Bethpage State Park


99 Quaker Meetinghouse Rd.
Farmingdale, NY
516-249-0701

1,475 acres. 5 18-hole courses (including the famed Black Course, host of the 2002 and 2009 U.S. Open Championship), restaurant and bar, softball fields, basketball courts, bocceball, horse shoes, volleyball, polo field (permit required; Sun. polo games), handicapped accessible playground, bridle paths (5.5 miles), stables (rentals), bike paths (2.5 miles), 5-mile stretch of the Greenbelt Trail, hiking, picnic area, two picnic pavilions (permit required), 8 clay tennis courts (fee), 4 all-weather courts (fee), golf pro shop, driving range

Website

http://nysparks.state.ny.us/parks/info.asp?parkID=67

Directions

LIE Exit 44S (Route 135) south to Powell Avenue, east to park

Fees

Picnic area only: $6 per car daily May 24-Labor Day; weekends and holidays April 5-May 18 and Sept. 6-Nov. 23

Information

General 516-249-0701, golf reservations 516-249-0707, pro shop 516-249-4040, food service 516-501-9700, stables 631-531-8007, Greenbelt Trail tours 631-360-0753

Season

Year-round excluding Christmas Day.

Spectator Sports

Basketball, Polo, Volleyball, Free. Meadow Brook Polo Club teams draw as many as 1,500 spectators. Season: 3 p.m. Sun. June 4 through mid-October; 516-626-0010