Hoyt Farm Park

Free concerts and movies in the summer. Parking for residents only but plenty of street parking. Ponds, trails, playground, nature center and cute animals.

Great place to have a picnic or a BBQ. Lots of things for the kids to do!

Given that Hoyt Farm Nature Preserve is exclusively for Smithtown residents (& Empire pass folks) in months that don’t have an ‘r’ in them (well, from MDW-​LDW), I’d never stepped foot inside ’til recently. I virtually jogged over from work on a brisk autumn day to find the place jampacked with families galore. Kiddies occupied the playground, spilling out from the SUVs that’d taken over the parking lot at the entrance. There’s a bandstand of sorts and a nice bit of open land, buttressed by some gentle hills and barn-​like structures. A refreshing change of pace, a lunchtime respite near the NSP, I’d consider a return to HFP for certain.
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this place is great. you have a choice of things to do there. They have 2 playgrounds, one in sand and the other on that rubber surface. they also have sprinklers on in the playground with the rubber ground.
they have a covered area to have a picnic lunch or you could eat in the large field.
they have public restrooms, which are not the cleanest, but they would do. I don’t remember seeing a changing table in them though.
then up the hill they have a farm area. They have chickens, goats, a cow, and a pig. They ask that you don’t feed them bread though. You can feed them carrots or vegetables from home. Up in that area you can also pick up the green belt trails. They also have an area where you bring the kids and it has a tepee they can play in.
In the summer they even do concerts on the big lawn. The best one IMO to see is Big Shot the Billy Joel tribute band, they are excellent. People come very early for this one and parking is very limited. I believe they have other concerts there too.
To enter the park you have to be a town of smithtown resident and have a valid sticker on your car. If you are not a town of smithtown resident, you can pay a fee to enter for the day. Parking is very limited. They have recently made the playground more handicap available, as well as offering handicapped parking spots very close to the playground.

Cute place for a picnic on a nice day. There’s a huge field and an awning with picnic tables under it. There are also barbeques and a playground for the kids. If you venture into the woods a little ways, there a minature game farm as well.