Later big parking fields and a modern bridge and roadway for automobiles were built. A man made dam separates the park's brackish creek and marshes from the tidal flats. The tidal flats and east end of the park terminate at the mouth -of the Nissequogue River. South of the creek and tidal flats are man7 acres of undeveloped and heavily wooded rolhng hills. This wide range in topography allows a wide range of flora and fauna.
Abird checklist is available at the park office.
The northern starting point of the Suffolk county Greenbelt Trail begins with the wooden footbridge over the creek. Directions 46 miles from Manhattan on the Northern end of Sunken Meadow Parkway.