Trail View State Park is a
state park
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located on
Long Island
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on the
Nassau
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–
Suffolk
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county border in
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. The linear park, created in September 2002, runs between
Bethpage State Park
Bethpage State Park is a New York state park on the border of Nassau County and Suffolk County on Long Island. The park contains tennis courts, picnic and recreational areas and a polo field, but is best known for its five golf courses, inclu ...
and
Cold Spring Harbor State Park.
History
Trail View State Park occupies the former
right-of-way
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for the proposed northern extension of the
Bethpage State Parkway
The Bethpage State Parkway (or simply the Bethpage Parkway) is a parkway in Nassau County on Long Island, New York, in the United States. It begins at a trumpet interchange with the Southern State Parkway in the village of North Massapequa and s ...
and
Caumsett State Parkway
The Bethpage State Parkway (or simply the Bethpage Parkway) is a parkway in Nassau County on Long Island, New York, in the United States. It begins at a trumpet interchange with the Southern State Parkway in the village of North Massapequa an ...
, on land acquired by New York State in the 1960s. Formerly under the management of the
New York State Department of Transportation
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, the parcel was opened as a state park in September 2002.
[
In late 2012 or early 2013, the paved, multi-use ]Bethpage Bikeway
The Bethpage Bikeway is a 14.9-mile-long bike trail on Long Island, New York and goes through multiple state parks, notably Bethpage State Park.
History
In the 1930s, the New York State Department of Transportation built the Bethpage State Parkw ...
was extended through Trail View State Park.
Description
The linear park connects Bethpage State Park
Bethpage State Park is a New York state park on the border of Nassau County and Suffolk County on Long Island. The park contains tennis courts, picnic and recreational areas and a polo field, but is best known for its five golf courses, inclu ...
and Cold Spring Harbor State Park,[ covering an area of .][ It contains a portion of the Nassau/Suffolk Greenbelt Trail, in addition to a portion of the Bethpage Bikeway. The park offers hiking and biking, a nature trail, a bridle path, bird watching, and cross-country skiing.][
]
See also
*List of New York state parks
This is a list of state parks in the U.S. state of New York (state), New York. Also listed are state golf courses, seasonal hunting areas, and ''former'' state parks.
In New York, state parks are managed by the New York State Office of Parks, Re ...
References
External links
New York State Parks: Trail View State Park
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State parks of New York (state)
Bike paths in New York (state)
Parks in Nassau County, New York
Parks in Suffolk County, New York