Hunter Island

Amazing woodsy nature trails give you many close encounters with friendly deer, white herons, owls, chipmunks, and gorgeous water views. Lots of people come to fish here. The trails are well maintained, some are even paved, have a few garbage cans 🗑

Really awesome area to hike with a part of #nativeamerican #history located on it (the grey mare). *For us we made it a quest to locate the grey mare and see all of the surrounding islands: twin, Russian, two hat 🎩 it was extremely fun. The rock formations are very unique so bring your camera & Make sure you wear your timberlands because the trail is very rocky & muddy.

Outstanding place to go hiking and nature exploring. The main trail makes a loop around the outer perimeter and always leads back towards the parking lot. Therefore difficult to get lost, but always found someone disoriented. Best not to hike alone, and in the summer, mosquitoes are dreadful. Again, spectacular especially for bird watching. Many woodpeckers, swallows, merganser, egrets, herons, hawks, ospreys and yes owls. (Even great Snowy Owls, but only in extreme cold winter time conditions.) Common for at least three species (of owls) saw-wets and long ear owls in the winter. And great-horned owls all year. Also one of the best known great-horned owl nest, the chicks (owlets) usually visible in February. And of course, the deer herds have grown tremendously. Many fawns, sometimes two at a time will approach you. Because they are babies, quite friendly and unafraid of humans. Therefore, please be extremely kind to them. Fortunately the male bucks are growing rather large, and will protect their herds. Henceforth, if you have a malicious heart, best to back away. Also always remember hunting is illegal in NYC. And there are always eyes watching you in this forest, seen and unseen. Here there be Dragons. Also, in the evenings/nights very small flying squirrels with large eyes. They are nocturnal. 👍👍👍

Beautiful place to relax next to the water or walk on to Kazimiroff Nature Trail enjoying nature and peacefulness. Well, until you come closer to the parking lot.

Amazing nature trail. Best to explore after Orchard Beach closes in the fall and parking becomes free. Especially spectacular during foliage season in October and early November. All year wonderful views on the Long Island Sound and various little islands.

Great local trail run for OCR runs. You can get at least 6 miles of loops, with decent elevation and down hill runs. MAJOR ISSUE... The mosquitoes are out and about during the months of June until September. The parks department does not stay on top of it as they should. Off peak beach Season, you do not have to pay to get the parking lot. I run in the morning, so because you are under shade and close to the water, if it's 70 outside, it's 50's in the trail. They is wild life there! I've seen multiple deers and fawns, Chipmunks and homeless people. They is also three entry points. One is by the parking lot, very small Avenue to find. Next is by the science center towards the end of the beach. Final is vehicle access close to the BBQ areas by the gravel. Happy Trails.

Most people just go to the beach just south of here, but this is a really just patch of forest with waterfront and little places to explore. There's a little island which you can walk to during low tide, and a walkway to another island. Get away from the crowded beach and explore here instead!

Amazing trails for cycling or just waking and exploring the nature. A lot of fishing spots here and there. I like these woods a lot more than the actual beach. A must visit place in NYC.