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Boat Basin West End - Jones Beach State Park NY
4.5★ · 164 Google ratings · Point Lookout, New York
✓ Parking✓ Short walk✓ Good for kids✓ Restrooms
At a glance
Parking
40 ft away · fills up
Access
6:30am to 6pm
Walk
175 yd · 2 min
Restrooms
Yes
Water
74°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Tide
4 ft range today
Children
Reported good for young kids
Crowds
Quietest Mon 6pm
Map of Boat Basin West End - Jones Beach State Park NY
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Good to know
Reported good with little kids
Visitors often mention shallow or calm water. This is what reviewers report, not a safety assessment.Mentioned by 6 visitors · 2016–2026
Ideal for quiet recreation
The bay side location stays peaceful and uncrowded, popular for kayaking, birdwatching, and watching sunsets.
Visit at low tide
Exposed sandbars and tidal flats create shallow wading areas and reveal tide pools perfect for exploring with children.
Expect very limited parking
The lot fills quickly, especially on warm weekends, with only a handful of spaces available year-round.
Bring insect repellent
Mosquitoes and ticks can be severe, particularly in the parking area and along vegetated edges.
No shower or rinse station
There are restrooms but no way to rinse sand or salt water off after visiting the bay side beach.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
74°F · overcast
Water
74°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Waves
1.8 ft · 6 s apart
Wind
8 mph from the W
Shelter
Cross-shore · wind running along the beach
UV index
7 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| 01:16 | High tide | ↑ |
| 07:07 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 13:43 | High tide | ↑ |
| 20:33 | Low tide | ↓ |
Last updated Sep 4, 9:28 AM.
Crowds
When it gets busy
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📍 Jones Beach Island, Point Lookout, NY 11569
🅿 Parking 40 ft from the listing
🌊 Water 175 yd away, about 2 min walk
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Questions
Common questions
Where do you park at Boat Basin West End - Jones Beach State Park NY?
The nearest mapped parking area is 40 ft from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at Boat Basin West End - Jones Beach State Park NY?
310 ft in a straight line from the listing to the mapped shoreline, about 1 min. Soft sand and dune make the real walk longer than the straight line.
Does Boat Basin West End - Jones Beach State Park NY have restrooms?
No restrooms are mapped within 600 m on OpenStreetMap. That means nobody has mapped any, which is not the same as there being none.
When is Boat Basin West End - Jones Beach State Park NY least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Mon 6pm and the busiest at Sat 5pm.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
