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Family friendly beaches in New York

Visitors at these 290 beaches in New York mention shallow or calm water. Each one shows how far you park and how far you then carry everything to the water.

• Jones Beach State ParkWantagh · water 500 yd · parking 80 ft
• Revere BeachRevere · water 260 ft · parking 650 yd
• Salisbury Beach State ReservationSalisbury · water 350 yd · parking 225 yd
• Ontario Beach ParkRochester · water 280 ft · parking 200 yd
• Lake Welch BeachStony Point · water 110 ft · parking 150 yd
• Rockaway BeachFar Rockaway · water 120 ft · parking 125 yd
• Belmar BeachBelmar · water 175 yd · parking 310 ft
• Hamlin Beach State ParkHamlin · water 350 yd · parking 175 yd
• Silver Sands State ParkMilford · water 300 yd · parking 270 ft
• Fire Island National SeashoreOcean Beach · water 175 yd
• Shore Road Park and ParkwayBrooklyn · water 125 yd · parking 400 yd
• Fair Haven Beach State ParkFair Haven · water 575 yd
• Avon-by-the-Sea Public BeachAvon-By-The-Sea · water 150 yd · parking 625 yd
• Cedar Beach ParkAllentown · water not mapped · parking 40 ft
• Coney Island BeachBrooklyn · water 50 ft · parking 350 yd
• Hampton BeachHampton · water 160 ft · parking 300 ft
• Cedar Beach Town Nature PreserveMt Sinai · water 310 ft · parking 300 yd
• Midland BeachStaten Island · water 150 yd · parking 350 yd
• Orchard BeachBronx · water 140 ft
• Sodus Point Beach ParkSodus Point · water 170 ft · parking 170 ft
• Lake George Beach State ParkLake George · water 150 yd · parking 60 ft
• Cooper's BeachSouthampton · water 575 yd · parking 40 ft
• Dyker Beach ParkBrooklyn · water 700 yd · parking 250 yd
• Pebble BeachBrooklyn · on the shoreline · parking 350 yd
• Beltzville State Park - BeachLehighton · water 120 ft · parking 150 yd
• The People's Beach at Jacob Riis ParkQueens · water 180 ft · parking 350 yd
• Cove IslandStamford · water 175 yd · parking 175 yd
• Hudson Park & BeachNew Rochelle · water 340 ft · parking 270 ft
• Verona Beach State ParkVerona Beach · water 325 yd · parking 130 ft
• Cupsogue Beach County ParkWesthampton Beach · water 150 yd · parking 375 yd
• Turkey Swamp ParkFreehold Township · water 310 ft · parking 200 yd
• Tobay Beach Spray ParkMassapequa · water 290 ft · parking 190 ft
• Winter Island/Waikiki BeachSalem · on the shoreline · parking 125 yd
• Nyack Beach State ParkNyack · water 0.8 miles · parking 300 yd
• Half Moon BeachGloucester · on the shoreline · parking 150 yd
• West BeachStamford · water 160 ft · parking 80 ft
• Wells BeachWells · water 40 ft · parking 30 ft
• Orient Beach State ParkOrient · water 180 ft · parking 150 yd
• Outlet BeachPrince Edward · water 330 ft · parking 220 ft
• North Beach ParkBurlington · water 270 ft
• Westcott Beach State ParkHenderson · water 350 yd · parking 150 yd
• Manasquan BeachManasquan · water 280 ft · parking 400 yd
• Seabluff BeachWest Haven · water 220 ft · parking 200 ft
• Plumb Beach (Gateway National Recreation Area)Brooklyn · water 240 ft · parking 50 ft
• Bath Beach ParkBrooklyn · water 175 yd · parking 350 yd
• Jamesville Beach ParkJamesville · water 300 yd · parking 250 yd
• Short Beach ParkStratford · water 240 ft · parking 575 yd
• North Hampton State BeachNorth Hampton · water 110 ft · parking 10 ft
• Downs Park Dog BeachPasadena · water 70 ft · parking 200 yd
• Bay Shore Manor ParkBay Shore · water 140 ft
• Kettle Cove State ParkCape Elizabeth · water 50 ft · parking 310 ft
• Jenness State BeachRye · water 100 ft · parking 70 ft
• Cove Island Wildlife SanctuaryStamford · water 60 ft · parking 90 ft
