Today Long Island

Ranking up there with beaches in Hawaii, California and Florida, his rankings are based on criteria from seaweed to sand color, wind speed to cleanliness. Long Island is bordered by hundreds of miles of beach. Some of it beautiful clean white sandy beach and some of it scenic pebble covered clear sound side beaches. Make sure to bring water shoes if you want to enjoy the beaches on the North Shore. The water is clear and calm - but no sand under foot. I prefer the North Shore beaches like Asheroken and Crab Meadow to the South Shore beaches like Jones Beach. They are much less crowded, the water is glorious and the sunsets are amazing.

Some Long island beaches are open to Residents only, some are open to residents but a daily pass if permitted for non residents and all of the State run beaches are open to the public. They all will require some type of daily fee or pass between Labor Day and Memorial Day. It's best to call ahead if you're from out of town.

Getting there...If you are going to the beaches of the East End (Hamptons, Montauk, etc...) You can get there via the Long Island Expressway if you've got a car, or you can take the Hampton Jitney. The Jitney now offers Wi-Ran, a wireless rolling internet connection. (it's very cool!) so you can work on your laptop as you make your way out to the sun and fun without the traffic hassle.

All over Long Island you can find Hotels, Motels, and Bed and Breakfast Inns.

Long Island Beaches:

Jones Beach State Park - (631)785-1600

Over 2,000 acres beach front park on the South Shore

Asharoken Beach on Long Island Sound(631)261-7574
535 feet of beach. Resident pass required.

Callahans Beach on Long Island Sound in Fort Salonga (631)754-9808
300 feet of beach. Resident pass required.

Cedar Beach on the Long Island Sound in Mount Sinai (631)473-6926
3,450 feet of beach open to the public

Crab Meadow on the Long Island Sound in Northport(631)261-7574
1,060 feet of beach. Resident pass required.

Cupsogue Beach County Park in Westhampton (631)852-8111
296 acres of barrier beach open to the public

Gilgo Beach on the South Shore in Babylon (631)893-2100
7 miles of beach open to the public.

Heckscher Park on the Great South Bay in East Islip (631)581-2100
1.2 miles of beach Open to the Public.

Hither Hills State Park Montauk (631)668-2554
2.5 miles of Beach Open to the Public

Iron Pier Beach Riverhead (631)727-5744
Resident pass required

Jones Beach State Park on the South Shore (631)785-1600
Over 2,000 acres of beach,
Select areas are open to the public
Select areas reserved for Residents of various towns.

Long Beach on the Long Island Sound (631)584-9684
300 feet of beach. Resident pass required.

Meschutt Beach County Park on Peconic Bay in Hampton Bays(631)728-0804
1,000 feet of Beach Open to the Public

New Suffolk Beach on Peconic Bay in New Suffolk (631)765-5182
200 feet of beach open to the public.

Overlook Beach on the South Shore in Babylon (631)893-2100
1 mile of beach open to the public.

Reeves Beach on the Long Island Sound in Riverhead (631)727-5744
Resident pass required

Robert Moses State Park Fire Island (631)669-0449
Open to the Public

Sears Bellows County Park in Hampton Bays(631)852-8290
Freshwater Beach open to the public

Smith Point County Park on the Great South Bay in Shirley (631)852-1313
3 miles of beach open to the public.

South Jamesport Beach on Peconic Bay in Jamesport (631)727-5744
3,075 feet of beach. Resident pass required.

Sunken Meadow State Park in Kings Park (631)269-4333
3 miles of beach open to the public

Wading River Beach on the Long Island Sound in Wading River (631)727-5744
Resident pass required.

Wildwood State Parkin Wading River (631)929-4314
2 miles of beach open to the public.

Please note - we strive for 100% accuracy but viewers are advised to call first to ensure public availability.

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