Big Reed Pond

{{Short description|Lake in New York, United States}}

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| location = Montauk, Long Island,
New York

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Big Reed Pond is a freshwater pond located in Montauk, New York on Long Island.{{cite GNIS|943943|Big Reed Pond|July 7, 2016}} A {{convert|128|acre|km2|adj=on}} site including the pond, brackish marshland and natural sand dunes was designated as a National Natural Landmark in 1973.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nnlandmarks/site.htm?Site=BIRE-NY|title=National Natural Landmarks - National Natural Landmarks (U.S. National Park Service)|website=www.nps.gov|language=en|access-date=2019-04-15|quote="Year designated: 1973"}} The largely undeveloped pond is located within Theodore Roosevelt County Park.{{cite web |url=https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nnlandmarks/site.htm?Site=BIRE-NY |title=Big Reed Pond |website=National Natural Landmarks Program |date=June 28, 2012 |publisher=National Park Service |access-date=July 7, 2016}}

The Montaukett tribe lived in the vicinity of the pond until the mid-19th century.

The pond and its associated wetlands are accessible via hiking trails that are open to the public.{{cite web |url=http://www.hike-li.org/bigreed.htm |title=Big Reed Pond |website=Hiking Long Island |author=Kindler, Ken |accessdate=July 7, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303210853/http://www.hike-li.org/bigreed.htm |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |url-status=dead }}