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Sound View Dunes Park
4.5★ · 51 Google ratings · Southold, New York
At a glance
Parking
Fills up early
Walk
625 yd · 8 min
Water
73°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Tide
2 ft range today
Sand
320 ft from the water to the back
Crowds
Quietest Tue 5pm
Map of Sound View Dunes Park
Guide
Good to know
Come for a forest walk, not swimming
The main appeal is a short woodland trail through dunes and maritime forest ending at the Sound beach.
Visit midweek or off-season
Reviewers consistently reported the beach as quiet and uncrowded during weekday visits and winter months.
Litter reported
Visitors mention rubbish on the sand.Mentioned by 3 visitors · 2017–2026
Verify resident-only enforcement first
Parking is officially restricted to Southold residents only, though enforcement appears inconsistent.
Pack out all trash
Reviewers emphasize that visitors leaving garbage prompted the resident-only policy and ongoing complaints.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
72°F · violent showers
Water
73°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Waves
0.9 ft · 4 s apart
Wind
14 mph from the SW
Shelter
Cross-shore · wind running along the beach
UV index
7 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
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| 04:53 | High tide | ↑ |
| 11:11 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 17:32 | High tide | ↑ |
Last updated Sep 4, 9:32 AM.
Crowds
When it gets busy
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📍 4201-5801 Soundview Ave, Southold, NY 11971
🌊 Water 625 yd away, about 8 min walk
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Questions
Common questions
How far is the walk to the water at Sound View Dunes Park?
625 yd in a straight line from the listing to the mapped shoreline, about 8 min. Soft sand and dune make the real walk longer than the straight line.
Does Sound View Dunes Park 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 Sound View Dunes Park least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Tue 5pm and the busiest at Thu 8am.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
