Cedar Creek Park

This is a great park. They have an awesome playground. I often come here with the little ones and find myself playing in the slides and monkey bars. I like that they have alot of diffent sections for different ages. They have a bike trail that my husband loves. They also have a nice dog run, basketball courts. They have great summer movies too and its not that crowded like eisenhower park.

After researching countless Nassau County Parks, i stumbled upon this gem. Upon entering the premises i was set upon by a flock of male bicycle riders intent upon me not reaching my destination. I believe they were an aggressive territorial gang flying their black and yellow colors. «Live strong» gang tattoos decorate their backs. I knew this was going to be an amazing park, only truly great treasure is left guarded!
I scare the bikers away with gutteral screams and copious amounts of windshield wiper fluid. I come around a corner and see a large hill. Upon the hill are dozens of children running all around. I get flashbacks of the giant anthills of inland brazil, i was there photographing large birds. With my lens focused upward into the canopy i did not see the giant red army ants marching away with my blind one legged jungle guide Hulio. To this day if i hear someone say «Ants at a picnic» i flee the scene screaming. The parents in Cedar Creek stared in bewilderment as i screamed «Give me back Hulio» in native pourtugese.
The final bend in the road led to a caged fighting arena for small animals. Having watched Pokemon growing up i was familiar with the setting. I approached the gated coliseum fence and what did appear but a giant fat man. I took out my pokeflute that i carry in just such emergencies along with my silph scope for finding ghosts and my TM Cut (Machete) in case i have to murder a small bush in my way.
Upon playing the flute the man stood up and looked at me as if he was going to attack. I gave him no chance however and threw a few skittles at the man. I find you catch more pokemon with bait than with rocks. This unfortunately made the wild fat man run away with a face of pure confusion.
I left the animal arena after finding out this was more of a social gathering than blood sport. Either way i was out of skittles.
This park is quite nice but the earthy human waste aroma really brings you straight to nausea. If you want to practice archery it does have a range of targets varying from wooden bullseyes to flying paper mache ones disguised as screaming seaguls. The fun aspect is you have to shoot them before they poop on your car.
I give this park four stars. It would have been five but i removed a star for lack of cornerside tavern.

Great park to practice any sport. Awesome play ground for kids and the bicycle path is my favorite.

I travel out of my way just to bring my son here. It has a section for every age range from young toddler and up. The park is clean and the people that go are super friendly.

nice park

The park has a path that connects down to the beach. It’s a five mile paved path that takes you right to the theater. I would also consider it the best place in the winter Ike to go sledding with a family or older kids who want to go fast and have a great time.

This is an awesome park! It has everything you would want. They have multiple play areas for the kids, tennis courts, hills to use your sled in the winter, basketball courts, and an awesome bike trail which goes to Jones beach!
They have picnic areas you can use to throw a bash, softball fields, you name it they got it. The park is always clean, the landscaping is nice and they even have a dog run!!!

We loved the toddler park and all the other amenities this park has to offer its worth the money to pay to get in If your a non resident as well :) they also had super clean bathrooms

I went to the playgrounds at Field 5 and really liked them! There was plenty for my toddler to do and it looked like the older kids were having fun too. I’ll definitely go back.

Love this park. I have been coming to this place ever since I was a little kid. I used to sled down hills during the winter time here. Also, I learned how to ride a bike here. So basically, it’s chock full of my childhood memories. I remember before they re-​did the playground, there used to be a concrete playing area filled with giant animal statues. I don’t know if too many other remember this, but it was great. All in all, It’s a really clean and updated park.
Nowadays I go on my weekly runs here. There’s plenty of space and hills to get a decent workout. And the best part… is that there’s a path right from Cedar Creek to Jones Beach! It’s a bit of a doozie if you’re a beginner runner but it’s even nice for a walk. Noisy considering its parallel to the Wantagh Pkwy but still very nice. There’s a nice area to bring your dogs to as well as a big, spacious playground for the kids. I know there’s a shooting range (archery), soccer fields (new), baseball fields, racquet ball/​tennis courts, etc. I’ve had so many memories here and know that other’s enjoy Cedar Creek a lot too.

Love this park!!! This park offers multiple playgrounds, a dog park, picnic areas, a baseball field, tennis courts and much more! There is a great path to Jones Beach that starts at this park which is 4.5 miles long, I love biking running and rollerblading along this path when the weather is nice.
There are great hills for sledding in the winter and running in the summer! This is the best park in the local area and I frequent it often!!!
Be sure to check it out!!!

