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Hoyt Farm Field Day

One great park, five missions — built for the whole crew.

5 stops · 55 points ⏱ 2 hours on foot, one park 📍 Meet: Hoyt Farm Nature Preserve, 434 New Hwy, Commack ⚠ Family hunt — all ages 🎟 Free pilot — bragging rights on the line

All five stops inside Hoyt Farm Nature Preserve: 133 acres of orchard, trails, playground, and a homestead older than the country. This one is built for families — short legs welcome, no driving between stops, bring a picnic for the finale.

The stops

1
The Playground10 pts
Hoyt Farm Nature Preserve, 434 New Hwy, Commack, NY 11725

Mission one: every kid on a different piece of equipment, one photo. Grown-ups on the swings = +5.

2
The Homestead10 pts
Hoyt Farm Nature Preserve, Commack, NY 11725

Find the old farmhouse. Mission: everyone points at the oldest thing they can see — judges pick the best guess from the note.

3
The Orchard10 pts
Hoyt Farm Nature Preserve, Commack, NY 11725

March the orchard rows single file, tallest to smallest. Photo from the front of the line.

4
The Nature Trail15 pts
Hoyt Farm Nature Preserve, Commack, NY 11725

Walk the loop and collect three finds on camera: something that flies, something that crawls, something older than grandma. No picking, no poking.

5
Picnic Finale10 pts
Hoyt Farm Nature Preserve, Commack, NY 11725

Blanket down, everybody in, self-timer photo of the whole crew mid-cheer. That's the hunt — ice cream is on whoever lost.

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