CAUMSETT STATE PARK

DIRECTIONS:                      (Lloyd Neck, Suffolk County)

Take the Long Island Expressway to Exit 49 North. Take Route 110 to Route 25A and turn left. Drive west to West Neck Road and turn right. Drive north on West Neck Road to the park entrance.

CONDITIONS:

Diving Caumsett State Park requires a special permit. The permits are limited and are given out on a first-come, first-serve basis from the Parks Department at Belmont Lake State Park. The permit is issued per car, so I suggest squeezing as many divers as you can into one vehicle. This site was first opened to diving after L.I.D.A. (Long Island Diving Association) obtained permission from the Parks Department a few years back.

Caumsett Park is typical of many north shore dive sites. Divers will find easy beach access, a sand bottom, and if they swim east for about 250 yards, some scattered rocks. Depth ranges from about four to 15 feet, and there is a fair amount of marine life, especially seaweed. This site happens to be especially good for practicing underwater navigation. Others simply enjoy this site for an early season tune-up dive. According to Janice Raber, the park recently put in steps going from the parking lot down to the beach. This addition makes it even easier for beach divers to access the site.

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