jericho Turnpike east. Take Jericho Tpke to Woodbury Road, make left (north). At Route 108 make left and follow to end Lawrence Hill Road. At end make left and immediate right onto Route 25A (east). Follow one half-mile to parking field and trailhead on right. From eastern Suffolk County: Northern State Parkway or LIE (495) west to Route 110 north. Take Route 110 to Route 25A, make left (west). Follow 25A into the village of Cold Spring Harbor to the parking field on left. Contact Information: Care of Caumsett State Historic Park 25 Lloyd Harbor Road Huntington, NY 11743 (631) 423-1770
