Question 1

Which Hamptons beaches can I park at without a resident sticker?

Accepted Answer

These beaches take everyone via a day fee, app pass, or state/county lot — no residency required: Coopers Beach (Southampton — Southampton Village permit · or daily parking fee at the lot); Mecox Beach (Bridgehampton — Southampton Town sticker · Passport day-pass (Mon–Fri)); W. Scott Cameron Beach (Bridgehampton — Southampton Town resident sticker · residents only (no day pass)); Sagg Main Beach (Sagaponack — Southampton Town sticker · Passport day-pass (Mon–Fri)); Cedar Point County Park (East Hampton — Suffolk County day fee · camping/glamping by reservation · separate 4x4 outer-beach permit); Main Beach (East Hampton — East Hampton Village · $50/day non-resident digital permit via ParkMobile zone 59204 (Mon–Thu; Fri–Sun at Beach Manager's discretion) · enforced by licence-plate scanner); Two Mile Hollow Beach (East Hampton — East Hampton Village · $50/day non-resident digital permit via ParkMobile zone 59205 (Mon–Thu; Fri–Sun at Beach Manager's discretion) · enforced by licence-plate scanner); Hither Hills State Park Beach (Montauk — NY State Park · $10/car day fee, Empire Pass accepted); Barcelona Neck (Sag Harbor — No permit needed · free parking (NYS DEC natural area)); Towd Point Beach (North Sea — Southampton Town resident sticker · residents only (no day pass)); Long Beach (Noyack) (Noyack — Southampton Town sticker · Passport day-pass (Mon–Fri)); Crescent Beach (Louis' Beach) (Shelter Island — ParkMobile day pass $35 (zone 61204, Mon–Thu only) or Town permit — weekly $90/monthly $170/seasonal $325 · required May 15–Sept 15); Wades Beach (Shelter Island — ParkMobile day pass $35 (zone 61200, daily) or Town permit — weekly $90/monthly $170/seasonal $325 · required May 15–Sept 15); Pikes Beach (Westhampton Beach — Southampton Town sticker or Passport-app day pass); Meschutt Beach County Park (Hampton Bays — Suffolk County day fee · $10 resident / $20 non-resident, Green Key discount); Ponquogue Beach (Hampton Bays — Southampton Town sticker · Passport day-pass (Mon–Fri)); Tiana Beach (Hampton Bays — Southampton Town sticker · Passport day-pass (Mon–Fri)); Cupsogue Beach County Park (Westhampton — Suffolk County day fee · Green Key discount; separate 4x4 outer-beach permit); New Suffolk Beach (New Suffolk — Southold Town permit, required at all times · residents only (lessees through a landlord, hotel guests through their hotel) · fee not published); Goose Creek Beach (Southold — Southold Town permit, required at all times · residents only (lessees through a landlord, hotel guests through their hotel) · fee not published); Kenney's Beach (Southold — Southold Town permit, required at all times · residents only (lessees through a landlord, hotel guests through their hotel) · fee not published); McCabe's Beach (Southold — Southold Town permit, required at all times · residents only (lessees through a landlord, hotel guests through their hotel) · fee not published); Southold Town Beach (Southold — Southold Town permit, required at all times · residents only (lessees through a landlord, hotel guests through their hotel) · fee not published); Norman E. Klipp Marine Park (Gull Pond Beach) (Greenport — Southold Town permit, required at all times · residents only (lessees through a landlord, hotel guests through their hotel) · fee not published).

Question 2

Why doesn't one beach sticker work everywhere in the Hamptons?

Accepted Answer

Villages inside the towns issue their own permits, so the sticker that opens a town beach lot often does not open the village lot next door. The jurisdictions with their own beach parking permits are: East Hampton Village (village); East Hampton Town (town); Sag Harbor Village (village); Southampton Village (village); Southampton Town (town); Shelter Island Town (town); Westhampton Beach Village (village).

Question 3

Which beach parking permits does East Hampton Village issue?

