VALLEY STREAM STATE PARK
Southern State Parkway, Valley Stream, NY
97 acres

18 miles from Manhattan on Southern State Parkway within the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County.

Facilities:

Picnic areas with table, fireplaces and grills, children's play areas, softball fields, basketball courts, horseshoe and bocci ball courts, volleyball, exercise trail and two nature trails.
Smallest of the Island's state parks with 97 acres, Valley Stream centers on ball fields, play grounds and picnic areas. Arts and crafts, children's shows, environmental education programs July-Aug. Cross-country ski clinic.