Penfield Beach — Local services in Fairfield

Beautiful beach. Morning times are best, since it's facing South-East. I like that the beach gets raked by the town! Plenty of parking over at Jennings Beach end. From Memorial day weekend to Labor day weekend the parking is expensive ($40 during the week, and $50 on weekends), if you don't have a beach sticker which residents of the town can buy. The beach facilities are closed during the colder seasons, and only port-a-potties available. I have seen them in rough shape at times, unfortunately. (Update 2025, I think that has improved).

The East end of the beach (Jennings Beach) is dedicated boating area, for catamarans and kayaks, which is very convenient for the recreational boaters amongst us. Penfield has its own kayak storage and access to sea, but not an actual marina, like Jennings Beach. Low tide allows walking out to sea on Penfield Reef, for a good half mile, towards...

I just got married on 9/10 and wow, I cannot say enough amazing things about Penfield Pavilion. I always dreamed of getting married on the beach barefoot and at Penfield, they made this dream become a reality. I live about 30 minutes away and to be honest....I had never heard of this venue before! (Which I loved) It's not over done or over played - it's a little gem on the beach in CT. I knew the second I saw it online that it was the one, but was immediately reassured once I went to visit. You just can't beat the view, plus the price is incredibly reasonable. The space is a blank canvas so you can totally make it your own. Gaylen and Dean (Penfield coordinators) were great and it was such a pleasure working with them. If you're looking for a beach wedding, Penfield is the place! I wish I could do the day...

This is the only beach in Connecticut I will bring my 9 month old son too!! The sand is pure (no sea shells/rocks/etc everywhere)... the water is clean, while I'm swimming I absolutely love the fact I can touch the bottom with my feet and feel nothing but sand. Nothing gross touching your legs & feet!!!! 😃 Out of all the times Ive been here the water has been calm and also no jellyfish!! If there have been reports of people getting stung they put out a flag to warn you (I hate jellyfish so when I am on the hunt for a good beach, this is at the top of my list) No strong currents, light waves, large sandbars during low tide. Perfect beach to bring kids!!!!!...