Do Fire Island Ferries run all year?

Fire Island Ferries, Inc. provides year round Fire Island ferry service from the Maple Street dock in Bay Shore to the western end of Fire Island. They also run the Fire Island Water Taxi.

Is there a ferry to Fire Island?

Fire Island Ferries, Sayville Ferry Service, and Davis Park Ferry are located on Long Island and service Fire Island communities and Sailors Haven and Watch Hill.

Can you bring alcohol on Fire Island Ferry?

Coolers 48qt. and smaller will be permitted.

How long is ferry from Fire Island to Bay Shore?

30-minute
Fire Island Ferries provide transportation service from Bay Shore to Kismet, Saltaire, Fair Harbor, Atlantique, Dunewood, Ocean Beach, Seaview, and Ocean Bay Park, the seven western towns of Fire Island. It is a 30-minute ferry ride that has been running since 1948.

How many ferries are there to Fire Island?

There are three different locations you can get the ferry to Fire Island, depending on which part of Fire Island you want to go to. There is the Fire Island Ferry out of Bay Shore, NY, which will take you to Ocean Beach, Ocean Bay Park, Fair Harbor, Kismet, Saltaire, Seaview, Dunewood, and Atlantique.

Is Fire Island Cash only?

All three ferries accept cash only. As they say on Fire Island: “See you on the beach!”

How long is Fire Island Ferry ride?

approximately 30 minutes
How long are the boat rides over to Fire Island? One way trip is approximately 30 minutes.

Can you eat on Fire Island beach?

Eating is allowed only in the commercial business district. There is no eating permitted on the beach, overpasses leading to the beach, or in the residential area. Please help keep our beaches and streets clean!

Can you drink on the beach in Fire Island?

The National Park Service does not prohibit the use or possession of alcoholic beverages in public areas within Fire Island National Seashore. However, where the Seashore boundaries overlap with town boundaries, town ordinances may be enforced by other agencies.

How long is Fire Island ferry ride?

Do you have to pay for the Fire Island Ferry?

The ferry is CASH ONLY, and a one-way ticket costs $9 (you also have the option of buying a roundtrip ticket for $17, but then must hold onto your return ticket).

Do gays go to Fire Island?

Fire Island Pines and the adjoining Cherry Grove are the areas most strongly associated with the gay community on Fire Island.