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South Fork · Montauk

Big Reed Pond Trail (Theodore Roosevelt County Park)

1.5 miles · Easy · Dirt · Suffolk County

The walk

Big Reed Pond on the Indian Fields nature trail in Montauk, its open water fringed by salt marsh grass under summer scrub oak.
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Quiet loop around a freshwater pond on the Montauk moors. Beavers, wood ducks, and a stand of hardwoods that burn gold in October. Part of the county's Third House Nature Center complex.

Access & parking

NY-27 into Theodore Roosevelt County Park; signs for Third House Nature Center.

Parking: Theodore Roosevelt County Park lot on NY-27, $10 day-use in summer for nonresidents.

What to bring

  • Water
  • Binoculars

Plan the visit

  • Best season: spring fall
  • Dogs: Allowed
  • Bikes: Not allowed
  • Features: Freshwater, Woodland

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