More than half of Montauk’s land is conserved: 73%
73% of Montauk’s land is conserved, about 8,695 acres. The biggest trail networks: Hither Hills State Park (16.9 mi), Montauk County Park (14.5 mi), Montauk Point State Park (8.6 mi). 5,527 acres are parks and preserves, 1,309 per 1,000 residents.
Conserved land
73%
8,695 acres · of 18.5 sq mi of land
Trails
90 mi
4.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
5,527 ac
1,309 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
91%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
4.5 mi
4.5 mi lanes
Highest peak
154 ft
Prospect Hill
Lakes & rivers
7
9 beaches · 4 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Montauk?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
73% of Montauk’s land. Water is left out: Montauk has 18.5 square miles of land and 17.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Montauk’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State parks7,127 ac
County1,325 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits469 ac
Town or city89 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government32 ac
Regional Water Districts20 ac
Private owners6 ac
State Park · 7,127 acLocal Park · 1,414 acConservation Easement · 307 acPrivate Conservation · 148 acLocal Conservation Area · 45 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 39 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 5 of 62 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)
Managed by
Acres
Public access
Hither Hills State Park
State Park
State parks
3,554
Open
Montauk Point State Park
State Park
State parks
1,791
Open
Montauk County Park
Local Park
County
1,096
Open
Camp Hero State Park
State Park
State parks
745
Open
Hither Woods
State Park
State parks
558
Open
Montauk Peninsula
Local Park
Town or city
273
Open
Amsterdam Beach State Park
State Park
State parks
196
Open
Montauk Downs State Park
State Park
State parks
168
Open
Shadmoor State Park
State Park
State parks
99
Open
Caswell Cliffs
Private Conservation
Land trusts & nonprofits
47
Closed
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
32 places to go in Montauk
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
4.5 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
39Tennis
4Baseball
1Softball
1Pickleball
1Basketball
1Skate park
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Montauk: 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.
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Daylight (h)
9.5
10.6
11.8
13.3
14.5
15.1
14.8
13.8
12.4
11.0
9.8
9.2
High (°F)
40
41
46
56
65
74
80
79
73
63
54
45
Rain (in)
3.4
3.0
4.3
4.0
3.3
3.5
2.9
3.5
3.8
4.3
3.6
4.2
July is the driest month (2.9 in) and the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.3 inches fall in March, the wettest month. The climate in Montauk →
Next door
Montauk and its neighbors
Montauk has the most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
— 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 Montauk
Where can I hike in Montauk?
The longest trail networks: Hither Hills State Park, 16.9 miles; Montauk County Park, 14.5 miles; Montauk Point State Park, 8.6 miles; Hither Woods Preserve, 7.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
Are dogs allowed on Montauk’s trails?
Hither Hills State Park and Montauk County Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Montauk?
4.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 4.5 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Montauk?
12,877 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Montauk or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5,527 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Montauk neighbors.
Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0