Shadmoor State Park

The 99-acre Shadmoor State Park, located one quarter-mile east of Montauk Village, features more than 2,400 feet of ocean beach accessed by two stairways. The park, named for its open, rolling geography and the shadbush that grows there, also has bluffs, freshwater wetlands that are part of the preserve, hiking trails and elevated platforms ideal for birdwatching and enjoying the shoreline views. Visitors may picnic and saltwater fish.The park’s foliage includes black cherry trees and clustersof the rare and federally-endangered sand plain gerardia plant. Of historical note, two concrete bunkers, erected during World War II and once equipped with artillery guns to protect the coast from enemy invasion, remain on the property. Shadmoor does not charge for parking. Horseback riding(with permit); stables nearby.