Fire Island National Seashore - Fire Island Communities (U.S. National Park Service)

Man walks toward dockside boat, leaving colorful umbrellas over restaurant's small tables.

Several communities on Fire Island provide lodging, dining and other services for visitors as well as island residents.

There are 17 different communities on Fire Island within the boundaries the national seashore. When Fire Island National Seashore was established in 1964, its enabling legislation stated that these communities and preexisting commercial uses would be allowed to remain, as long as development was consistent with zoning ordinances established by the Secretary of the Interior.

Some of the Fire Island communities consist of only a few homes while others have hundreds of houses, with restaurants, small grocery and retail stores, and other businesses. There is one elementary school on Fire Island.
There are rental properties, summer homes, and year-round residences on the island. Several hundred people reside in the communities within the boundaries of Fire Island National Seashore during the winter months, while that number swells during the summer.

Ferry boat at dock in center of community.

Although ferry service is available to most communities, many locations do not provide public restrooms. Some of the communities have their own web sites with tourism information. You may contact them directly for more information.

Fire Island Communities		Community & Tourism Organizations
Kismet via Fire Island Ferries, Inc.		Fire Island Finder
Seabay Beach		Fire Island Tourism Bureau
Saltaire via Fire Island Ferries, Inc.		Fire Island: New York Travel Guide
Fair Harbor via Fire Island Ferries, Inc.		Fire Island Chamber of Commerce
Dunewood via Fire Island Ferries, Inc.		Fire Island Association
Lonelyville		Other Local Organizations
Atlantique via Fire Island Ferries, Inc. Lifeguards/Restrooms		AMC Fire Island Cabin
Robbins Rest		Fire Island Ecology Coalition
Corneille Estates		Explore the South Shore
Ocean Beach Village via Fire Island Ferries, Inc. Lifeguards/Public Restrooms
Seaview via Fire Island Ferries, Inc.
Ocean Bay Park via Fire Island Ferries, Inc.
Point O'Woods
Cherry Grove via Sayville Ferry Service		Cherry Grove Community Association
Fire Island Pines via Sayville Ferry Service
Water Island via Sayville Ferry Service
Davis Park via Davis Park Ferry Company Lifeguards, Public Restrooms