Welcome to Station Jones Beach
Coast Guard Station Jones Beach is located in Jones Beach State Park in the southern region of Long Island, approximately 30 miles east of New York City. The primary mission of the station is search and rescue, but all personnel are also actively engaged in law enforcement and environmental protection. The station is responsible for the coastline that extends from East Rockaway Inlet to Gilgo Beach, including Jones Inlet and the associated back-bay waters of southern Nassau County. Station Jones Beach is one of the busiest units nationally, conducting approximately 500 Search & Rescue cases annually.
Established in 1851 as Station Short Beach, the station took its original name from a small spit of land just east of Jones Inlet. After construction of a new main station building and boathouse, the station was dedicated Station Jones Beach on the 15th of June 1990. Facilities include crew berthing, administrative offices and a modern communications center. A boathouse provides equipment storage and maintenance shops together with a boat haul-out facility.
The station derived its name from Major Thomas Jones who came to Long Island in 1692 and built the first brick house on the Island. He eventually acquired 6,000 acres of property, a portion of which make up the grounds of the current park. The 2,400-acre Jones Beach State Park features 6.5 miles of oceanfront beach, and a half-mile bay-water beach for still-water bathing. The west end of the park is home to surf fishing, a boat basin and undeveloped areas where nature enthusiasts can enjoy a variety of migratory birds and native plants.