Met up with my work team for a social distancing gathering. It was a nice place with plenty of room and picnic tables. Removed from the highway noises and well kept. A short distance from 110 and Walt Whitman mall.. There is also a horse training center along the same road. There is a public bathroom and dog park. I would recommend this park.

Clean public restroom, dog run, stables. We hiked with our dogs, on leash , on the gorgeous, well maintained trails. Everyone we encountered was polite and friendly & socially distancing.

Great dog park for both large and small dogs. Easy to find the large dog park. The small dog park is harder to find.

Such a beautiful place to go with your family. My babydog loves it ️ definitely coming back soon!

Interesting place. I parked where the dog park is and there was a horse barn next to it. I had no idea where to find the trail heads. I used my Google maps to help get around everywhere. The trails were mostly good. There were some wet and muddy spots but overall decent footing. Some spots had bad footing. I would say its a good walking trail and I was running it. I wish they did different colored loops around the trails. There were a lot of ways to go and I had to keep stopping to make sure I wasnt going to get lost. If I could just follow a loop that would have been easier.

Beautiful and serene woods. I wish the trails were marked or color coded, the loops were confusing for a first timer. Will check out the dog run next time.

Decent park with manicured paths for you to walkSereneDog parkTrails are wide enough for passers byOnly issue are that trails are not well marked and mini trails intersect frequently so you keep returning to the loop

Its truly one of the most preserved places on Long island at the West most end of Suffolk county. It reminds me how all of Long island used to be very rural theres even deer that roam free in the neighborhood.

Wherever I come back to Long Island I make it a point to visit and go running on the trails. Such a beautiful place to be no matter the time of the year!

Pretty nice place to go hiking lots of small hills and trails

Doof run nice but very cro and people dont control the dogs

One of my favorite hikes. The paths could be better blazed, but still a beautiful park to hike.

Very wooded trail .nice day

This place is awesome! Im from out of town and was looking for a good place to excercise my standard poodle. The people were very nice and the other dogs were very well behaved. We went during the week in the morning, there were about a dozen or so other dogs.There is a charge during the weekends and holidays at peak season memorial day to labor day. But not during the week day.There is a water fountain, and a small wooded area.I have to say Im very impressed.

Wooded hills with quite a few hiking and horse trails

Love taking you walks there with my grandchildren

Like u were upstate.....no where near the insanity that is mainly on Long Island!..

Great hiking and theres a dog park

Small park. It was pretty clean. Nice little forest. It has the highest point on L.I. (401ft). Would be 5 if the major pot holes were fixed. Trail map and park are little confusing the first but its easy to figure out. Dog park is awesome! They have water, toys, and poop bags. Picnic area is nice too

Nice place to chill out

Out of this world while still local. Great place to get away for a little break.

Had to kill time with my Golden Retriever so looked for a place to take her. HUGE dog park. She doesn’t normally go to them but this was the largest run I’ve seen. Lots of space, friendly people and dogs

Easy to see right off of Sweet Hollow Road servicing Melville and the adjoining areas of Suffolk County. Plenty of parking and a wheelchair accessible entrance. Great for families. Fenced in areas all around the park. Highly recommended. Public Restrooms. Nice staff. We will definitely be going back.

Beautiful park.

Its not crowded.

Nice park with good space for dog to run around. Theres a water fountain on the site for them. There is seating available while you let your dog play nad socialize.

Great selection of goods

Wonderful wooded park - also has an excellent large dog (over 25 lbs) park.

A local place to walk in woods and fields, secluded from all of the commerce and development that surrounds it. And WHCP is a gem for youth group camping.

I like this park. It is manageable and has been great so far.

Great place my dog loves it. Huge open area with tons of room to run and all fenced in. The only down side is the mass mud so bring boots. Mainly the four stars is because i got bit by someone elses dog badly and had to go to hospital from trying to help prevent a dog fight as i was the only one near and the dogs owner was yelling for help. If your dog cannot take a little wrestling match with another large dog and throws a temper tantrum and bites he will get bit back so train your dogs and do not bring them if they cannot play nice.

Never knew the park while passing by everyday on the Northern Parkway. Take a walk along the trail its nice and quiet. Walk into this hidden forest. Oh it also has a dog park too!

Big dog run is great for our golden retriever!

Went for a nice hike here. Scenic views. Popular horse trails, and Jaynes hill is the highest point on LI.

Great hiking

Its very nice and secluded.

Great for dogs but some people do not respect that the park is separated, they have a park for small dogs and also one for larger dogs but people like to bring small dogs to the large dog park and vice versa.

Confusing on where the hike starts. Didnt find any signs.

Parked at dog run on sweethollow rd and hiked perimeter loop up to janes hill. Blue markers a little difficult to see. Trail blocked by fencing on way back by equestrian center. Bathrooms at parking lot locked on a Saturday afternoon. Most of trail shared by horses making it difficult walking. Loose sandy soil and poop piles.

Dog ParkVisited recently to check out the Dog Park for my Pitty - area is huge - ridiculously huge - be sure to bring your own bags to clean up after your friend - could use more seating and watering spots but overall a nice park... Be sure to have your dog on anti-flea & tick though - and check yourself thoroughly before you leave and when you get home - the surrounding area is dense foliage and trees and at high risk for these as well as mosquitoes... Be great if they had restrooms and fresh water for humans...

