Sunken Meadow State Park
Sunken Meadow State Park Beach via East Field 3 Road
2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min
Sunken Meadow State Park Beach via East Field 3 Road is a 2-mile out-and-back in Sunken Meadow State Park near Kings Park, NY. The route reaches Sunken Meadow State Park Beach at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sunken Meadow State Park Beach via East Field 3 Road
2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min
Elevation 5–26 ft
Out & Back · Sunken Meadow State Park
Trailhead: 40.91112, -73.25759
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:25 AM · sunset 7:21 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto East Field 3 Road, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Long Island Greenbelt Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miReach Sunken Meadow State Park Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto East Field 3 Road, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 200 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 7:21 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Kings Park Bluff Boulder–Sunken Meadow State Park Beach, 3 beaches 2.8 mi · ▲ 200 ft
- Nissequogue River–Short Beach, 5 beaches 5 mi · ▲ 236 ft
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