Bethpage+Park

Bethpage State Park
Bethpage State Park is best known for its five world-class golf courses, including the world-renowned Black Course which was the site of the U.S. Open Championship in 2002 and will again host the U.S. Open in 2009. Visitors also flock to the park to use the park's picnic facilities, playing fields, tennis courts, bridle paths, hiking and biking trails and cross-county skiing trails. Bethpage State Park houses a restaurant and catering facilities, a Golf Pro Shop and driving range. The park also has a handicap accessible polo field. Matches are played every Sunday from June through October. || 99 Quaker Meetinghouse Rd. Farmingdale, NY 11735-1829 516-249-0701 1,475 acres. 5 18-hole courses (including the famed Black Course, host of the 2002 and 2009 U.S. Open Championship), restaurant and bar, softball fields, basketball courts, bocceball, horse shoes, volleyball, polo field (permit required; Sun. polo games), handicapped accessible playground, bridle paths (5.5 miles), stables (rentals), bike paths (2.5 miles), 5-mile stretch of the Greenbelt Trail, hiking, picnic area, two picnic pavilions (permit required), 8 clay tennis courts (fee), 4 all-weather courts (fee), golf pro shop, driving range
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Upcoming Events
Open End [|Beginner's Mountain Bike Ride] Ride sponsored by Concerned Long Island Mountain Bicyclists (C.L.I.M.B.); meet in at the grass island in the picnic area parking lot. Rides are conducted at 9 a.m. the first Saturday of the month;helmets and eye protection required Nov. 15 [|Sue's Singles Tennis Party] Taking place at the Bethpage Park Tennis Center, 2-3 hours of tennis

Website
[|http://nysparks.state.ny.us/parks/info.asp?parkID=67]

Directions
LIE Exit 44S (Route 135) south to Powell Avenue, east to park

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Visit the Bethpage State Park's Polo Grounds on Sunday afternoons in the Summer. Matches generally start at 12:00 noon.

Be sure to bring your camera!!

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