HECKSCHER STATE PARK

''For the nationally historic local park in Huntington, New York, see Heckscher Park (Huntington, New York).''
'Hecksher State Park' is a park on the shore of the Great South Bay at East Islip in Suffolk County, New York, USA. The park was 1,469 acres that was once the 19th century estate of George C. Taylor. Islip's founder, William Nicoll, originally built his estate on this property. The park was donated to the State of New York by the affluent August Heckscher who is believed to have purchased it from the Taylor family.
Heckscher offers a beach, picnic tables with pavilions, a playground and playing fields, recreation programs, hiking and biking, fishing, a campground with tent and trailer sites, cross-country skiing, a boat launch, and a food concession.

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List of New York state parks

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New York State Parks: Heckscher State Park

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