Directions to Fire Island Lighthouse

The Fire Island Lighthouse is a short ¾-mile walk via boardwalk from Robert Moses State Park's Field 5 parking lot, or about a 1-mile walk from the Kismet ferry dock.

How To Get There

The Fire Island Lighthouse is located at the southern terminus of Robert Moses Causeway, just east of Robert Moses State Park.

By Car:

From I-495 (Long Island Expressway, LIE)
Take Exit 53S to Sagtikos Parkway to Southern State Parkway (2 exits)

From Southern State Parkway (SSP)
Take Exit 40 south onto Robert Moses Causeway

From Sunrise Highway
Take exit 41S onto Robert Moses Causeway

Take Robert Moses Causeway south to its end. Circle the Robert Moses State Park water tower, then proceed east to Parking Field #5.

There is a parking fee at certain times of the year. On busy summer weekends, you should expect a delay getting to the park due to the high volume of traffic.

Park on the east end of the parking lot and follow the boardwalk to the lighthouse (¾-mile walk).

By Ferry:

Take the seasonal Fire Island Ferries boat from Bayshore to Kismet, then hike about 1 mile by beach or down the old Coast Guard Road (vehicles allowed by permit only).

 

 

Parking for Fire Island Lighthouse is available at Robert Moses State Park, Field 5, where a fee is charged seasonally.

Important Phone Numbers:

Fire Island Lighthouse
Robert Moses Causeway
Bay Shore, NY 11706
631-661-4876

GPS Coordinates:

Latitude, 40° 37' 53" North
Longitude, 73° 12' 51" West

 

Sunset Tower Tours provide an opportunity for a unique view of the Great South Bay and Fire Island Inlet. 

The Fire Island Lighthouse offers exhibits, a nature trail, interpretive programs and curriculum-based fourth grade education programs (school groups by reservation only). There is walking access to the Lighthouse Beach (no lifeguards).

Grounds and facilities are open year-round, weather and conditions permitting.

 

 

Visit the new Fresnel Lens Display Building at the Fire Island Light Station.

Adjacent to the lighthouse terrace, the new Fresnel Lens Display Building resembles an historic generator building that stood at this site when the original first order Fresnel lens was removed from the Fire Island Light in 1933.

The Fresnel lens will be displayed in the new building by mid-summer 2011.

 

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The Fire Island Lighthouse, operated by the Fire Island Lighthouse Preservation Society under a cooperative agreement with the National Park Service, is located on the western part of Fire Island National Seashore, adjacent to Robert Moses State Park.