Fire Island National Seashore, NY

Fire Island National Seashore is a US National Seashore that protects a 26-mile stretch of Fire Island, a barrier island about 30 miles long and 0.5 miles wide separated from Long Island by the Great South Bay. The island is located in Suffolk County, New York, and is part of the Outer Barrier.

Fire Island is a national seashore for a reason.

The residence and estate of William Floyd, an American Revolutionary War general and signer of the Declaration of Independence, are protected as a separate area of Fire Island National Seashore on Long Island.

Are the beaches on Fire Island closed?

Beaches on Fire Island National Seashore are closed until further notice due to sharks. Fire Island National Seashore beaches are closed until further notice due to two non-life threatening bite injuries, according to our colleagues at the Fire Island National Seashore.

Are the beaches on Fire Island open to the public?

Because most beachgoers stay in private houses or other lodgings, few Fire Island villages offer public swimming pools. On Fire Island, Smith Point County Park and Robert Moses State Park both have lifeguarded beaches and are car accessible.