Explore the East End
Plan an outdoor stop on the East End. Explore published places across Riverhead, Southold, Shelter Island, Southampton, and East Hampton.
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For this guide, the East End covers Riverhead, Southold, Shelter Island, Southampton, and East Hampton.
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127 published listings
127 matching listings with map locations. Select a marker to open place details.
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Parks & preserves
East Hampton
Linda A. Gronlund Memorial State Forest at Barcelona Neck provides pine-barrens habitat and opportunities for hiking, paddling and freshwater fishing.
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Boat launches
East Marion
DEC access to Long Island Sound adjacent to Truman’s Beach in East Marion.
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Bridgehampton
Long Pond Greenbelt protects a chain of coastal plain ponds, wetlands, and oak-fringed habitat between Bridgehampton and Sag Harbor.
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Sag Harbor
A play area at Mashashimuet Park.
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Parks & preserves
Shelter Island
Mashomack Preserve spans tidal creeks, oak woodlands, fields, freshwater marshes, and underwater lands on Shelter Island in the Peconic Bay system.
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Mattituck
DEC waterway access site on Mattituck Creek with access to Long Island Sound. Includes a boat ramp, separate canoe/kayak dock, fishing pier, picnic f…
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Springs
Merrill Lake Sanctuary protects coastal marsh and Accabonac Harbor habitat in Springs, with views over wetlands and shoreline.
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Beaches & waterfront
Hampton Bays
Meschutt Beach County Park offers kayaking and beachgoing.
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Playgrounds
Hampton Bays
A beach-park playground at Meschutt Beach County Park in Hampton Bays, on the shore of Great Peconic Bay.
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Parks & preserves
Montauk
Montauk County Park offers hiking, beachgoing, hunting, picnicking and camping.
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Parks & preserves
Montauk
Montauk Mountain Preserve protects a small but important remnant of maritime grassland and rare moorland plant habitat near Montauk.
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Playgrounds
Montauk
A playground at Montauk Point State Park, offering a play stop during a visit to the park at Long Island’s eastern tip.
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East Hampton
Northwest Harbor County Park offers fishing and boating.
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Parks & preserves
Shelter Island
The 24.37-acre property is the second largest of the Town's CPF preserves and it is hidden in the geographical center of the Island. It is "over the…
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Orient
A play area at Orient Beach State Park, a waterfront park on Gardiners Bay with picnic areas and trails.
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Orient
A play area at Orient Beach State Park, a waterfront park on Gardiners Bay with picnic areas and trails.
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Orient
A play area at Orient Beach State Park, a waterfront park on Gardiners Bay with picnic areas and trails.
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