West Hills County Park

"What a wonderful park, full of life even in winter. Plenty of views and trails are in great shape. Many other hikers and dog walkers out and about even on cold days."

"My dog absolutely loves this park the people are nice. And the dogs are also nice as well. But dogs are like humans not everybody gets along. I do as I keep my non delicious just to make sure when I get inside the gate. Is everything okay I release her. They also have fountain water."

"West Hill County Park consists of three (two, really) sections: WHCP-West and WHCP-East separated by Sweet Hollow road. Both West and East sections have their parking lots. West parking is located off Highhold Dr. (40.813286, -73.437325), and this is a parking lot and official entrance as believed by google map. The East Parking is located at (40.801256, -73.421759) off Sweet Hollow road. Google map shows this as a turn to gravel road (Ridge dr). There is a large parking lot there, restrooms, several picnic areas, and a dog park. There are trails connecting East and west sections. To the South of West Hill County Park, separated by the Northern Parkway, there is West Hills Nature preserve. The only access to this area I am aware of is a small roadside parking (3-4 cars) at 40.795993, -73.421430 near the West Hill Preserve trailhead. We hiked both section. This East section is where Jaynes hill is – the highest point on Long Island. There are multiple trail some for people, some shared with horses, so watch where you are stepping :) Trails are well marked and maintained. We did not follow a specific trail but walked along a long loop along the edges of the park . The entire trip was just under 4 miles, given our wandering here and there. You can shorten it as there are many parallel trails that allow to cut this loop. If you add the Western section you can easily create a 7-9 mile "loop". The Western Section was disappointing. large section of WHCP-West is occupied by the youth camping ground that is apparently used by the scouts. It is fairly beaten down, with a bunch of wooden shelters and countless signs of intense human activity. This part is neither beautiful nor interesting. The return trail goes along Northern State parkway, which is noisy and messy. The only interesting part of the trail is the northern section from the end of the Mt.Misery Road to an abandoned parking lot at Gwynnne Road with crossing to the WHCP-East"

"Nice clean walking trails. Easy to follow. Great location. Some areas were muddy, waterproof hiking shoes recommended."

"I had a good time here! Nice and easy hiking trails. If your a local or about an hour away I would suggest checking this place out. Lots of horses and a nice open picnic area and dog park. Friendly people too."