Sands Point Preserve - Sands Point, New York

Madeline J.

Beautiful park, well worth the price of admission. I love birdwatching here. A fantastic place to bring kids for an afternoon hike. They have a playground, a small beach (no swimming! It’s a nature preserve) and a 19th century mansion with an imitation castle-gatehouse. Really lovely gardens and a view of New Rochelle and the Connecticut coastline. Dog friendly, but make sure to follow leash laws.

Karen O.

Beautiful scenic preserve . We visited and there was a dog costuming event taking place, and we didn't feel welcomed by the other visitors, but still managed to enjoy the views and scenery. We had hoped to go on one of the tours they offer, but it had been canceled that day. We paid $15 to get in, there's plenty of parking, but not much to do other than walk around and observe nature. They have a self guided bird watching tour as well, but we didn't stay to do it. If ever I go back, I'd be equipped with a blanket and a picnic spread. There's a lovely view of the long island sound.

Marcelo

First of all, its a PET FRIENDLY place!!!
Huge plus!
Beautiful place, clean, peaceful… well maintained!
There is benches and tables all over the place, so you can have a good picnic and enjoy nature.
Its so beautiful that looks like an oil painting at some point!
Beautiful garden!
You can hike, you can swim, even tho there is a few seaweeds…
Perfect place to enjoy yourself and find peace with you and with mother nature !!

Anna ?.

One of my family’s favorite parks. Such a beautiful scenery. They even have a playground on the grounds, access to the beach, hiking, and a cute lake. Great location for taking professional photos as well! So many nice spots. And so many memories made here.

Phil P.

The Sands Point Preserve is a beautiful castle in Sands Point, part of Port Washington, on Long Island. It is a huge estate that overlooks the water with stunning gardens. There are great family friendly events throughout the year hosted at the preserve.

The large American estate was built for Howard Gould and completed for Daniel Guggenheim in 1912. It is on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. The grounds contain two castle-like buildings; Hempstead House is the main house, and a smaller house is known as Castle Gould.

Highly recommend coming here for a day to enjoy the castle and the grounds in all of their glory!

PS - the grounds are pet friendly with plenty of easy parking!

Joohee S.

I've visited this place several times, and it's a place I want to come again. It's so nice to take a walk. It's quiet and healing. The sound of birds, the sound of waves, the sound of water flowing. It's good for walking with your pet dog. It's also good to take a walk with children. There is also a children's playground. I paid $15 at the entrance. I couldn't get into the mansion. I'm not sure if it's not open after the pandemic.

Lewis S.

Good place to explore hiking trails. There's some very nice greenery. You can walk down to the Long Island sound. There's a rocky beach that you can fish off of, but there is no swimming. There are ample tables for picnicking but you may have to reserve them. I went on Father's Day with my daughters and it was chill and we got a table without a reservation. This place is also known as sands point preserve. 15 bucks to bring your car in and park. There's a food truck and some vending machines. (Dog friendly)

James C.

Very nice little spot in port wash, took my mom here for Mother’s Day for a brisk walk on the trails entrance is $15 per car and $4 per walk in, depending how you enter. 4 and over def worth the car. You drive right into a nice lot in the middle of the preserve, plenty of parking when we went, well organized and clean. You get out and you can go to multiple different trails, they’re all very very easy hence why I chose to bring my mom. The trails are pretty scenic, nothing breathtaking but super pleasant to the eyes nonetheless, it’s actually quite large the entire preserve. We didn’t explore everything but we went to the mansion and rose garden then looped around 2 trails and called it a day. Not TOO much to do, but for a nice day out in the sun, do a little picnic, this place isn’t too shabby. Bathrooms are clean, just very old. Oh and bring a little rope or some string, there’s a wishing bridge.. we didn’t know. Enjoy!