Sunken Meadow State Park
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox park Sunken Meadow State Park, also known as Governor Alfred E. Smith State Park, is a Template:Convert state park<ref name=RIoG_PS/> located in the Town of Smithtown in Suffolk County, New York on the north shore of Long Island. The park, accessible via the Sunken Meadow State Parkway, contains the 27-hole Sunken Meadow State Park Golf Course.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Park description
Sunken Meadow State Park is open year-round from sunrise to sunset. The park's features include Template:Convert of beaches on the Long Island Sound, a Template:Convert boardwalk, Template:Convert of hiking trails, and facilities for biking, horseback riding, watersports, and general recreation. Playgrounds, softball fields, and soccer fields are also available at the park.<ref name=NYSP_infoPacket>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> A wedding and event facility known as "The Pavilion" is available during the summer.
The Sunken Meadow State Park Golf Course features 27 holes that may be played as either nine or 18 holes, in addition to a driving range and putting green. The first two nine-hole courses, Red and Green, were built in 1962, followed by the Blue Course in 1964. All three courses were designed by Alfred Tull. A bar and snack food restaurant near the course is available and open to the public.<ref name=NYSP_main/>
The park's grounds are used as a venue for cross country running, and host competitions for cross country teams from local high schools and runners' clubs. The five-kilometer course, featuring the deliberately named "Cardiac Hill", is regarded as one of the most difficult cross country courses in the US.<ref name=Dyestat>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
The Template:Convert Long Island Greenbelt Trail connects Sunken Meadow State Park with Heckscher State Park.
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- New York State Parks: Governor Alfred E. Smith/Sunken Meadow State Park
- Long Island's Favorite Running Locations: Sunken Meadow State Park
- New York-New Jersey Trail Conference: Sunken Meadow State Park