FOR
EARLY ARRIVALS: PLACES TO EXPLORE ON YOUR OWN
Those arriving early
on Friday from the west and north will pass many of these places on the
way to the Outing. Travel distances are from outing headquarters in
Ronkonkoma.
- Fly-fish for monster
trout on the Connetquot River, Oakdale, NY, (631) 581-1005. Call park
ranger for details and fee. Travel: 7 miles. $6 or Empire Pass.
- Explore Bayard
Cutting Arboretum, Oakdale, NY, (516) 581-1002. $6.00 or Empire Pass.
Travel: 7 mi.
- Visit the Long Island
Maritime Museum, West Sayville, NY, (631) 854-4974. Travel: 7 miles.
- Explore Fire Island
National Seashore, including William Floyd Estate. Patchogue, NY, (631)
289-4810. Travel: 12 miles. Free.
- Visit Heckscher State
Park to hike or swim, East Islip, NY, (631) 581-2100. Travel: 12 miles.
$6 or Empire Pass.
- Visit the Art Museum,
the Margaret Blackwell History Museum or the Carriage House Museum at
Stony Brook, NY, (631) 751-0066. Travel: 14 miles. $6.
- Hike or swim at
Sunken Meadow State Park, Kings Park, NY, (631) 269-4333. Travel: 17
miles. $8 or Empire Pass.
- Explore Robert Moses
State Park for Fire Island lighthouse tours, swimming and pitch &
putt golf. Babylon, NY, (631) 669-0470. Travel: 19 miles. $8 or Empire
Pass.
- Explore Captree State
Park, a fishermen’s and picnickers paradise. Babylon, NY, (631)
669-0449. Travel: 19 miles. $6 or Empire Pass.
- Explore Jones Beach
State Park, the classic oceanfront destination. Wantagh, NY, (516)
785-1600. Travel: 27 miles. $8 or Empire Pass.
- Visit Sagamore Hill
National Historic Site, home of Teddy Roosevelt. Oyster Bay, NY, (516)
922-4788. Travel: 29 miles. Fee: $5.
- Visit the Cradle of
Aviation Museum, Garden City, NY, (516) 572-4111. Travel: 31 miles. $9
per person.
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