• Wallis Sands State ParkRye · water 280 ft · parking 40 ft
• Morrisons Cove Memorial ParkMartinsburg · water not mapped
• Point Lookout BeachLido Beach · water 175 yd · parking 330 ft
• Million Dollar BeachLake George · water 125 yd · parking 190 ft
• Fisherman's Cove Conservation AreaManasquan · water 125 yd · parking 130 ft
• Augustine Beach Access AreaMiddletown · water 180 ft · parking 50 ft
• Penfield BeachFairfield · water 190 ft · parking 80 ft
• Manorhaven Beach Park & PoolPort Washington · water 175 yd · parking 150 yd
• Mt. Gretna Lake & BeachLebanon · water 210 ft · parking 400 yd
• Bradley CoveAsbury Park · water 175 yd · parking 110 ft
• Newport Sand BeachJersey City · water 60 ft · parking 240 ft
• Shady Beach ParkNorwalk · water 290 ft · parking 180 ft
• Heart Pond BeachChelmsford · water not mapped · parking 100 ft
• East Shore ParkNew Haven · water 425 yd · parking 80 ft
• Seven Points Beach at Raystown LakeHesston · water 50 ft
• Niles BeachGloucester · water 160 ft
• Barcelona Harbor BeachWestfield · water 190 ft
• Wading River BeachWading River · water 180 ft · parking 20 ft
• Robert Moses State Park Field 3Babylon · water 175 yd · parking 110 ft
• Shirley BeachShirley · water 120 ft · parking 110 ft
• Cove Point ParkLusby · water 0.8 miles · parking 290 ft
• Long Beach Town ParkSt James · on the shoreline · parking 300 yd
• Lloyd Neck BeachLloyd Harbor · water 200 yd · parking 250 yd
• Foster Memorial BeachSag Harbor · water 330 ft · parking 120 ft
• Sea Cliff BeachSea Cliff · water 160 ft · parking 60 ft
• Schroon Lake BeachSchroon Lake · water 200 ft · parking 60 ft
• Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association Beach OfficeOcean Grove · water 600 yd · parking 175 yd
• Hamburg Beach/ Town ParkHamburg · water 270 ft
• Lakeshore BeachPrince Edward · water 60 ft · parking 240 ft
• Pleasure Bay BeachBoston · water 120 ft · parking 125 yd
• Memorial Park BeachSharon · on the shoreline · parking 90 ft
• Haviland's Cove ParkGlens Falls · water 125 yd
• Savin Hill and Malibu BeachDorchester · water 220 ft · parking 40 ft
• West Shore ParkBaltimore · water 150 ft · parking 160 ft
• Meschutt BeachHampton Bays · water 70 ft · parking 70 ft
• Neshaminy Shore Picnic ParkHulmeville · water not mapped
• Seabrook Dunes And BeachSeabrook · water 260 ft · parking 175 yd
• Lido Beach Town ParkLido Beach · water 550 yd · parking 230 ft
• Centerport Beach ParkCenterport · water 125 yd · parking 100 ft
• Red House Beach at Allegany State ParkSalamanca · water 125 yd · parking 260 ft
• Alburgh Dunes State ParkAlburgh · water 210 ft · parking 70 ft
• Town BeachSouthold · water 270 ft · parking 275 yd
• Hobart Beach ParkNorthport · water 110 ft · parking 400 yd
• Shore Park and ParkwayBrooklyn · water 125 yd · parking 500 yd
• Rockaway Beach 116 stFar Rockaway · water 125 yd · parking 125 yd
• Raynor Beach County ParkLake Ronkonkoma · water 350 yd
• Rogers BeachWesthampton Beach · water 175 yd · parking 30 ft
• Iron Pier BeachJamesport · water 120 ft · parking 625 yd
• Long BeachLong Beach · water 125 yd · parking 60 ft
• Bartlett BeachLaconia · water 70 ft · parking 80 ft
• Ocean Beach New JerseyLong Branch · water 475 yd · parking 175 yd
• Auburndale CoveAuburndale · water 0.7 miles · parking 240 ft
• Crystal BeachEarleville · water 1.0 miles
• Harry Tappen Beach - Town of Oyster BaySea Cliff · water 150 yd · parking 40 ft
• Lake Willoughby South BeachOrleans · on the shoreline · parking 125 yd
• Preston BeachMarblehead · water 80 ft
• Kent County Parks and Recreation, Betterton BeachBetterton · water 110 ft · parking 270 ft
• Asharoken Beach ParkNorthport · water 210 ft · parking 80 ft
• Main BeachOgunquit · water 190 ft · parking 40 ft
• Fair Haven BeachSterling · water 180 ft
• Periwinkle CoveRye · water 60 ft · parking 70 ft
• Coes Pond BeachWorcester · water not mapped · parking 250 yd
• Philip B. Healey Beach at Florence AvenueMassapequa · water 100 ft · parking 110 ft
• Albee BeachWolfeboro · water not mapped
• Centre Island Beach FieldBayville · water 200 yd · parking 240 ft
• Sandy BeachCohasset · water 80 ft · parking 190 ft
• Woodlands BeachSouth Stormont · water 0.8 miles · parking 125 yd
• Hague Town Beach ParkHague · water 100 ft · parking 100 ft
• Havens BeachSag Harbor · water 60 ft · parking 280 ft
• Hamburg BeachHamburg · water 240 ft
• Sayers Dam BeachHoward · water 70 ft
• Jackson Cove Town ParkOxford · water 270 ft · parking 80 ft
• Flying Point BeachSouthampton · water 210 ft
• Centre Island BeachBayville · water 125 yd · parking 100 ft
• Downs Park Public BeachPasadena · water 290 ft · parking 150 yd
• Marlborough Memorial BeachMarlborough · water 150 ft · parking 240 ft
• Lake Ronkonkoma Recreation CenterRonkonkoma · water 100 ft · parking 120 ft
• Bayley BeachNorwalk · water 200 yd · parking 280 ft
• Olcott BeachBurt · water 40 ft · parking 300 yd
• Fleets Cove Beach ParkCenterport · water 175 yd · parking 90 ft
• Silver Lake BeachWilmington · water not mapped · parking 80 ft
• Bailey Island BeachBailey Island · on the shoreline
• Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park BeachOyster Bay · water 120 ft · parking 300 yd
• George H. Freer Memorial BeachPort Ewen · water 1.0 miles · parking 175 yd
• Iroquois BeachIroquois · water not mapped
• South Jamesport BeachJamesport · water 200 ft · parking 120 ft
• Perry Public BeachPerry · water 100 ft
• Reservoir BeachArlington · water 190 ft · parking 150 yd
• Mound Street BeachQuincy · water 210 ft · parking 125 yd
• Saugerties Village BeachSaugerties · water 100 ft · parking 100 ft
• Shore ParkWorcester · water 150 ft · parking 180 ft
• Bradley Point BeachWest Haven · water 130 ft · parking 140 ft
• Sand Street BeachStony Brook · on the shoreline · parking 125 yd
• Beaver Island BeachGrand Island · water not mapped
• Bayport BeachBayport · water 40 ft · parking 90 ft
• Cove Outlook ParkMount Joy · water not mapped · parking 60 ft
• New Suffolk BeachNew Suffolk · water 160 ft
• Mirror Lake Public BeachLake Placid · water 110 ft · parking 210 ft
• Cedar BeachMt Sinai · water 110 ft · parking 125 yd
• Georgica BeachEast Hampton · water 125 yd
• Anchor BeachMilford · water 80 ft · parking 140 ft
• 7 Presidents beachLong Branch · water 700 yd · parking 50 ft
• Crystal Lake BeachNewton · water not mapped · parking 80 ft
• Collins Cove ParkSalem · water 90 ft · parking 275 yd
• Morrisburg BeachMorrisburg · water not mapped
• Webby's Beach: Town Of BrookhavenCenter Moriches · water 40 ft
• Boulder Beach State ParkGroton · water 160 ft
• Boat Basin West End - Jones Beach State Park NYPoint Lookout · water 310 ft · parking 40 ft
• W. Scott Cameron BeachBridgehampton · water 200 yd
• Lake Clear BeachSaranac Lake · water not mapped
• Bailie Beach ParkMattituck · water 130 ft · parking 200 yd
• Tenean BeachBoston · water 40 ft · parking 140 ft
• Lake Ontario Sand BeachRochester · water 270 ft · parking 330 ft
• Charlotte Town BeachCharlotte · water 120 ft · parking 100 ft
• Cove Beach ParkBivalve · water 200 yd · parking 150 yd
• Minnewaska Lake BeachGardiner · water not mapped · parking 150 yd
• Moffitt BeachLake Pleasant · water 310 ft
• Learned Park & BeachFramingham · water not mapped
• Amherst Town BeachAmherst · water 1.0 miles
• Crane Beach at Trustees of ReservationsIpswich · water 325 yd · parking 50 ft
• Wayside BeachLake Luzerne · on the shoreline · parking 110 ft
• Quogue Village BeachQuogue · water 250 yd · parking 90 ft
• Bayview BeachSaco · water 90 ft · parking 90 ft
• Lake George Dog BeachLake George · water 310 ft · parking 125 yd
• Surf Club BeachMadison · water 140 ft · parking 140 ft
• Nobadeer BeachNantucket · water 280 ft · parking 200 yd
• Donnelly BeachOlmstedville · water 150 ft
• Speculator Public BeachSpeculator · water 240 ft · parking 170 ft
• Lynn Shore ReservationLynn · water 150 ft
• Tuscarora State Park BeachBarnesville · water 80 ft
• Asbury Park Boardwalk and BeachAsbury Park · water 0.7 miles · parking 210 ft
• Hallett's Cove BeachQueens · on the shoreline · parking 250 ft
• Griffin BeachFranklin · water 80 ft
• Rye BeachRye · water 200 ft · parking 125 yd
• Ogunquit Public BeachOgunquit · water 40 ft · parking 90 ft
• Beach Access PointNewburyport · water 350 yd · parking 500 yd
• Lake Wyola State Park - Public BeachShutesbury · water 90 ft · parking 160 ft
• Long BeachSt James · water 240 ft · parking 400 yd
• Stony Brook BeachStony Brook · water 80 ft · parking 290 ft
• Lake Willoughby North BeachBrownington · water 40 ft · parking 90 ft
• Sandy Beach ParkRidgway · water 0.7 miles
• Glimmerglass State Park BeachCooperstown · water 120 ft · parking 280 ft
• Sandy Pond BeachAyer · water 200 ft · parking 40 ft
• George Lane BeachWeymouth · water 160 ft · parking 160 ft
• Newbury BeachNewbury · water 60 ft · parking 20 ft
• Round Valley BeachLebanon · water 180 ft · parking 90 ft
• Silver Sands BeachMilford · water 550 yd · parking 120 ft
• Kismet Beach WorkOcean Beach · water 150 ft
• Leslie E. Roberts Beach & Recreation AreaBelmont · water 50 ft · parking 150 yd
• Lancaster Recreation BeachLancaster · water 425 yd · parking 600 yd
• Jones Beach Field 2Wantagh · water 500 yd · parking 200 yd
• Clinton Cove at Hudson River ParkNew York · water 110 ft · parking 275 yd
• Bar BeachPort Washington · water 250 ft · parking 550 yd
• Onota Lake beachPittsfield · water 100 ft · parking 550 yd
• Hamilton Beach ParkHoward Beach · water 170 ft · parking 200 ft
• Old Forge Public BeachOld Forge · water 50 ft · parking 150 yd
• Forge BeachWestford · water 70 ft · parking 50 ft
• Charles E. Ransom BeachBayville · water 340 ft
• Pier 4 BeachNew York · on the shoreline · parking 350 ft
• West Harbor Beach Memorial Park - Village Of BayvilleBayville · water 125 yd · parking 10 ft
• Barnhart Isle BeachMassena · water 175 yd · parking 180 ft
• Smith Point BeachShirley · water 225 yd · parking 310 ft
• Oxford Pismo BeachOxford · water 70 ft · parking 650 yd
• Otto Schubert BeachSt James · water 160 ft · parking 120 ft
• Port Henry BeachPort Henry · water 150 ft · parking 220 ft
• Hideout North BeachLake Ariel · water 70 ft · parking 200 ft
• Lido Beach West Town ParkLido Beach · water 200 yd · parking 100 ft
• Asbury Park-Beach NJAsbury Park · water 0.7 miles · parking 130 ft
• Glen Island BeachNew Rochelle · water 150 ft · parking 225 yd
• Sea Cliff Beach viewSea Cliff · water 120 ft · parking 30 ft
• Little Ossipee Lake BeachEast Waterboro · water 40 ft · parking 20 ft
• Wades BeachShelter Island · water 180 ft · parking 100 ft
• Kennebunk BeachKennebunk · on the shoreline · parking 70 ft
• Saxonville BeachFramingham · water 0.8 miles · parking 30 ft
• Vine Valley BeachCanandaigua · water 170 ft
• Jaffrey Public BeachJaffrey · water 130 ft · parking 20 ft
• Tappen BeachSea Cliff · water 220 ft · parking 130 ft
• Doggie BeachNahant · on the shoreline · parking 310 ft
• Martin Park BeachRidgefield · water 150 yd
• New Providence BeachDuBois · water 170 ft · parking 80 ft
• Tyngsborough Town BeachTyngsborough · water 100 ft
• Point Gratiot BeachDunkirk · water 50 ft
• Naples Town BeachNaples · water 125 yd · parking 600 yd
• Dudley BeachDudley · water 80 ft
• Charlotte BeachBrooklyn · water 90 ft · parking 625 yd
• Louse Point Town BeachEast Hampton · water 80 ft · parking 375 yd
• Watkins Glen Beach on Lake SenecaWatkins Glen · water 40 ft · parking 150 yd
• East Haddam Town BeachMoodus · water 230 ft · parking 40 ft
• Stehli BeachOyster Bay · water 290 ft
• Lenox Town BeachLee · water 60 ft
• Musante BeachLeeds · water 275 yd · parking 90 ft
• Gilford BeachGilford · water 110 ft · parking 625 yd
• William's BeachCicero · water 90 ft
• Sasco BeachSouthport · water 60 ft · parking 120 ft
• Chincoteague BeachChincoteague · water 300 yd · parking 275 yd
• Green Mountain BeachWilmington · on the shoreline · parking 130 ft
• New Castle BeachNew Castle · water 1.1 miles · parking 180 ft
• Sandy BeachMorris · water 80 ft · parking 600 yd
• Shepard Park BeachLake George · water 50 ft · parking 280 ft
• Silver Lake Park & Beach CrotonCroton-On-Hudson · water 1.0 miles · parking 230 ft
• Wright Park BeachDunkirk · water 30 ft
• Egypt BeachScituate · water 220 ft · parking 130 ft
• Brewster BeachWolfeboro · water 150 yd · parking 150 ft
• Short Beach Town ParkSmithtown · water 350 ft · parking 250 yd
• Black Point BeachTiconderoga · water 170 ft
• Amityville BeachAmityville · water 160 ft · parking 230 ft
• Friendship BeachRocky Point · water 170 ft
• Harbor Isle BeachIsland Park · water 60 ft · parking 550 yd
• Gin BeachSouthampton · water 150 yd · parking 10 ft
• seagate beachBrooklyn · water 40 ft
• Hickory Run State Park Beach/Swimming AreaAlbrightsville · water 40 ft · parking 190 ft
• West Neck BeachLloyd Harbor · water 125 yd · parking 175 yd
• Stoughton Pond Recreation AreaPerkinsville · water 1.0 miles · parking 210 ft
• Main BeachEast Hampton · water 525 yd · parking 90 ft
• Napeague Ocean BeachAmagansett · water 125 yd
• Point Lookout Beach District ParkPoint Lookout · water 300 ft · parking 275 yd
• Coney Island Creek Park ShoreBrooklyn · water 90 ft · parking 325 yd
• Plage KirklandLe Haut-Richelieu Regional County Municipality · water 140 ft
• Sailors HavenFire Island · water 90 ft
• Town BeachIslip · water 130 ft · parking 190 ft
• Southwich Beachwater 550 yd · parking 125 yd
• Lakeshore beachCicero · water 90 ft
• Hobart BeachEatons Neck · water 110 ft · parking 250 ft
• Rye Town BeachRye · water 70 ft · parking 175 yd
• Pirates Cove BeachRye · water 120 ft · parking 70 ft
• Venetian Shores BeachWest Babylon · water 100 ft · parking 125 yd
• Pleasant Valley Lake BeachVernon Township · water 200 ft
• Back Cove TrailPortland · water 110 ft · parking 175 yd
• Mother's BeachBellport · water 150 ft
• East BeachGlen Cove · water 90 ft · parking 130 ft
• Shore ParkAberdeen Proving Ground · water 0.6 miles · parking 325 yd
• Sandbar BeachSouth Glens Falls · water 150 ft · parking 330 ft
• Usher's Park BeachLake George · water 30 ft · parking 400 yd
• Sammys BeachNorthwest Harbor · water 170 ft
• Bulwagga Bay BeachPort Henry · water 100 ft
• Asharoken BeachAsharoken · water 220 ft
• Tobyhanna Lake BeachCoolbaugh Township · water 80 ft · parking 125 yd

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