Smith Point County Park
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Smith Point County Park is a beachfront park facing the Atlantic Ocean on the east end of Fire Island, along the central south shore of Long Island, near Shirley, New York, United States. It is the largest park owned by Suffolk County.
attractions: TWA Flight 800 International Memorial and Gardens, Smith Point County Park Campground, Fire Island Wilderness Visitor Center, 4x4 Outer Beach at Smith Point County Park, Smith Point Beach, restaurants: Tiki Joe's Smith Point
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Smith Point County Park is a beachfront park facing the Atlantic Ocean on the east end of Fire Island, along the central south shore of Long Island, near Shirley, New York, United States. It is the largest park owned by Suffolk County.
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FrederickFrederick
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New York's Long Island | Smith Point Beach
SonieSonie
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Staycation in Long Island, New York | A Beach Where You Can Spot Deer 🦌
TeddyTeddy
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This park has a very big parking lot. As soon as you enter the parking lot, you have a bunch of deer welcoming you in the anticipation of fruits. These white-tailed deer in this park are the most friendly that I have seen in the Long Island. They eat directly from people's hand and follow you like pet animals. They are not afraid, and they circle around your car for food. I have seen them eating carrots, baby tomatoes, and apples from the visitors. There are signs in the park indicating not to feed deer, and people are totally opposite. Bathrooms are not open during the offseason. I also saw off-roading outer beach access, but I didn't take a chance to drive to the beach. One tow truck waits by the entrance of the Burma road in case someone gets stuck on the beach. On the Burma road if you decide to drive to the beach with the permit then sign indicates tire pressure(10 to 20 PSI) recommended for the off-roading and when you come back, you can inflate your tire pressure back to recommended pressure. I would say this park needs a little bit of TLC to draw more satisfying visitors, and that can help the local community during the off-season and peak season. I wish beach access is available for AWD drive vehicles as well since not everyone has a 4x4 vehicle. Note: Please don't leave food for deers in styrofoam cup. Today, one deer ended up with a styrofoam cup stuck on the face. Many people tried to help the deer but couldn't lured deer closer to take out cup from face. Deer was afraid and panicked and stopped trusting any human around her. I hope deer somehow managed to free from cup. This park is the home of TWA Flight 800 Memorial to honor those who were aboard the plane - 230 people from 14 countries - all of them were killed. The families of TWA Flight 800 Association raised the funds for the memorial.
Ashish SatyabhashakAshish Satyabhashak
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A nice local beach that is frequented by a lot of kids so be prepared. Loud music and crowded beach blankets. But there are restrooms and concessions. Drinks and food from Tiki Joe's and live music here and there. Get a green key pass and $15 bucks turns into $9 to get in during the season between Memorial and Labor days. A great TWA flight 800 memorial walk through is there as well. A must see! So we went back today. It took a half hour to get over bridge and in the beach. Why? Because it cost $18 without a green key card and $9 with the card....why not $5, $10,$15 or ezpass? I mean, it's 2024. They're breaking bills, that's why! So dumb. Who designs this. There are three gate houses to pay but the third lane is unseen until 30 feet in front of it. Guys, get it together. Think about how much money you're losing by people not getting into the beach and buying food or turning around and leaving before paying. Fix it.
Michael Jon “Barsnobs” DeMoMichael Jon “Barsnobs” DeMo
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I grew up going to Smiths Point Beach and camping at Smiths Point Campgrounds. While I still love the clean picturesque beach (I spent a few hours there in December 2020) I am disgusted with their NEW policy of NOT ALLOWING TENT CAMPING. The Park officials have USED Covid-19 to profit by excluded the more affordable camping. This is a deplorable The bathrooms were open, the Tiki Bar was closed, sad but understandable; thus no reason to exclude the tent sites which had previously action during the most stressful global tragedy. Personally, I’ve enjoyed my small camper the last few years but it is no longer working. I bought a cute affordable tent, looking forward to a much needed Getaway which was denied by Suffolk Counties Smiths Point Park Campgrounds. According to there Website, there are no plans to reopen the tent camping sites.
Linn McGeeLinn McGee
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Nearby Attractions Of Smith Point County Park
TWA Flight 800 International Memorial and Gardens
Smith Point County Park Campground
Fire Island Wilderness Visitor Center
4x4 Outer Beach at Smith Point County Park
Smith Point Beach
TWA Flight 800 International Memorial and Gardens
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Smith Point County Park Campground
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Fire Island Wilderness Visitor Center
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4x4 Outer Beach at Smith Point County Park
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Nearby Restaurants Of Smith Point County Park
Tiki Joe's Smith Point
Tiki Joe's Smith Point
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(631) 852-1315
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suffolkcountyny.gov
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