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Travel Guide Travel Guide TRAVELTRAVEL GUIDE GUIDE welcome to Suffolk County Does your idea of a dream vacation include dazzling beaches, sun-dappled vineyards, museums full of masterpieces, restaurants serving incredibly fresh food, world-class golf courses, quaint downtowns and international resort communities? Suffolk County offers all this and much more for you and your family to enjoy and keep as a treasured memory. Looking for a historic site? Suffolk County is one of the oldest settled areas of the United States, with a history dating to the early 17th century and beyond. If you’re looking for a chic and stylish way to spend your day, the Hamptons and Montauk are international resort communities on the East End. Wine-lovers will simply be awed by a visit to Long Island Wine Country, which is centered on the North Fork but nowadays stretches to western Suffolk County. If you are Montauk Point interested in maritime history, Suffolk County is home to Lighthouse seaports with active fisheries, maritime shops and noted seafood restaurants. State and county parks offer hours of fun for swimmers, hikers, golfers, wildlife enthusiasts, picnickers and others. Museums provide a window into the region’s glorious historic and artistic past. And you’ll find great places to shop, dine and just plain relax! Visit discoverlongisland.com/suffolk-county. table of contents 04 beaches 25 shopping 06 museums & 26 wineries & historic sites tasting rooms 12 parks 28 farm-to-table dining 16 map 29 the hamptons 18 family attractions & montauk 21 entertainment 29 weddings 22 fishing & 29 shelter island boating 30 suffolk county 24 golf events Suffolk County operates various parks, historic sites, golf courses, museums, pools and more. Find out more at www.suffolkcountyny.gov/visitors. 2 | SUFFOLK COUNTY TRAVEL GUIDE Port Jefferson Harbor Custom House, Sag Harbor SUFFOLK the four regions COUNTY To help you enjoy Suffolk County all the North Fork more, this guide groups attractions into four North Shore regions. Each region has a unique character NASSAU NYC COUNTY and heritage that give it special charm. South Shore With its mansions recalling The Great South Fork Gatsby era, the North Shore is known as a heritage area with many preserved estates and historic sites, dating to the Revolutionary Era and beyond. The North Shore is also known also known as the center of Long Island Wine for its breathtaking Long Island Sound views, Country with its growing list of vineyards and upscale shopping areas and stellar parks, wineries with tasting rooms. The region’s history museums and beaches. dates to pre-Colonial Days, and it’s also known The South Shore, known for its rich maritime for quiet beachfronts on the Long Island Sound traditions, is one of New York State’s premier and Peconic Bay. family-oriented recreation areas. It encompasses The South Fork is known far and wide for its miles of beaches (including Fire Island), parks Hamptons style. It includes a string of charming with boundless recreational opportunities, historic communities from the Hamptons to nationally known shopping malls and outlets Montauk. Ranging from posh enclaves to working and superb restaurants. You can experience ports and nightlife hotspots, the communities major spectator sports thrills, museums, fishing include upscale shops and trendy restaurants, and boating. as well as vintage clothing and antique shops, The North Fork is a region of extraordinary and inexpensive attractions such as museums, natural beauty, with many farms and farm historic windmills and centuries-old Colonial stands where you can shop for produce and sites. The region is also home to two of America’s flowers along country roads. The North Fork is top-rated beaches. LONG ISLAND’S SUFFOLK COUNTY TRAVEL GUIDE ©By Long Island Convention & Visitors Bureau and Sports Commission. All rights reserved. Reproduction of this guide and/or use of its editorial content in whole or in part without the written permission of LICVB&SC is prohibited. Printed in the U.S.A. ® I Love NY logo on the cover is a registered trademark of the NYS Dept. of Economic Development, used with permission. WWW.DISCOVERLONGISLAND.COM/SUFFOLK-COUNTY | 3 beaches Fire Island National Seashore Robert Moses State Park Fun in the Sand and Surf Spending a day at play in the sand, sun and surf the east side of the Shinnecock Canal in is always at the top of the list for visitors to Suffolk Hampton Bays. County, which features many beautiful and highly Beyond opportunities to swim in lifeguard- accessible state and county beaches. protected areas, Suffolk County beaches feature The great beaches include those at Robert many desirable amenities. These amenities Moses State Park and Smith Point County Park include scenic boardwalks, golf courses, on the South Shore, Hither Hills State Park and recreational facilities, beach trails, restaurants, Cupsogue County Park on the South Fork, Sunken concession