Belmont Lake State Park

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Southern State Pkwy Exit 38, North Babylon, New York 11703
Added by Jopie, at 20 March 2019

Belmont Lake State Park, located in West Babylon is a 463-acre day use park bisected by Carll's Creek and Belmont Lake. The park, established in 1926 had been owned by August Belmont and served as farmland for some of Belmont's equestrian activities. Robert Moses chose this park to establish the regional headquarters for all state parks on Long Island in 1935, which serves the public today for region-wide permit sales, park administration and as headquarters for the New York State Park Police.

The park is primarily visited by families seeking outdoor gatherings, picnics, and informal sports activities. It provides a bucolic feeling adjacent to the Southern State Parkway at exit 38 among densely developed neighborhoods. Carll's Creek stretches 4.2 miles south to the Great South Bay with a trail for hiking, biking, and horseback riding along most of that distance. The 42-acre Belmont Lake is encircled by a similar path, making a total of 7.6 miles of multi-use trails. Paddle boats are available for rent on the lake through the summer.

The park's significant natural features include the 26-acre, spring-fed Belmont Lake and a significant wetland complex. The lake provides springtime trout fishing and summer bass fishing for the avid anglers who use the park. It is home to permanent and migratory waterfowl populations. Park visitors enjoy watching Osprey diving from high above to catch fish for their young in the spring. Other waterfowl that can be easily spotted include Northern Shovelers, Mergansers, Teal, Great Blue Heron, and Egrets.

Patrons enjoy activities such as picnicking and using the various game courts and fields. The lake attracts trail walking, fishing and non-motorized boating. The 7.6 miles of trails throughout the park are available for hiking, walking, biking, horseback riding, nature observation and weather permitting, cross-country skiing.

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• Anynomous

  06 May 2019

  Photo courtesy of Tom Crawford.

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• Anynomous

  05 May 2019

  Although the weather was iffy yesterday, 50 volunteers showed up, ready to take on whatever tasks we had in mind. From painting our cannons, to raking playground mulch in our 5-12 playground area, they were ready to work. Thank you to all volunteers who attended this year's I Love My Park Day! #lovenyparks

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• Anynomous

  30 April 2019

  Planning a trip to our park? Here are the prices you can expect to pay for our activities & when those fees are in effect.

  Please message us with any questions.

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• Anynomous

  19 April 2019

  Dog Run Question:

  If we created a Pet Memorial Bench Program for this project, would you be willing to donate a bench to our dog run? If so, how much would you be willing to donate for a good bench & plaque in memory of your pet?

  If we had a few benches purchased with spots for plaques (4 per bench), would you donate to have your name added to the bench (knowing that others would also have their plaques on the same bench)? If so, how much would you donate to have a high-quality plaque added to a bench?

  Thank you!

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• Anynomous

  15 April 2019

  Did you visit the bunny at our Spring Egg Hunt yesterday? Let's see some pictures!

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• Anynomous

  13 April 2019

  **Update*** We were able to collect $356.00 in donations!

  If you have been looking for the right time to donate to our park’s Natural Heritage Trust, today is the perfect opportunity during our Spring Egg Hunt! All $1, $5 and $10 donations receive a free gift! We are here until 2pm in front of the boat dock :-)

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• Anynomous

  13 April 2019

  The rain should be clearing soon. The event will still take place. See you at noon!

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• Anynomous

  06 April 2019

  Don't forget to stop by today from 10am-4pm for our Family Freshwater Fishing Festival!

  There is an $8.00 parking fee (unless you have an Empire Passport Card).

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• Anynomous

  02 April 2019

  Don't forget to visit us on April 6th during our Family Freshwater Fishing Festival.

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• Anynomous

  01 April 2019

  At 8am, park staff received a call from our sister park, Brentwood State Park, about a Great Horned Owl that was entangled in one of the soccer goal nets.

  Park police and park staff headed over to the facility to help, and with extreme caution, the Great Horned Owl was safely cut loose by Park Police without injury to it or them (the soccer goal wasn't as fortunate).

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• Anynomous

  31 March 2019

  Time is running out to get a $10 discount for EPP renewals online only. After March 31, renewals will only be discounted at $75.00.

  All other EPP purchases will be $80.00.

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• Anynomous

  27 March 2019

  Just a few of the new exercise stations in our side trails at Belmont Lake State Park. Now you can enjoy exercise stations alongside our August Road trails!

  We also plan on restoring our other exercise stations by clearing debris and re-painting in the coming months.

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