Trails & parks
Camping at Indian Island
Riverhead, NY
Campsites where the Peconic River empties into Flanders Bay, with osprey overhead and water on three sides. Its real superpower is location: you are ten minutes from the aquarium, the North Fork wine trail and Tanger, which makes it the best base camp on the East End for the money.
LOCAL TIP
Suffolk camping in-season runs April 1 to November 11; reservations open 180 days ahead, online only at 7pm, Green Key card required.