Suffolk County
West Meadow Beach
Suffolk County is home to a large number of beaches on both the north and south shore, but a significant number of them are only open to Suffolk County residents. State parks across the county are currently open to everyone, but county parks remain closed to Suffolk County residents only. Below is a list of currently open Suffolk County beaches:
- Heckscher State Park, East Islip
- Hither Hills State Park, Montauk
- Orient Beach State Park, Orient
- Robert Moses State Park, Babylon
- Sunken Meadow State Park, Kings Park
- Wildwood State Park, Wading River
- Sailors Haven, Fire Island: Accessible by ferry
- Cedar Point County Park, East Hampton
- Cupsogue Beach County Park, Westhampton
- Indian Island County Park, Riverhead
- Meschutt Beach County Park, Hampton Bays
- Montauk County Park, Montauk
- Shinnecock East County Park, Southampton
- Smith Point County Park, Shirley
- Centerport Beach, Huntington: Only open to Huntington residents
- Crab Meadow Park, Huntington: Only open to Huntington residents
- Hobart Beach, Huntington: Only open to Huntington residents
- Quentin Sammis West Neck Beach, Huntington: Only open to Huntington residents
Four other Huntington beaches remain closed, and the four that are open will only serve Huntington residents. Like state parks in Nassau County, Suffolk’s state parks will be taking extra precautions to ensure that people are social distancing, but swimming is allowed as well as limited recreational activities. Most beaches will open at around 7 a.m. and will close at sunset. For the most part, town beaches will remain open only to town residents, and a full list can be found here. A number of public beaches across the county will be following similar reduced capacity regulations to avoid crowding.