QUICK TRAIL FACTS
- Preserve Size: 100 acres
- Trail Mileage: 1.5 miles in network
- Pets: yes
- Difficulty: easy
- Sights: sandy beach, Long Pond, wetland, black gum trees
This is a small (about 100 acres) but beautiful park, with about 1.5-miles of accessible walking trails behind the beach that includes access to Long Pond with its own teensy beach! You’ll also find boardwalks that bring you through interesting wetlands with black gum, or tupelo, trees.
You may continue your explorations by going through a culvert under Seaside Ave. to the long, sandy Ferry Beach, where you can go all the way to Camp Ellis or Old Orchard Beach.
All of the off-road trails are packed dirt and gravel—well-made and well maintained. There is just one tiny leg off the Greenbriar Trail that isn’t—it goes to a secret picnic table in the woods.
Dogs are allowed, but not on the beach from April 1st through September 30th.
Directions: The park entrance is located on Bayview Road, just about 0.3 miles in either direction from Route 9. When the gate is open, you can travel down the park drive to a big parking area. Otherwise, you can park at the roadside gate.
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