I’ve only been to the dog park, but I do want to check out the surrounding areas. The only problem is if I’m going to drive that far and be outside… I feel like I should bring my dog with me… this county is sooo not friendly to dogs!
The dog run is basically a big sandy area for dogs to enjoy digging holes in and running around. It isn’t too fancy, but there are watering areas and places for doggy poop bags and tons of left behind tennis balls so you basically don’t have to bring anything with you. All the dog owners are very friendly and so are their dogs, even the big dogs. Nobody uses the small dog area, but if you are worried about your small dog, bigger dogs tend to hang out in the early morning and around 1 pm. The Bean is getting used to all of her new friends and loves to chase her tennis ball here. Especially when it’s nice and covered in sand.
There is a $ 10 parking fee on weekends for non-​Nassau county residents! :P

This park is fantastic! I started coming to this park for runs with my running team. Sometimes we’d do the mile loop around the park and sometimes we’d do the 4 mile trail from the park to Jones Beach. Either way, there’s so much beauty to look at! Also, the hills in the middle of the park are great for sledding and hill repeat run workouts!
I’ve also been to several private parties at this park and if the weather is right, it’s a blast! Def. something to consider.
There is also a dog run, baseball fields, tether car track and archery at this park!
I really recommend running, roller-​balding or riding on the Jones Beach trail. The views are just gorgeous and it makes you feel so lucky to live near something so gorgeous!

I use this park for the bike path to and from Jones Beach Theater & for the dog run, the bike path gets 5 stars, the dog run gets 1, the people at the dog park are great, but some just let their dogs in, don’t watch them poop (or don’t care that they do) and proceed to leave without picking it up
good thing some of the regulars there help keep the place clean, but the idiots that use it as a toilet for their dogs ruin it for the rest
also park administration does the bare minimum to maintain the place, I guess both of these complaints can be applied to any dog run in the area though

When I have a free moment I come here with my Pit and he has a blast at the dog park. A good hour or more here and I’m happy to say that like a baby give him a bath and he is ready for some food and a nap.

There is nothing better than a beautiful day with beautiful surroundings just relaxing. Cedar Creek Park is huge, hilly and offers a lot to do. There’s a little dog park, tons of baseball fields, skating run, bike trails, sooo many places to BBQ. I ran a 5k here last year and the community really gets into those events which is a lot of fun (though I have to say the hills SUCK when you’re running). The park is right by the water so there’s a nice breeze but bring bug spray and beware of greenflies. I not only got my first bites of the year, but I looked like I was mauled by those suckers.
The great thing is for being such a big park, it’s surprisingly private. I went to a day party this past weekend and no one bothered us and vice versa. Found an awesome spot to set up our blanket in the shade and literally spaced out for a good hour just enjoying the sun and fabulous beats.
****NOTE: IF YOU ARE NOT A NASSAU RESIDENT THERE IS A $ 10 PARKING FEE.

A drab late autumn day led me to Cedar Creek on assignment for work. Apparently there’s a bike path that brings you right to Jones Beach (I didn’t read any reviews before stopping in but was advised this by a colleague as we putted thru). It’s a decent space, I suppose, but I didn’t expect much from Nassau, and it delivered accordingly.

This was the park I went to as a kid. There are big hills, made by man and probably filled with garbage. We used to go sled riding here all the time. I don’t know how I did it for so long. I went sled riding 2 years ago and after 15 minutes, I was exhausted. We used to go at noon and stay there until dark. Did we really go up and down the hills that whole time? There were a few sections to ride down. One side of the hill was completely clean. Maybe someone built a jump, and if you were lucky enough, you could make it all the way to the street. Most of the time it was the most fun with as many people as possible on one hill. It was exciting when I’d smash into my brother mid-​hill. Another side, you could go through the brush and try not to hit a tree. Sometimes we would go down two at a time. Whatever was the most dangerous was the most fun. Some things never change.
Later on, I spent my hockey career on the roller rink until the roller bladers kicked us off. Then the tennis courts until the old tennis players complained and kicked us off. Then the handball courts until we tripped too many times on the lines. And sometimes the basketball courts, with no backboards, until the cracks got too annoying. We started by joining in the old men’s games, but then eventually it was a whole crew of us. I got good and one of my few regrets is not pursuing it into college. As for roughhousing, it was common. It may have been our equipment or just our young bones, but no matter how many times we’d punch each other or have a pile-​on, we never really got hurt.
And for a secret, check out the Velodrome!!! Just go towards the treatment plant. There’s also archery and remote control planes.

Gateway to the Wantagh State Pkwy bike trail to Jones Beach.
Also great a great park for a jog, football game, archery, dog park, playground as well as other outdoor activities.
Parking may be tough on a nice day but it’s you’ll eventually find a spot.

This is a great park! This is why you pay all this ridiculous money to live here. The affect of the park encourages you to be active. I think this was voted one of the best playgrounds on the Island.
The set up is great. the parking is set up in fields along the loop of the park. Tennis and handball courts along with a spot to go skating and BBQ spots. My main interest is this park seems to be the entry point to ride the trails to Jones Beach.