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Fire Island National Seashore
Plan Your Visit
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Times to Visit
Places to Stay
Pre-Visit Materials
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If you haven't been to Fire Island National Seashore before, you may want to watch the park's orientation film, now available on-line. (See Photos & Multimedia.) |
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Explore and Enjoy Diverse Resources and Recreational Opportunities within Fire Island National Seashore
Parts of Fire Island are accessible all year, although the most facilities and the majority of visitors come to Fire Island during the summer months. From late June through early September, the weather is the most favorable for beach-related activities. However, the beach can still be enticing on those warmer days of autumn, winter and spring. Properly prepared, every visit to Fire Island can be special.
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Even during July and August, you may be able enjoy a relatively uncrowded beach if you visit mid-week. Watch Hill's lifeguarded beach is about a half-mile walk over a boardwalk trail from the ferry dock.
The half-hour ferry ride from Patchogue to Watch Hill, or from Sayville to Sailors Haven, is part of the experience of visiting Fire Island National Seashore. |
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By visiting during the shoulder seasons of spring and fall, or by planning to visit on weekdays during the summer, you may avoid the crowds.
In the off-season (October through April), however, public transportation to the island may be limited, and some services on various parts of the island are unavailable.
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"Passport to Your National Parks" can be stamped at six locations in Fire Island National Seashore. |
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Participants in the and other cancellation stamp collectors may get their passport book stamped at six locations: Fire Island Lighthouse, Wilderness Visitor Center, Park Headquarters in Patchogue are open all year, but days and hours vary by season; William Floyd Estate, Watch Hill Visitor Center and Sailors Haven Visitor Center are open seasonally. You will have to plan more carefully in the shoulder and winter seasons in order to get your passbook stamped.
You should be able to purchase a "Passport to Your National Parks" book at each Fire Island National Seashore visitor center.
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Be sure to review the train and ferry schedules in advance, and pay particular attention to the return schedules. Ferries run regularly to the island in the summer months but are limited in the off-season. See "Directions" for park access information.
Schedule at least a full day for each visit to Fire Island, since getting to and from the island requires more time than you might expect. Allow for time to enjoy the seashore.
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Check Today's Forecast Link to local weather and tides. more... | | Enjoy Each Season Most people visit Fire Island during the summer, but each season has its own allure. more... | | Ferries and Water Taxis provide seasonal access to a number of locations on Fire Island. more... | | Stop by the Visitor Center Staff at Fire Island's visitor centers help you better understand the park. more... | |
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Did You Know?
You can walk to the Fire Island Lighthouse from the Field 5 parking lot at Robert Moses State Park. The lighthouse is open year-round, weather permitting.
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Last Updated: March 17, 2009 at 15:46 EST |