Beaches: State Park beaches are open at 50% capacity or less and with heightened precautions. You must practice social distancing at a state beach. Check out the full list of statewide swimming lakes, ocean beaches and pools. Call ahead to confirm hours.
JONES BEACH STATE PARK, Wantagh Open 8 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays, 6 a.m.-6 p.m. weekends and holidays with lifeguards on duty. HITHER HILLS STATE PARK, Montauk The beach is open to swimming with lifeguards on duty 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; 631-581-2100, Fee: $10 for parking, parks.ny.gov.
September 4, 2020Long Island beaches, parks and campgrounds are extending operations for residents and visitors through the end of September. Please remember to #BeSafe while enjoying our wonderful natural assets by wearing a mask and keeping a safe social distance from other patrons.
Travelers hoping to get to Jones Beach via public transportation can take the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) to the Freeport stop and from there access the nonstop n88 bus to Jones Beach. The ride from the Freeport station to Jones Beach is approximately 20 minutes.
While indoor spaces and restrooms at State Parks and DEC public facilities may be closed out of an abundance of caution to prevent community spread of COVID-19, many parks, grounds, forests, and trails are open seven days a week.
COVID-19 UPDATE: 2020 Camping: New York State Park campsites, cabins and cottages are currently open. 2021 CAMPING: New York State Parks has temporarily lifted the 9-month reservation window restriction for camping and will allow for transfers of existing camping reservations into the 2021 season.
There's some good news for people who swim in Long Island Sound. A report released Friday by Save the Sound found dozens of beaches on both sides of the Sound consistently earned top grades for water quality. On average, Long Island Sound beaches met safe-swimming criteria 93.3 percent between 2016-18.
However, as we now know, some beaches and lake shores throughout New York—including some on Long Island and in Westchester—are open at 50% capacity. Mayor De Blasio announced that New York City beaches—including Coney Island, Rockaway Beach, and Orchard Beach—will open for swimming on July 1.
Swimming at New York City's beaches will be permitted starting July 1, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Wednesday, reversing a coronavirus-prevention policy that led municipalities on Long Island to limit their beaches to locals.
Like Tobay, entrance is free after hours as well as before Memorial Day and after Labor Day. Non-resident entrance fees are $10 after 4 p.m. weekdays.
On Monday, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone announced the county's two beaches—Smith Point and Cupsogue Beach—will be limited to residents only amid the restrictions in place due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Town Parks and Recreation Department Closings / Updated April 7. Farmingville, NY - In response to the current COVID-19 health crisis, the Town of Brookhaven has taken the following steps: Closed all beaches until further notice.
Jones Beach is Long Island's iconic boardwalk. Its 2-mile stretch has buzz morning, noon and night. Come summer, it's a bona fide destination even if you don't have plans to hit the sand. As evening falls, crowds come for sunset strolls.
At New York Harbor it is approximately 0.35 miles (0.56 km) from Manhattan Island and extends eastward over 100 miles (160 km) into the Atlantic Ocean.
over a year ago. No, you do not need to be a resident to park at this beach.
Keep cool with a day trip to one of NYC's best swimming pools.
- Asphalt Green. For a small fee of $35, you can swim in Asphalt Green's pool all day (and even night!)
- Wall Street Bath.
- Waterside.
- Aqua Studio.
- Barretto Point Park.
Jones Beach is a state beach located in Nassau, and will be open to all.
NYC Parks maintains 14 miles of beaches. Beaches are open from Memorial Day weekend through September 7, 2020. During beach season, lifeguards are on duty daily, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Swimming is prohibited when lifeguards are not on duty and in closed sections. Closed sections are marked with signs and/or red flags.
Alcohol is not allowed into Jones Beach and they patrol the beach to enforce this rule. If you do have alcohol, you can be asked to leave the beach and even ticketed. Watch for glass, broken shells, bottle caps and other sharp objects in the sand.
ALBANY - New York will allow summer day camps to open starting June 29, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday. Cuomo said as the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths decline, summer day camps can start to open at the end of the month. He said no decision has been made on sleepaway camps.
NYC public beaches closed for the season as of right now include: Orchard Beach in the Bronx; Coney Island Beach and Manhattan Beach in Brooklyn; Rockaway Beach in Queens; Cedar Grove, Midland Beach, South Beach, and Wolfe's Pond Beach in Staten Island.
While Breezy Point is technically a place, the larger connotation of "Breezy" is that of a private community that has historically existed in this area since formed in the 1960s. Though residents may not want you to know this - the public is allowed in areas of Breezy Point because it's part of Gateway National Park.
There are no entrance fees for Gateway National Recreation Area. However, there is a charge for beach parking from Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day at Jacob Riis Park in Queens, N.Y. and at Sandy Hook, N.J.
The public beaches with the cleanest water testing results were Rockaway Beach (all 8 testing locations) in Queens, and Orchard Beach in the Bronx – both of which had a perfect score last year, with zero samples exceeding health standards (although it should be noted that Rockaway Beach had few samples available for
Despite environmental and health officials saying it's mostly safe to swim in the Hudson, Paysepar says she probably wouldn't jump in the water again because the water was "gross."
Fort Tilden beach is unprotected. Swimming is not allowed. The beach is accessible for passive recreation.
