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Cedar Beach Town Nature Preserve
4.7★ · 2,132 Google ratings · Mt Sinai, New York
✓ Parking✓ Short walk✓ Picnic tables✓ Kids reported✓ Restrooms
At a glance
Parking
300 yd away · paid
Accessibility
Step-free entrance
Access
Hours vary by day
Walk
310 ft · 1 min
Restrooms
Yes
Cost
Paid parking
Water
74°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Tide
6 ft range today
Children
Reported good for young kids
Length
4.6 miles of shoreline
Crowds
Quietest Mon 8am
Map of Cedar Beach Town Nature Preserve
Guide
Good to know
Lifeguard
Lifeguards on Duty Cedar Main Memorial Day Weekend to July 4th Saturday and Sunday 10:30am to 6 pm July 4th to Labor Day Monday to Friday 11 am to 6 pm Saturday and Sunday 10:30 am to 6 pm Cedar West July 4th to Labor Day Saturday and Sunday 10:30 am to 6 pm brookhavenny.gov, 2026/09
Dogs
No pets (trained service dogs only, no ESA animals). brookhavenny.gov, 2026/09
Reported good with little kids
Visitors often mention shallow or calm water. This is what reviewers report, not a safety assessment.Mentioned by 8 visitors · 2016–2026
Wear water shoes on rocks
The beach is covered in small rounded pebbles that visitors report cause foot pain without proper footwear.
Visit after 4pm for free parking
Parking is free in the evenings but costs money during the day, roughly $20 in peak season.
Plan for live music on weekends
Summer weekends feature bands at Tiki Joe's bar and the beach becomes crowded with standing room only.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
73°F · heavy showers
Water
74°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Waves
0.7 ft · 2 s apart
Wind
12 mph from the NW
Shelter
Offshore · wind blowing off the land
UV index
7 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
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| 05:11 | High tide | ↑ |
| 11:33 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 17:33 | High tide | ↑ |
Last updated Sep 4, 9:22 AM.
Crowds
When it gets busy
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📍 244 Harbor Beach Rd, Mt Sinai, NY 11766
🅿 Parking 300 yd from the listing
🌊 Water 310 ft away, about 1 min walk
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Questions
Common questions
Where do you park at Cedar Beach Town Nature Preserve?
The nearest mapped parking area is 300 yd from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at Cedar Beach Town Nature Preserve?
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 Cedar Beach Town Nature Preserve 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 Cedar Beach Town Nature Preserve least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Mon 8am and the busiest at Sun 3pm.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