areas, camping facilities, horseback- Meadow State Park and Wildwood State Park on riding stables, kayaking and canoeing, equipment the North Shore, and Orient Beach State Park on rentals and picnic/barbecue areas. And Suffolk the North Fork. County beaches are an ideal place to watch and In addition, the Hamptons region of Suffolk take photos of beautiful sunrises and sunsets. County is home to two of the No. 1 beaches in the While many beaches are geared toward families, nation. In 2013, Main Beach in East Hampton was sandcastle contests and quiet sunbathing, others named the No. 1 beach in the nation in the 23rd draw the college and 20-something crowds, annual Top 10 Beach List, produced by Dr. Beach, especially during the summer months. The younger aka coastal expert Dr. Stephen P. Leatherman, a crowds are attracted by activities such as surfing, professor at Florida International University. This volleyball, rock concerts and waterside clubs. was not the first time that Leatherman ranked a If you’ve ever wanted to spend a day splashing Suffolk County beach No. 1. In 2010, he rated around in sparkling surf, playing on some of the Coopers Beach in Southampton at the top of his list. most pristine gleaming white sand anywhere, and In both cases Suffolk County beaches were rated enjoying scenery that ranges from quietly beautiful higher than even beaches in Hawaii and Florida. to breathtaking – Suffolk County is the place to be. Ocean beaches are renowned for their fine For a truly unique adventure, head to Fire Island, white sand, spectacular waves, and broad the renowned South Shore barrier beach resort panoramas with ocean views spanning to the featuring laid-back summer communities just horizon. Beaches on the North Shore and the footsteps away from miles of pristine shoreline and North Fork generally feature pebbles instead crashing surf. (See “Visiting Fire Island” on page 5.) of sand, with picture-perfect panoramic views of the Sound and the Connecticut shore beyond. Although Suffolk County contains town and And there are numerous smaller beaches on village beaches too numerous to list here, the next bays throughout the county, such as Meschutt page lists county and state beaches which are open Beach County Park on Great Peconic Bay, on to the public. 4 | SUFFOLK COUNTY TRAVEL GUIDE Visiting Fire Island Just across the Great South Bay from the Suffolk County mainland lies the region’s most secluded barrier island, which offers a wide range of tourist attractions within its narrow shores. Smith Point County Park Fire Island is just a brief ferry ride from the South Shore communities of Bay Shore, Fire Island Lighthouse Patchogue and Sayville. Though it’s an interna- tionally known destination, Fire Island’s vibe is decidedly off-the-beaten track. The 17 beach- front communities include the incorporated South Shore villages of Saltaire and Ocean Beach (the latter Gilgo State Park, Babylon Sound, swimming, camping, considered the social and commercial hub of picnicking, fishing. (631-669-0449) the island), laidback Kismet and Lonelyville, Located on a barrier island Davis Park, which has a 200-boat marina, and between the Atlantic Ocean North Fork 12 other communities. and the Great South Bay, it Orient Beach State Park boasts spectacular views. Orient (631-323-2440) The bars and nightclubs are always a place to Permit and four-wheel drive Beach on Gardiner’s Bay, dance, enjoy live music and meet friendly folks. required for access. rare maritime forest, They include some very popular spots in Ocean swimming, fishing, hiking. Heckscher State Park Beach as well as the traditionally gay communi- East Islip (631-581-2100) South Fork ties of Cherry Grove and The Pines. Twenty miles of trails, Camp Hero State Park swimming in the Great In true “vacation getaway” fashion, passenger Montauk (631-668-3781) South Bay, boating. cars are not permitted on the island except in Maritime forests, freshwater Smith Point County Park and Robert Moses Robert Moses State Park wetlands, ocean vistas, State Park, which bookend the 17 communities. bluffs rising from the beach, Babylon (631-669-0470) Visitors generally transport supplies across the historic military installation. Five miles of ocean beach, bay via private boat or ferry and then load them swimming, surfing, surf-casting, Cupsogue Beach County Park into wagons. Small independent stores sell picnic areas, 18-hole pitch & Westhampton (631-852-8111) necessities. Overnight lodgings range from putt golf course, day-use Beach Hut (631-288-7670) small hotels to B&Bs and house-shares. boat basin. Swimming, camping, fishing, One of Fire Island’s biggest draws is the Smith Point County Park outer beach area, special Fire Island National Seashore (FINS) and its Shirley (631-852-1313) events & more. Beach Hut (631-281-7788) unique attractions, including the historic Fire Hither Hills State Park Swimming, camping, fishing, Island Lighthouse, built in 1826.
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