West Hills County Park

Great for trail walking, but a bad place to run. Paths are too rough and trails aren't straight. There's a path that just leaves the park and ends up on the parkway ramp. Very odd.

Was visiting a boy scout troop I was in Yeats ago for their holiday dinner and boy did seeing this place bring back great memories. Between hikes, campfires, manhunt, football, Frisbee, and plenty of other fun and sometimes unsafe activities but it all came right back when we went for a nice walk around. If only I could be a kid again or better yet forever.

Beautiful dog park here! A lot of dogs and their owners. Not much of a park for children though.

West Hill County Park consists of three (two, really) sections: WHCP-West and WHCP-East separated by Sweet Hollow road. Both West and East sections have their parking lots. West parking is located off Highhold Dr. (40.813286, -73.437325), and this is a parking lot and official entrance as believed by map.
The East Parking is located at (40.801256, -73.421759) off Sweet Hollow road. map shows this as a turn to gravel road (Ridge dr). There is a large parking lot there, restrooms, several picnic areas, and a dog park. There are trails connecting East and west sections. To the South of West Hill County Park, separated by the Northern Parkway, there is West Hills Nature preserve. The only access to this area I am aware of is a small roadside parking (3-4 cars) at 40.795993, -73.421430 near the West Hill Preserve trailhead. We hiked both section. This East section is where Jaynes hill is – the highest point on Long Island. There are multiple trail some for people, some shared with horses, so watch where you are stepping:) Trails are well marked and maintained. We did not follow a specific trail but walked along a long loop along the edges of the park. The entire trip was just under 4 miles, given our wandering here and there. You can shorten it as there are many parallel trails that allow to cut this loop. If you add the Western section you can easily create a 7-9 mile "loop".
The Western Section was disappointing.large section of WHCP-West is occupied by the youth camping ground that is apparently used by the scouts. It is fairly beaten down, with a bunch of wooden shelters and countless signs of intense human activity. This part is neither beautiful nor interesting. The return trail goes along Northern State parkway, which is noisy and messy. The only interesting part of the trail is the northern section from the end of the Mt. Misery Road to an abandoned parking lot at Gwynnne Road with crossing to the WHCP-East

Nice place to let my dog run around with other dogs. Sne needs to run around and socialize with other dogs.

This is my father's Park in Long Island for two reasons because of the beauty of the place and I love poetry so whenever I need an inspiration I stop by for a walk or stop or visit the museum I can ride some lines and I love this place because it's a delighting natural environment to relax meditate or spend some time with yourself and your family your name it please stop by your love it.

Nice hike. We did get to the "summit. " It appeared at one point there might have been some information, but nothing there, would have liked to have gotten more info. Note to others, there was little brush, given the season, and I got a tick bite (first time, on the knee and I was wearing long pants), so once the trees and brush are full, definitely be sure to don spray and thoroughly check yourself before heading home, especially if you opt to wear shorts. Check your pets as well.

Nice clean walking trails. Easy to follow. Great location. Some areas were muddy, waterproof hiking shoes recommended.