State parks officials say a 4 1/2-foot long sand shark was caught at Robert Moses State Park around 6 p.m.
ROBERT MOSES STATE PARK, Babylon Open dawn to dusk with lifeguards on duty for swimming 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Parking updates will be posted on parks.ny.gov, Fee: $10 for parking, 631-669-0449. Fee: $8; $10 as of June 27, 631-323-2440, parks.ny.gov.
The use or possession of alcoholic beverages on federal park lands within Fire Island National Seashore is allowed for anyone age 21 or older, except in historic structures and visitor centers.
Dogs are not allowed on the beaches in the attached Robert Moses State Park on the western tip of Fire Island. Most beachgoers walk to the beach through a tunnel under the dunes but dog owners need to walk past the campground entrance to the east.
Start out at Robert Moses Parking Field 5 and take a three-quarter mile boardwalk walk from there to the Fire Island Lighthouse. Parking lot available. Enjoy a nature trail boardwalk over head-waters of the Connetquot River. You'll get views of wetland vegetation, waterfowl and fish.
Rent chairs and umbrellas for $10 each. Getting There: Robert Moses State Park is about a 90-minute drive from Midtown Manhattan, depending on traffic.
Fire Island is home to Robert Moses State Park on the west end and Smith Point County Park on the east end. With the exception of service and emergency vehicles, cars are not permitted to drive throughout the island. You can drive to either end of the island, but there are no paved roads between these two points.
Visitors may park at Robert Moses State Park Field 5 parking lot and walk 3/4 mile to the Fire Island Lighthouse and Lighthouse Beach.
The Immediate Care Center at Fire Island - Ocean Beach is staffed with experts in the field of emergency medicine. In emergency situations, transport to South Shore University Hospital is arranged. South Shore University Hospital is one of Northwell Health's premier tertiary hospitals and trauma centers.
Getting to Fire Island by BikeYou may ride your bike to several entry points for Fire Island National Seashore, but designated bike routes are not yet fully established on Long Island. Neither bicycles nor pedestrians are currently permitted to cross the bridge to Robert Moses State Park.
Man dies after he's found unconscious in the water at Robert Moses State Park. A man died Thursday after he was pulled out of the water by two women walking along the beach at Robert Moses State Park, authorities said Thursday. The pair found the unconscious man about half a mile from an area monitored by lifeguards.
Easy to reach by car, train, or jitney minivan, Saltaire, Fire Island is one of New York's closest getaways. Getting to Saltaire Fire Island is always fun.
You can drive to the Fire Island Lighthouse (see parking arrangements below) or to the Otis Pike Fire Island High Dune Wilderness on either end of Fire Island National Seashore, but you can't drive the length of the island.
You cannot drive onto or through the majority of the island and can only access it on foot by taking a ferry. From New York City it will take about 2 hours to get to Fire Island including getting across via one of the bridges or the ferry.
Ferry service to and from Kismet is available by Fire Island Ferries from Bay Shore. Click here for schedules. Water Taxi service is available to and from Kismet during in-season operation.
