Bethpage State Park
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Bethpage State Park
Location:East on the Long Island Expressway (Route 495) to Exit 44S, then south on the Seaford/Oyster Bay Expressway (Rout 135) to Powell Avenue Exit 8 and east to the park.
Facilities:5 18-hole golf courses (@ di), driving range, pro shop, restaurant (é), picnic areas (é), playgrounds (é), playing fields, tennis courts, hiking and biking (é) trails, nature trail, bridle path, cross-country skiing trails, showers (é).
Activities:Golf, tennis, hiking, bicycling, horseback riding, cross-country skiing, sledding, recreation programs.
Special Features:Park is best known for its 5 world-class golf courses, including the Black Course, which hosted the US Open in 2002 and will again in 2009. Park also has a polo field where matches are played on Sundays from June through October.
Address:Bethpage Pkwy
Farmingdale, NY 11735
Phone:516-249-0701
Web: nysparks.state.ny.us/parks/info.asp?parkId=67
Size: 1,477 acres.
See other parks in New York.
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