Brentwood State Park Explained

Brentwood State Park
Map:New York#USA
Coords:40.7898°N -73.2719°W
Type:State park
Location:375 Crooked Hill Road
Brentwood, New York[1]
Area:52acres[2]
Created:[3]
Operator:New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
Visitation Num:750,886
Visitation Year:2020
Visitation Ref:[4]
Open:All year
Website:Brentwood State Park

Brentwood State Park is a 52acres state park and athletic field complex located in the hamlet of Brentwood in Suffolk County, New York, United States.

History

Brentwood State Park occupies land that was once part of the Pilgrim Psychiatric Center. As that facility underwent downsizing in the late 1990s and early 2000s, a 460acres portion of the property was purchased for redevelopment as residential and business space. The developer transferred 52acres to the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation to be converted into athletic fields.[3]

The park initially opened to the public in 2003. However, the majority of the athletic fields and other facility improvements were not completed until 2009, after $15 million in improvements were made to the property.[3]

Park description

Brentwood State Park features eight artificial turf soccer fields and two artificial turf baseball fields. The two entrances to the park are on Crooked Hill Road (Suffolk CR 13) and Community College Drive (Suffolk CR 106). The park also features a maintenance building including a concession stand and restrooms.[5] A playground was scheduled for completion in 2013.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Brentwood State Park . NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation . April 9, 2016.
  2. Book: 2014 New York State Statistical Yearbook . The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government . 2014 . Section O: Environmental Conservation and Recreation, Table O-9 . 671 . April 9, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150916082616/http://www.rockinst.org/nys_statistics/2014/2014_Yearbook_Section_O.pdf# . 2015-09-16 . dead .
  3. Web site: Brentwood State Park Athletic Field Complex opens . Newsday . September 25, 2009 . Cioffi, Lauren . June 3, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150604124708/https://www.newsday.com/long-island/suffolk/brentwood-state-park-athletic-field-complex-opens-1.1476225 . June 4, 2015.
  4. Web site: State Park Annual Attendance Figures by Facility: Beginning 2003 . Data.ny.gov . March 23, 2021.
  5. Web site: Brentwood State Park Athletic Field Complex Celebrates Official Opening . September 25, 2009 . NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation . June 3, 2015.