Gilgo State Park
Managed by New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
27 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Photo: Knotnic · CC BY-SA 3.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Oak Beach
More than half of Oak Beach’s land is conserved: 90%
90% of Oak Beach’s land is conserved, about 651 acres. 657 acres are parks and preserves, 9,514 per 1,000 residents. 1.1 miles of mapped trail cross Oak Beach, 1.0 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
90%
651 acres · of 1.1 sq mi of land
Trails
1.1 mi
1.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
657 ac
9,514 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
98%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.5 mi
2.5 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
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The longest trail network is Gilgo State Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Captree State Park
Managed by New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
68 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Who protects it
651 conserved acres
90% of Oak Beach’s land. Water is left out: Oak Beach has 1.1 square miles of land and 2.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Oak Beach’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State parks643 ac
County8 ac
State Park · 643 acLocal Park · 8 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 5 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Captree/Robert Moses State Park State Park | State parks | 475 | Open |
| Captree State Park State Park | State parks | 107 | Open |
| Gilgo State Park State Park | State parks | 60 | Open |
| Atlantic Ocean Beaches Local Park | County | 5 | Open |
| SUFFOLK COUNTY Land Local Park | County | 3 | Unknown |
Things to do
31 places to go in Oak Beach
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Oak Beach
Oak Beach
Directions31 beaches are on OpenStreetMap in all; the list shows named ones from the first 30.
Biking & sports
2.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.5 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Oak Beach: May to August
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 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 40 | 42 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 77 | 83 | 82 | 75 | 65 | 55 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.3 |
February is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.3 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Oak Beach →
Next door
Oak Beach and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Beach | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Captree | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Fire Island | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Gilgo | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Babylon | 24% | 0.9 | 23 | 88% | A |
| Islip | 22% | 1.3 | 35 | 98% | A+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Oak Beach
Where can I hike in Oak Beach?
The longest trail networks: Gilgo State Park, 0.3 miles; Oak Beach Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
Are dogs allowed on Oak Beach’s trails?
Gilgo State Park and Captree State Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Oak Beach?
2.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.5 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Oak Beach?
31,109 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Oak Beach or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 657 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Oak Beach 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 →