Getting to Fire Island

By Public Ferry

Most people get onto Fire Island and Fire Island National Seashore facilities by boat. Ferries to Fire Island are passenger ferries only and depart from the following locations:

• Patchogue (Davis Park Ferry) to Watch Hill (and to community of Davis Park from terminal at Sandspit Park)
  
• Sayville (Sayville Ferry Service) to Sailors Haven (and to communities of Cherry Grove and Fire Island Pines)
  
• Bay Shore (Fire Island Ferries) to westernmost Fire Island Communities

Ferries operate on a full schedule during July and August, with fewer ferries in spring and fall. The ferry terminals on Long Island can be reached by car, bus, train, taxi or shuttle van.

See: Getting to Long Island and Fire Island Portals

 

By Car
There are two bridges to Fire Island. You may get to two of Fire Island  National Seashore's island-based facilities by car.

• The Robert Moses Causeway on the western end of Fire Island leads to parking lots at Robert Moses State Park. From parking lot Field 5, you may walk to the Fire Island Lighthouse.
  
• The William Floyd Parkway leads to Smith Point County Park on the eastern end of Fire Island, where there is also a parking lot. From there, you may walk to the Wilderness Visitor Center and the Otis Pike Fire Island High Dune Wilderness.  

Parking fees are charged at both of these lots. There are no paved roads on Fire Island between these two point.

 

By Private Boat
Many Fire Island sites can be reached by private boat from the Great South Bay, with marinas at Watch Hill, Sailors Haven and some island communities. The bay is shallow, and boaters occasionally moor offshore near park sites. When on Fire Island, water taxis can shuttle you from point to point at some locations.

• See Things To Do: Boating