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Nissequogue River State Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 450 Google reviews · Running trail in Kings Park, New York · Hours vary
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Distance
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- Shape
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- Shade
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- Access
- Not reported
We have not been able to confirm the surface, distance or shape of Nissequogue River State Park yet from its own listing, the park's website or runner reviews — so those cells stay blank rather than guess. What is below comes straight from the listing and from reviewers' own words. There is no Easy / Moderate / Hard rating on this page on purpose: a one-word difficulty score tells you nothing about whether a trail suits your run. Surface, distance, shade and hours do.
Public park on protected wetlands, known for bird watching, with a canoe launch & a soccer field.
What runners say about Nissequogue River State Park
“Such a beautiful and mysterious series of trails - I could get lost all day in them- probably better in early autumn as today I was quite cold after an hour.”
This a nice Park. The pluses are the access to the Nissequoque River from the marina and beach. A great place for canoeing, kayaking and paddle boarding with easy launch areas. There is canoe and Kayak rentals available for a one way trip down the river to Smithtown at reasonable rates.
Located on the grounds of the former Kings Park psychiatric institution this sprawling NYS park offers biking and hiking trails, launching areas for boats, kayaks, paddle boards (all by permit) waterfront views and much more. Great place to take the dogs too
Nice place to see. It has old medical "diagnostics" facilities that has been abandoned a long time, and so they leave an uneasy feelings. Otherwise, the grounds and hiking trails are beautiful along the north shore of the island
In previous visits of this park I spent time hiking northern section of the park along Nissequogue River up to LI Sound. River views are beautiful any time of the year. This time I have explored southern section of the park checking out ruins of psychiatric hospital along Kings Park Blvd.
Trail conditions & character
“Such a beautiful and mysterious series of trails - I could get lost all day in them- probably better in early autumn as today I was quite cold after an hour.”
“Beautiful spot very quiet nice grounds to walk very clean visitor center with bathrooms”
Plan your run at Nissequogue River State Park
The practical stuff
- AccessHours vary — hours are not posted for this trail, so check before an early or late run
- DistanceNot reported. Trail systems often quote total path mileage rather than a single loop, so measure the route you actually want before you drive out.
- ShadeNot reported. Assume some of it is exposed and carry water in summer.
- At the trailheadrestrooms — reported by runners
- Websiteparks.ny.gov
- Phone(631) 269-4927
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