Accepted Answer

EH Village Resident Beach Permit (Free for village residents; $750 for a 2026 full-season non-resident permit) — eligibility: Village property owners and year-round residential tenants (Village Code 267-5C(1)(b)). Non-residents buy online only: $750 full season (3,100 permits, on sale from 2 February 2026), or monthly at $250 for May 15-Jun 30, $300 for July and $300 for Aug 1-Sep 15 (500 per month). Non-transferable and non-refundable; a 6% credit card fee applies. Daily non-resident permits are DIGITAL and bought through ParkMobile, linked to your licence plate: Main Beach Lot 2 is zone 59204 and Two Mile Hollow is zone 59205, $50/day, Monday–Thursday indefinitely with Friday–Sunday and holidays at the Beach Manager's discretion. Pay only after you have parked — no prepayment, no refunds. ENFORCEMENT IS BY LICENCE-PLATE SCANNER, not a booth attendant, so there is nobody to wait out. The widely repeated claim that village beach parking is free after 6:00 PM is NOT confirmed on the Village's own pages: the only hours statement they publish is that no vehicles are permitted ON the beaches 9:00 AM–6:00 PM from 15 May to 15 September, which is the driving-on-sand rule, not the car park. Treat evening parking as unconfirmed and pay the zone.

Question 4

Which beach parking permits does East Hampton Town issue?

Accepted Answer

EH Town Resident Beach Parking Permit (No fee listed on the Town Clerk's resident application) — eligibility: A valid NYS vehicle registration, or a current tax receipt plus a registration in the owner's name, showing an address in the Town of East Hampton, the Village of East Hampton, or the part of Sag Harbor Village inside the Town. Village residents ARE eligible. Not transferable. Resident permits expire 31 December of years ending in 5 or 0, so current stickers run to 2030.

Question 5

Which beach parking permits does Sag Harbor Village issue?

Accepted Answer

Sag Harbor Village Beach Parking Permit (Free for village residents (2 permits); $25 each additional, limit 3 per property; $25 per permit for Sag Harbor Fire & School District residents) — eligibility: The vehicle must be registered to a Sag Harbor resident or property owner. The Village sells no non-resident permit, and no permit is issued to a rental car. Fire Department and Volunteer Ambulance members park free with displayed vehicle ID. Sag Harbor residents who want Foster Memorial (Long) Beach buy that permit from Southampton Town instead.

Question 6

Which beach parking permits does Southampton Village issue?

Accepted Answer

Southampton Village Beach Permit (Free for village property owners and year-round village renters (3 permits each); $300 per vehicle for local non-village residents, $200 senior/veteran; $600 per vehicle for a summer visitor permit) — eligibility: Village property owners and year-round village renters get three permits at no charge. Local non-village residents and renters in the Southampton school and fire district pay $300 per vehicle with no limit, or $200 for one senior (65 by 1 September 2026) or veteran permit per household. Anyone else buys the $600 summer visitor permit. Day passes are $55 and sold in person at Cooper's Beach only. All sales are non-refundable.

Question 7

Which beach parking permits does Southampton Town issue?

Accepted Answer

Southampton Town Resident Beach Sticker (Green) ($50 per vehicle bought 1 April - 22 May 2026, $60 from 23 May; $40 senior (62+); free for resident veterans, fire and EMS (one per year)) — eligibility: HOMEOWNERS qualify on a vehicle registration showing a physical Town of Southampton address, or a registration whose name matches the homeowner on a current Town tax bill — there is no residency-duration test for owners. An LLC or trust must show a 30% or greater ownership share. The twelve-month rule is the RENTER definition: a year-round renter must have maintained a principal place of abode in the Town for the 12 months before applying, proved by a registration with a Town address, or a local PO box plus two further proofs. Leases and insurance cards are not accepted. Non-residents pay $500 per vehicle for the full season ($525 from 23 May), which excludes W. Scott Cameron Beach. Daily parking is $40 through the Passport app, $20 pre-season Mon-Fri from May 15 to June 26, and $20 for sunset parking 5pm-9pm.

Question 8

Which beach parking permits does Shelter Island Town issue?

Accepted Answer

Shelter Island Beach Parking Permit (Free for residents; $35 daily, $90 weekly, $170 monthly, $325 seasonal) — eligibility: Resident permits are free from the Town Clerk's Office and current ones are valid through 31 December 2030. Everyone else buys daily, weekly, monthly or seasonal permits; one-day permits are sold through ParkMobile for nine beaches, landings and ramps, including Wade's Beach and Crescent Beach (weekends only), and each costs $35 for one date and location.

Question 9

Which beach parking permits does Westhampton Beach Village issue?

Accepted Answer

WHB Village Beach Parking Permit (Free for village residents; $495 seasonal for non-residents/renters (sold at Rogers Beach)) — eligibility: Village residents free; anyone may buy the non-resident seasonal permit at the Rogers Beach gate

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