Bethpage State Park
Managed by New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
37 acres0.6 mi of trail
Nassau/Suffolk Greenbelt TrailBlue Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the trail signWebsite ↗
Photo: DanTD · CC BY-SA 4.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Bethpage
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Bethpage
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Bethpage State Park (0.6 mi). 3% of Bethpage’s land is conserved, about 75 acres.
Conserved land
3%
75 acres · of 3.6 sq mi of land
Trails
1.8 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
119 ac
6.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.3 mi
0.3 mi paths
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Bethpage State Park, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Meade Ave Park B-17
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 9 parks & preserves
Bethpage State Park37 acres · 0.6 mi of trail · New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
DirectionsLenox Ave Park B-212 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsBethpage Community Park20 acres
DirectionsApollo Park5 acres
DirectionsMeade Ave Park B-173 acres
Lincoln Road Park P-63 acres · Town of Oyster Bay
Matthew Brian McGrorty Memorial Field B-112 acres
William Tolley Memorial Park1 acres · Town of Oyster Bay
Evelyn Drive Park B-161 acres
Who protects it
75 conserved acres
3% of Bethpage’s land. Who manages Bethpage’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State parks34 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government22 ac
Town or city14 ac
Regional Water Districts8 ac
County1 ac
Local Park · 36 acState Park · 34 acLocal Other or Unknown · 8 acLocal Resource Management Area · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 10 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethpage State Park State Park | State parks | 30 | Open |
| Bethpage Community Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 22 | Open |
| TOWN OF OYSTER BAY Land Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Unknown |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| BETHPAGE WATER DISTRICT Land Local Other or Unknown | Regional Water Districts | 5 | Unknown |
| Trail View State Park State Park | State parks | 4 | Open |
| CENTRAL PARK WATER DIST Land Local Other or Unknown | Regional Water Districts | 4 | Unknown |
| Meade Ave Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Nassau County Lands Local Resource Management Area | County | 1 | Open |
Things to do
8 places to go in Bethpage
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Bethpage
8 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Unpaved · 1.1 mi
Nassau/Suffolk Greenbelt Trail0.3 mi
Biking & sports
0.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.3 mi
off-road bike paths
Long Island Greenway—Phase IBike route
0.6 miCourts & fields
10Tennis
9Baseball
8Basketball
4Soccer
1Skate park
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Bethpage: April to September
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 40 | 43 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 79 | 85 | 83 | 76 | 65 | 54 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4.2 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.2 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Bethpage →
Next door
Bethpage and its neighbors
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Oyster Bay172 miHempstead75 miOld Bethpage41 miPlainview12 miLevittown3.5 miHicksville3.2 miBethpage1.8 miPlainedge0.8 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethpage | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Old Bethpage | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Levittown | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Oyster Bay | 21% | 1.7 | 26 | 96% | A+ |
| Hempstead | 13% | 0.6 | 10 | 94% | A− |
| Plainview | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Plainedge | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Hicksville | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Bethpage
Where can I hike in Bethpage?
The longest trail networks: Bethpage State Park, 0.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
Are dogs allowed on Bethpage’s trails?
Bethpage State Park and Bethpage Community Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Bethpage?
0.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.3 of off-road paths. Named routes: Long Island Greenway—Phase I.
Is there public land near Bethpage?
24,197 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bethpage or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 119 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Bethpage neighbors.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →