State park
Heckscher State Park
The park entrance is 0.7 miles from Great River. Day use costs Vehicle use fee typically $6–$10 (varies by park/season). Hours: Sunrise to sunset. Heckscher State Park is a state park in Suffolk County, New York.
Heckscher State Park map
Heckscher State Park boundary from USGS PAD-US or the managing agency, simplified for display. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.
Fire restrictions
Fire restriction orders for this unit are not tracked here yet. Restrictions change with the season, so check the current orders before any campfire, stove or target shooting.
Common questions
- Entry to Heckscher State Park costs Vehicle use fee typically $6–$10 (varies by park/season). Hours: Sunrise to sunset.
- Heckscher State Park is 0.7 miles from Great River.
- Yes, dogs are allowed at Heckscher State Park.
- Yes, Great River is open to swimming at Heckscher State Park.
Before you go
Heckscher State Park is 0.7 miles from Great River.
- Showers available
Trails
- The Long Island Greenbelt Trail Named in Wikipedia park article
What to see
- State park Designation in agency park name
Swimming
- Great River
Public lands next to Heckscher State Park
- State parkBayard Cutting Arboretum State Park is 0.7 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
- National wildlife refugeSeatuck National Wildlife Refuge is 0.9 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
- State parkConnetquot River State Park Preserve is 2 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
- National Park Service unitFire Island National Seashore, a National Park Service unit, is 2.5 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
- National wildlife refugeWertheim National Wildlife Refuge is 2.7 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
Measured between the units' boundaries as mapped in USGS PAD-US. Distances are straight line, not driving.
- parks.ny.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- en.wikipedia.org (accessed 2026-09-30)
- en.wikipedia.org (accessed 2026-09-30)
- www2.census.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- parks.ny.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- newyorkstateparks.reserveamerica.com (accessed 2026-09-30)
- parks.ny.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- parks.ny.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)