Walking Dunes Trail (Napeague State Park)

The walk

The famous migrating parabolic dunes on Napeague. Climb a 40-foot sand wall, walk the cranberry bog, pass the phantom forest where the advancing dune is slowly burying a stand of pitch pines. Best at low sun.

Access & parking

NY-27 to Napeague Harbor Road (north side, between Amagansett and Montauk). Drive to the end.

Parking: Small dirt lot at the end of Napeague Harbor Road.

What to bring

• Water
• Shoes that handle sand
• Sun hat

Plan the visit

• Best season: fall winter
• Dogs: Allowed
• Bikes: Not allowed
• Features: Dunes, Bay view, Woodland

Sources

• NY State Parks — Napeague