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Outdoors in Mastic

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Mastic

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 1% of Mastic’s land is conserved, about 25 acres. 20 acres are parks and preserves, 1.3 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
1%
25 acres · of 3.9 sq mi of land
Trails
2.9 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
20 ac
1.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.9 mi
1.9 mi lanes
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

25 conserved acres

1% of Mastic’s land. Who manages Mastic’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Town or city20 ac
Regional Water Districts4 ac
County1 ac
Private owners1 ac
Local Park · 20 acLocal Other or Unknown · 4 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 1 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 4 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
TOWN OF BROOKHAVENC/O DEPT OF FINANCE Land
Local Park
Town or city20Unknown
SUFFOLK COUNTYWATER AUTHORITY Land
Local Other or Unknown
Regional Water Districts4Unknown
COUNTY OF SUFFOLK Land
Local Park
County1Unknown
Private Lands
Private Other or Unknown
Private owners1Closed
Things to do

4 places to go in Mastic

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Boat launches in Mastic

4 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

Biking & sports

1.9 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

1.9 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
When to get out

The best walking months in Mastic: May 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.510.611.813.214.415.114.813.812.411.09.89.3
High (°F)404148586777828174645445
Rain (in)3.53.24.64.13.44.03.13.83.84.33.64.7

July is the driest month (3.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.7 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Mastic →

Next door

Mastic and its neighbors

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TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Mastic— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Moriches— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Shirley— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Manorville— 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 Mastic

Where can I bike in Mastic?

1.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.9 of painted or protected lanes.

Is there public land near Mastic?

28,869 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mastic or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 20 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Mastic neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →