North Fork Preserve County Park 5330 Sound Avenue, Riverhead, NY 11931

"Nice place for a hike or bike ride. Pretty dense vegetation, not a lot to see. Trails had been mowed but there were branches blocking the path. No signs or trail markers or map. Saw one other person (birder) while there. Quiet, peaceful."

"Run down and practically abandoned. There are a lot of ticks. The good thing is that the trails are long and relaxing. Even the parts like the abandoned clubhouse and tennis courts are cool to be around, with nostalgic feelings when you’re there."

"Okay so this is an easy quick path. It's about 2 miles, and it's just a loop. Nothing really spectacular to see . Definitely check for ticks we got a couple on us. Did find some wild grapes and interesting mushrooms. No bathrooms. The trails were overgrown in some spots."

"First, the location shown on google maps is wrong, the entrance is on Sound Ave, not on Penny's Rd. The preserve runs between Sound Shore Road and Sound Ave, and doesn't abut Penny's rd at any point. Second this is actually a Suffolk County Park and the "Inc" seems to refer to the separate private property of a former owner.. Third, although it used to be a very pleasant place to walk, it's been recently severely damaged by bulldozing, apparently in an attempt to prevent water from reaching LI Sound via Sound Shore Road. The preserve has always had a lot of wetlands in its northern half and these function to absorb water. Fourth, as with many preserves on Long Island, it can be infested with hunters in winter, even worse than the ticks in summer. Fifth, it can be very noisy because there's a lot of low flying helicopters and seaplanes on their way to/from East Hampton."

"Not what I expected. Initially a path is cleared , but 100 feet in you've got the thorn bushes from the west side. They're in the way /:overgrown & keep getting caught on your clothes . At at the end , (as far north as you can go) is a street.....with houses. NO VIEW OF WATER or any wildlife we could see. You must also be careful entering and exiting the park. Very narrow paved road -driveway, So if necessary, one car will have to pull over onto the grass/mud. Out of curiosity? Why didn't they do anything with the other county preserve on Edwards Ave? The only people there are hunters with automatic weapons - which doesn't allow for anybody to go in there , ( if they value their lives). That's a shame because there are deer, foxes , lots of odd birds, etc. Supppse to be only for bow-arrow hunting , but anyone that comes by between 5 and 7 AM will hear lots of loud automatic weapons. Keep up the good work Suffolk County w/these preserves."