Summer, fall, winter, or spring there are some outstanding walks, nature trails and beaches to visit outdoors in The Hamptons in New York State. Find out what to discover, where to find the trails, reserves and beaches and why nature has made them so beautiful to explore no matter what season you visit the South Fork in Long Island, USA.
We first went to the wrong car park at Camp Hero in Montauk, but we didn’t know it. In front of us was a bluff with a warning to keep back 25 feet as it was undermined. To our east was the Montauk Point Lighthouse and to the west at the top of the hill […]
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There’s a boardwalk on Munn Point where wild birds find haven. A nature preserve on the bay side of a beach strip known as Billionaire’s Lane. While tycoons land at the helipad at the end of Meadow Lane, migrating birds soar in on their own wings. They have no need of 20 to 40 million
Munn Point boardwalk on Billionaire’s Lane. Read More »
If I had to choose the best place to visit with kids in the Hamptons it would be SoFo … SoFo – the South Fork Natural History Museum and Nature Center. Why? Here are my reasons why this is such a special place for children: Outdoors wild life Last week we even went there twice. We
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Where the glaciers once stopped are ocean bluffs in a place called Shadmoor. Near Montauk. A nature preserve named after the Shadbush. In 1898 over 21,000 soldiers were brought to Camp Wikoff – which was part of this land – to prevent the spread of yellow fever and tropical diseases at the end of the Spanish-American War. Now there’s a running
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A walk through a forest is magical for kids when they’re nature detectives. And an amazing setting for these young detectives are the nature trails in the Hamptons, Long Island, with their incredible diversity of natural habitats. I’ve included a printable spotter sheet with 10 plants for kids to search for and identify on a
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Looking at this view of Albert’s Landing Beach on a rainy day you may not think of the days of The Great Gatsby. The Roaring Twenties. Parties at mansion estates in Long Island. Soon children will be playing and swimming on this bay beach in Amagansett. A family-friendly beach on Gardiner’s Bay where the water is
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