Travel
Long Island Expressway (heading east)
LIE East to Exit 62N - Nicholls Rd. towards Stony Brook - take to end (10 mi.). Turn right onto Route 25A going East. Drive (1.2 mi.) and turn left at Methodist Church/Apple Bank/Fire Dept. intersection onto Main Street. After traffic light bear left at the fork and turn right up the hill onto Bates Road. Drive to the left of & behind the wood shed and follow the long winding road and signs to Bates House.
Northern State Parkway (heading east)
East on Northern until the end, continue on Route 347 (Nesconset Highway)until (Nicholls Rd/Route 97) make left(heading North) until the end of Nicholls Rd. Make right at the end of Nicholls Rd onto Route 25A going East. Drive (1.2 mi.) and turn left at Methodist Church/Apple Bank/Fire Dept. intersection onto Main Street. After traffic light bear left at the fork & turn right up the hill onto Bates Road. Drive to the left of and behind the wood shed and follow the long winding road and signs to Bates House.