Greenlawn

Greenlawn can be explored through a wide range of interests: a ride on the Lollipop Train, some skateboarding, or a look at local produce and local history each offer a different focus. For families who don’t want to build their vacation days around just one theme, the town offers a variety of ideas—from visiting a playground to learning about the history of Greenlawn and Centerport.

Play, Activities, and the Skate Park

The Greenlawn Skate Park is for rollerbladers, scooter riders, skateboarders, and BMX riders of all skill levels, from beginners to advanced riders. Its features include grind boxes, wedges, rails, spines, ramps, sub-boxes, quarter pipes, and half pipes up to eight feet high. The different features give the park a clear focus on wheeled sports and offer a variety of ways to ride. If these activities are a priority during your stay, the park is a concrete point of reference for planning your trip.

The Greenlawn Park (Tri-Village) Playground, at the corner of Pulaski Road and Broadway-Greenlawn Road, offers a different focus. The Greenlawn Park Playground is accessible. Solar charging stations for cell phones and tablets have also been installed there. The Harborfields Community Playground in Pickle Park has its own distinct character, with a specific focus on accessibility: its design includes accessible swings, extra-wide wheelchair ramps, and an accessible path. There is also a feature specifically designed for children with sensory sensitivities. These features can help you distinguish between playground options based on your family’s interests and needs.

Farm, Train Ride, and Local History

The Lollipop Train is located at John Gardiner Farm, 900 Park Avenue, Greenlawn, New York 11740. Children who are too young to ride the Lollipop Train on their own must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. The farm is also a point of reference for the town’s history: John Gardiner Farm is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

At the John Gardiner Farm Stand, you’ll find fresh fruits and vegetables, pickles, organic sourdough bread, local honey, handmade soaps, homemade pies, local sunflowers, jams, and olive oils. The selection ranges from food to other products such as soaps and flowers. If you’re interested in local products as part of your trip planning, you can make the farm stand a destination in its own right.

The Russell B. Brush Research Center offers another way to explore the past of Greenlawn and neighboring Centerport. It houses hundreds of photographs, documents, written local histories, and genealogical information about both places. The center is open to the public on weekdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.; access is also available by appointment at the Harborfields Public Library next to the bookstore. This opening time is especially useful if you’d like to include local history in your daily itinerary.

Getting Around and Choosing Where to Stay

HART bus route H30 runs between the Walt Whitman Shops and Halesite. Its stops are in South Huntington, Huntington Station, Elwood, Greenlawn, Centerport, and Huntington. If you’re considering public transportation when choosing where to stay, this route is a useful point of reference. First, consider whether the places mentioned and the bus connection fit your travel plans.

When looking for a vacation rental in Greenlawn, you can prioritize the themes you’d like your stay to center on: wheeled sports and playgrounds, the Lollipop Train and farm stand, or insights into local history. This way, you can choose where to stay based on the experiences that genuinely interest you.

More destination pages: Southold, East Quogue, Mattituck, Sag Harbor, Calverton, Huntington, Melville, and Brookhaven.

For the broader travel overview: Suffolk.