Take a virtual tour of Fire Island National Seashore:

Overview of the park's natural and cultural resources, and its major facilities and recreational opportunities. Includes aerial views of Fire Island and a glimpse of a guided tour of the William Floyd Estate.

The Fire Island Lighthouse is open throughout the year.

Learn more about the significance and the stories of Fire Island National Seashore's cultural resources:

Orientation to the Fire Island Lighthouse
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Videocast: 60.8 MB m4v
Duration: 11 minutes 30 seconds

Orientation to the Fire Island Lighthouse
Audiocast: 9,219 KB mp3
Duration: 11 minutes 30 seconds

Tours into the tower are offered daily, and special guided tours of the Light Station grounds are offered periodically. Curriculum-based education programs are also conducted by the Fire Island Lighthouse Preservation Society.

Fire Island National Seashore
40th Anniversary Commemoration
September 11, 2004 
Ocean Beach, Fire Island

While this historic anniversary program wasn't officially or professionally recorded, its content was captured on amateur video. Some of these programs are available on the Friends of Fire Island National Seashore web site to share this perspective on the establishment of of the seashore on September 11, 1964.