A Walk Outside: Westhampton Dwarf Pine Plains Preserve

Each week James Lane Post will highlight a different spot to explore outdoors on the East End in our series “A Walk Outside.” This week: Westhampton Dwarf Pine Plains Preserve.

Westhampton Dwarf Pine Plains Preserve offers 788-acres of undeveloped property — most well known for its rare dwarf pine trees.

It’s perfect for hiking and viewing wildlife. And, as it turns out, is an absolute winter wonderland when covered with a blanket of snow.

The preserve is located just north of the Francis S. Gabreski Airport — between Old Riverhead Road and Quogue Riverhead Road.

While exploring, you may even see animals like the white-tailed deer, red fox, Eastern cottontail, opossum, red-tailed hawk, turkey, bald eagle, osprey, or the pine warbler.

Jessica Mackin-Cipro

Co-Publisher/Editor

Jessica Mackin-Cipro is an editor and lifestyle writer from the East End of Long Island. She was previously the Executive Editor of The Independent Newspaper and co-founded James Lane Post in 2020. She has won multiple NYPA and PCLI awards for journalism, design, and social media, including the Stuart C. Dorman Award for Editorial Excellence. In 2023, she was a recipient of the President's Volunteer Service Award at the United Nations 67th Annual Commission on the Status of Women. She aims to share the stories of inspirational people and places on the East End and beyond.