Mud Creek Dog Park

Pros: hidden gem, waterfront beach park, quiet and private.
Cons: lots of trash and glass, no fences to keep dogs out of street… so be careful if your dog wanders.

Beach front off leash dog park. What more could a dog ask for? There are never a lot of dogs here. The only issue is a broken up dock at the far end. There are spikes sticking up. Try to keep your dog away from there.

While the sign said closed the nesting birds were gone. I kept my dog leashed and we had a nice quiet time.

‘Closed.’ So we went on the beach instead and had a blast! No amenities. Carry-​in, carry-​out. Big pieces of glass. They weren’t sharp so I carried out what I found and recycled them. No garbage can bc 1. People would dump oil cans and other Inappropriately dumped items and 2. The county doesn’t want to spend time or money for garbage pickup.

This park used to be a sand piper reserve, strictly for birds. A few years ago, Brookhaven changed it to a dog park due to an increasing demand from the locals.
Since then, many a hound have trafficked here and explored and so on. It’s a good place to let your dog explore and meet the seldom other dogs there, but it is also hazardous to your dog.
Due to the increased popularity of Mud Creek park being open, more people have been going here as well. (&As they always have been) this has caused a dramatic increase in litter and trash piling up on the sand and in the trees.
Please, watch out for your kids and dogs! There is broken glass everywhere!
Also, please collect any garbage that you see and dispose of it properly! It is very important to keep the park safe for us, as well as the wildlife whom have originally lived there!
Aside from that, it is a good neutral ground for dogs to meet and sniff, and for people to go collect shells!
:) please be careful, and protect our enviroment here in Patchogue.

Very unique place to bring your dog… depending on the season.
Things it has going for it:
— Only off leash area on Long Island I know of that has its own ocean beach
— Parking on street
Things it has against it:
— Have to watch what washes up the beach (lots of glass at times)
— Have to watch out for remnants of an old dock that use to be there
— Have to watch out for boats if you go on the inlet side beach as oppose to the ocean side beach
— No drinking water for dogs
— No seating for humans
— No bathrooms for humans
— No fencing
— No shade
— No poop bags provided
— Have to check for deer ticks
Area is rather large compared to other parks (guessing 3 acres or more). This area is shared with nesting birds. Area is open to off leash dogs from Sept 1^st to March 2^nd. Area is closed March 2^nd to June 30^th for these nesting birds. Area may be open July 1^st to Aug 31^st if county park staff see no nesting birds. Only area that I know of that designated for off leash dog use that has an ocean beach. Even though it doesn’t have any amenities as other dog runs/​parks do, it gave it 4 stars since it has the one thing other runs/​parks don’t have… a beach.
Dog runs/​parks I have been to so far: