Smith Point beach County Park demo route
A short demonstration route at Smith Point Beach County Park, Suffolk County NY
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18 John Dooley Way at at Smith Point Beach Parking Lot
leaving waypoint to use western parking lot tunnel to get to foot court and beach
arrived at start of Smith Point Beach Trail Route to beach. proceed with caution, Use your O&M skills, travel with others, Be careful and cautious but enjoy your trip to the beach
Waypoint 2, through tunnel to main building and beach front
leaving point 1 for point 2 which entails going under the highway through a tunnel, Take your time, be careful for success is what counts. Care going through the tunnel under Fire Island beach Road is required to get to the beach
arrived point 2 , west of the main beach building and food vendor..what do you hear now that is different from when you were in the parking lot?
Waypoint 3 steps leading to beach
leaving point 2 for point 3-beach hut where wash rooms and food are located, steps in front of the beach hut lead down to the beach, be careful, O & M skills and listening all a priority
arrived point 3, steps in front of the main beach building and food concession...take care descending the steps to the beach and ocean....I recommend taking off your shoes prior to entering the water of the Atlantic ocean
Waypoint 4 TWA 800 flight memorial
leaving the steps in front of the beach hut for point 4, located near the TWA 800 flight memorial-a crash in 1964, bound for Rome Italy. All passengers died off of Long Island close to the beach in the Atlantic. The memorial remembers the bravery of both flight crew and passengers
Arrived point 4, take a few minutes to reflect and remember those who died....Truly every day is a gift to the loving
Waypoint 5, South of the east beach tunnel
leaving point 4 and the memorial, you head north-northeast to the south entrance to the western tunnel leading back to the parking lot. Take your time as you say goodbye to the park , beach and Atlantic. It has been a most enjoyable trek
Waypoint 6, east end of parking lot
You are leaving point 5 for 6 which takes you under the Fire Island beach Road back to the parking lot....keep up the great work
arrived point 6, make a left and finish strong to the end and point 7, it is a straight walk to point 7
Waypoint 7 finish Smith Point beach county park-trail route
leaving point 6 heading east to finish at the other end of the parking lot , east end. the walk is straight
arrived point 7, finish, congratulations! you went through 2 tunnels, dipped your toes in the mighty atlantic, maybe had some Italian Ice or ice cream, and am ready to head home to finish the day....Bravo