Alt Text Map of Fire Island National Seashore in New York. Park area is shaded green and delineated with a green outline covering a long, narrow horizontal stretch of land between the Great South Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. State park areas are taupe, and other land is beige. Extended Description The map is oriented with north diagonally up to the right. On the top of the map, the coast of Long Island hovers over the Great South Bay, above the narrow island. Red roads and highways run left and right, up and down across Long Island, including two parkways, one on the left side of the map and the other on the right, that go directly down to the island. Points of entry on the island between those roads are accessible by ferries departing from several terminals along Long Island. All ferries operate from May to October. Dozens of towns and smaller roads are labeled. From its left border around Sexton Island, the Fire Island National Seashore Authorized Boundary stretches across a thin strip of ocean below the island, over to Moriches Inlet on the right. Its top boundary line includes a narrow strip of the bay on the other side of the island, including a few piecemeal islands. This description will work from left to right, starting with roads that connect to the island or to ferry terminals. It will note park features and beaches within the boundary. A transcription of the legend will follow. Roads Two main roads, State Route 27 and State Route 27A, run left to right across Long Island. State Route 27A is closer to the Bay. The Long Island Railroad runs between those roads and occasionally dips below them. The railroad has stations marked near each ferry terminal. A handful of roads running perpendicular to State Routes 27 and 27A are labeled. From State Route 27A, also labeled Montauk Highway, the Sagtikos State Parkway in West Islip crosses State Route 27 (also labeled Sunrise Highway), then continues off the map. Text near its exit reads “To Long Island Expressway, Interstate 495 Exit 53.” Below State Route 27A, the parkway is labeled Robert Moses Causeway. This road passes Conklin Point and crosses the bay, going over Captree Island and Captree State Park before reaching Fire Island, near the Fire Island Coast Guard Station. In Captree State Park, Ocean Parkway intersects the causeway. Text on the left edge of the map reads “To Jones Beach and Gilgo State Park.” Back on Montauk Highway, the road meets Maple Avenue near Great Cove, which has the Fire Island Ferry Terminal, from which ferries operate. These ferries have stops at the following beaches: Kismet, Saltaire, Fair Harbor, Dunewood, Lonelyville, Atlantique, Ocean Beach, Seaview, and Ocean Bay Park. Near the top of the map, Sagtikos State Parkway meets Southern State Parkway, which continues right, above State Route 27, then curves around Islip Terrace, crossing State Routes 27 and 27A, leading to Heckscher State Park on East Islip. Farther right, Lakeland Avenue crosses State Routes 27 and 27A and meets with Foster Avenue, which leads to Sailors Haven Ferry Terminal near Bayport. Ferries depart here and land at Sailors Haven Visitor Center, Cherry Grove, and Fire Island Pines. Patchogue Holbrook Road leads off the top of the map next to text reading “To Long Island Expressway, Exit 61, Interstate 495.” Dropping down, the road crosses State Route 27 and ends at 27A, just below Patchogue River. West Avenue, which has Watch Hill Ferry Terminal, branches off State Route 27A near here. Below, Park Headquarters are located at Laurel Street and Cedar. Below that, Davis Park Ferry Terminal and Sandspit Park are located at the mouth of Patchogue Bay. One limited-service route from here lands at Talisman/Barrett Beach, and the other route leads to Davis Park and Watch Hill Visitor Center. State Route 46 enters from the top right side of the map. Text here reads “To Long Island Expressway, Interstate 495, Exit 68.” The road crosses State Routes 27 and 27A, then the Long Island Railroad, after which point it is labeled William Floyd Parkway. Just past a wildlife refuge, the parkway meets Neighborhood Road, which goes across Mastic Beach and leads eventually to the William Floyd Estate. William Floyd Parkway continues down to Fire Island Wilderness Visitor Center. Park Features Four parking locations dot Robert Moses State Park. at the leftmost end of the barrier island. Once inside the park’s boundary, Fire Island Lighthouse Visitor Center has a self-guiding nature trail. The island then alternates between patches of green park areas and beige private areas. Park areas are between Kismet and Seabay Beach, Seabay Beach and Saltaire, Atlantique and Robbins Rest, Robbins Rest and Corneille Estates, Corneille Estates and Oakleyville. Next is the park’s Sunken Forest self-guiding nature trail, which leads to Sailors Haven Visitor Center. Features here include a picnic area, food service, store, marina, and lifeguarded swim area. A red dotted line indicates another trail that stops at Cherry Grove, a non-park area. A small section of parkland sits between Cherry Grove and Fire Island Pines. Farther right is the park’s Talisman/Barrett Beach, which has a picnic area and trail. Next is Blue Point Beach, between non-park areas Water Island and Davis Park. This is followed by the park’s Watch Hill Visitor Center, which has a campground, marina, self-guiding nature trail, picnic area, food service, and store, as well as other trails and a lifeguarded swim area. Next is a long stretch of green striped land for Otis Pike Wilderness, which includes a trail near Old Inlet and Pelican Island. At the edge of wilderness is the Fire Island Wilderness Visitor Center, which has a self-guiding nature trail, parking, and campground. The rest of the island is Smith Point County Park. Above, near Mastic Beach, is William Floyd Estate, which overlooks Narrow Bay and Moriches Bay. It has parking and a self-guiding nature trail. Around the Park To the left of Fire Island are Captree State Park and Robert Moses State Park. Heckscher Park sits below East Islip. Above it, between Heckscher State Park and the Connetquot River is the Bayard Cutting Arboretum. Further up the Connetquot River is Connetquot River State Park Preserve. Between West Sayville and Sayville, on West Avenue, is the Long Island Maritime Museum. A purple section below State Route 27A around Bellport Bay is Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge, along Carmans River. Finally, Smith Point County Park is to the right of Fire Island. Legend In the lower left corner of the map, the legend reads as follows: Green for Fire Island National Seashore, Green and yellow stripes for Wilderness, Black dashed line with self-guiding tour icon for Self-guiding nature trail, and Red dotted line for Trail. A column of symbols represent Lifeguarded swim area, Store, Food service, Marina, Parking, Picnic area, and Campground. At the top left corner of the map, a scale measures distances of 1 and 2 kilometers and 1 and 2 miles. Below, the North arrow angles to the right at about one o’clock.