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Connetquot River State Park Preserve

State park in Suffolk County, New York

Field	Value
name	Connetquot River State Park Preserve
photo	File:Lodge at Connetquot.jpg
photo_caption	The former Southside Sportsmen's Clubhouse within Connetquot River State Park.
map	New York
map_caption	Location of Connetquot River State Park Preserve within New York State
coords
type	State park
location	Town of Islip, Suffolk County, New York
area	3473 acre
created
operator	New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
visitation_num	239,530
visitation_year	2024
visitation_ref
open	All year
website	Connetquot River State Park Preserve

Connetquot River State Park Preserve is a 3473 acre state park and conservation area in the Town of Islip in Suffolk County, New York in the United States. The park contains the Long Island Environmental Interpretive Center as well as the Southside Sportsmens Club District, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

Park facilities

The park offers hiking, fishing, a bridle path, nature trails, cross-country skiing, snow shoeing, a museum, and recreation activities. It also contains the site of the Southside Sportsmens Club District, which has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1973.

The park is home to the Long Island Environmental Interpretive Center, which provides educational programs year-round. The center hosts the Regional Environmental Education Team, which assists schools, youth groups, and other organizations by leading interpretation activities within the region's state parks.

Vehicles are charged an entrance fee, however pedestrians may enter for free through several gates along the park's perimeter. A permit is required for horseback riding within the park. The park is a carry-in carry-out facility, as there are no garbage bins along the trails. Additionally there are no picnic facilities or play areas for children. Anglers possessing proper permits may fish for brook, brown, and rainbow trout within the park.

References

(2014). "2014 New York State Statistical Yearbook". The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government.
"State Park Annual Attendance Figures by Facility: Beginning 2003".
"Connetquot River State Park Preserve". NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation.
[http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/NY/Suffolk/state5.html Suffolk County Listings] on the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Islip (town), New York. National Register of Historic Places]]
Lynn Beebe Weaver. (June 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Southside Sportsmens Club District". [[New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation]].
"Long Island Environmental Interpretive Center". NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation.

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