Friends of Flax Pond
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Childs Mansion and Flax Pond Marine Laboratory
Shore Road, Setauket (Old Field), NY 11733
From the Long Island Expressway (RTE 495): Exit 62, North on Nicolls Road (County Rte. 97) to the end which is Rte. 25A
Left (west) on 25A (Main St.) to first traffic light (Quaker Path) across from Stony Brook Railroad Station
Right onto Quaker Path At fourth stop sign on Quaker Path,
bear left onto Mt. Grey Road (it is almost as if you are going straight and up a slight incline.) Stay on
Mt. Grey Rd about a mile. Past West Meadow Beach - Trustees Road look on the left for
tan brick pillars with spheres on the top- they are part of a fence
and watch on the left for a "do not enter sign" and another small
roadway with a white post with the name Crane Neck Road.
Left onto Crane Neck Road
Follow Crane Neck Road for 1/4 mile; at bottom of sweeping right-hand
descending turn
Right onto Shore Road marked with another white post and a forked
entrance with a rather large tree in the middle.
The Childs Mansion is the large white colonial house on the left
continue past it to the Flax Pond Lab and parking lot at end of Shore Road on the left.
Parking for both the Childs Mansion and the Flax Pond Lab is at the
Lab parking lot.
Volunteer Information
General Application, Adult
General Application, student
Volunteer Opportunities