Beautiful place

My favorite local park, both for riding horses or just walking. A gem surrounded by garbage of highways & suburbia...nearly 1000 acres of woods & fields, beautiful. Love also how often I have it to myself.

Bathrooms not open

I loved West Hills Park, I worked there and was the Best experience in a job I ever had. Joe was my boss at the time. I loved everyone I worked there with, at that Park!They were the Best years of my life, best job, Best boss-Joe....I think retired now.... Loved all the guys in that Park....Great Park to hike... Cant say more, only wish Smithpoint park never got rid of me, my goal was to hopefully get more permanent work other than 3 plus year seasonal graduating full time to Smithpoint park.Thats a whole different ball game Park---- ughhhhhhhh.... Thank you Joe for having me and allowing me to work the 3 years in that beautiful Park and trusting me to do the great work that I did for the patrons at Sweet Hallow Hall.Sad thing, later: some monster burned the BEAUTIFUL building down. West Hills Park was the greatest Park to work for and awesome people that I had the Great pleasure of working with.Again, thank you Joe for allowing me to work there from 2002-2005 at the Best Park in Suffolk County!!!!!! ️️️️️️

Best for large dogs

This was a great golf course

West hills is an awesome place to hike! Lots of trails and even places to camp

Fun, big, fenced in dog park

Great place to hike with your dogs!

I havent made been able to make up my mind about this place. Ive HEARD some creepy stories about things that have taken place here. I guess that can happen anywhere, but I dont feel there are safety measures in place here.

This park has many many wonderful hiking trails and is great for an afternoon getaway from lifes noise and bustle. Also has a nice picnic area, playground, and a large dog run area.

Hmph. One of the entrances is closed. We used to enter the path from near the dog park, by the playground. There is some parking there. But we went this past weekend (June 2018) and its closed. Im guessing they havent had the resources to clean up downed trees. The dog parks are still open, lots of ppl w dogs.

Great place to hike

I like whats been done to make the trails more appealing. I am also glad there is a parking lot available. The trails are clean and wide.

Great place thats not too far from the 5 boroughs to get away and hike. Also very dog friendly

Wish I could recommend this park but unfortunately I cant for now. The wooded hiking is not large to begin with, but recently they put a fence going through the wooded area, making half of it unable to access, so you have to turn around halfway through and go back to your car. They said this was because of illegal dumping and they wont take the fence down for over a year.

One of the most beautiful parks, period. Acres of field and forest, all dog friendly. One of long island greatest assets.

Brought of dog here nice sized run with a lot of great dogs and friendly owners

Almost two acre fenced in area. Plenty of bench seating in sun or shade. Running water for dogs to drink. Always other dogs there to play with. Lots of parking. Hiking trails adjacent to dog run if you want to go off road.

This is a very pretty park

It is a beautiful park and a great place to take a long walk with your dog, but beware of the ticks.

Nice trails, very steep in some areas-great workout. Im always looking for trails that I can push a sport stroller through and these trails arent suitable for that.

Large leash free dog park with lots of trails

Great park has dog run and tons of boy & girl scouts

I was expecting more. This is a really small hiking trail, leading around the highest point on Long Island. But dont get excited, its the highest in terms of above sea level. Its not a high point in relation to whats around it. That can be a visual let down. Theres basically a rock and - as others have noted - a huge water tower for a view.But its much better maintained and marked than nearby Muttontown Preserve and this seems to be part of an (official? unofficial?) greenway linking a bunch of parks from midway in the island to the north shore. For that, way to go Suffolk County. Good on ya.And there are a few benches and picnic tables.We came in from the back way so we wouldnt have to pay for parking (were cheapos) and it was a decent way to spend a few hours on a weekend afternoon.

Trails need better markings, especially trying to find Janes Hill, Long Islands highest point

Love this park. Very big lots of nature

Nice park, dogs like it, unfortunately picnic grounds closed.

Beautiful ,clean large area for dogs to play, great hiking trail

Beautiful! Good place for astronomy nights and dogs

Easy to get to. many diverse trails. they have picnicking, horseback riding,a dog park and a small childrens playground. you can hike on either side of sweet hollow rd. the side opposite the main entrance will lead you too mount misery and all its spooky history. i have had my own encounters. the opposite side leads you to jaynes hill ( 401 ft above sea level) once considered the highest point on the island. there is also some nice scenic views. walt whitman wrote about this area in his poems. i spend alot of my free time here. i think you will enjoy it

Huge area for dogs to play !

Great workout

Very good dog park in the neighborhood

Great horseback riding

Wonderful for our scout group

Small but worthy type park experience!

Spooky

Nice and quiet up here

Dog park and hiking trails, just wish the trails were marked. Visit historic Jaynes Hill where Walt Whitman once stood.

Quiet, great for walks, fall will be beautiful.

Nice

Good place

Love this park beautiful

Nice trails

Scenic

Dog park was great

Last of the open space

Great Trails!

Great for hiking.

Great dog park

Watch for deer ticks

Nice park

Very nice hikes

Nice trails with some hills

Amazing trails