Beaches

🎫 Permit: Southampton Village permit · or daily parking fee at the lot

Yes — the easy answer if you're new and want a real Hamptons beach day. Lifeguards, parking, the wide stretch.

Architecture nearby: Coopers puts you on Meadow Lane, where major modern and postmodern houses by Norman Jaffe, Ward Bennett and Myron Goldfinger sit among the ocean estates.

🎫 Permit: Southampton Town sticker · Passport day-pass (Mon–Fri)

Yes — unpretentious, wide, and the locals actually swim here. Worth it if you have a rental permit.

🔒 Permit: 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

Yes — the polished Hamptons beach day if you can get a parking permit. Lifeguards, snack bar, the full scene.

🔒 Permit: East Hampton Village permit · resident + non-resident seasonal

Yes — quieter than Main Beach with a mellower crowd. Worth it if your rental has a non-resident permit.

🔒 Permit: East Hampton Town resident permit

Yes — walkable from Amagansett village, lifeguarded, and the rare ocean beach with easy food. Worth it for families.

🔒 Permit: East Hampton Town resident permit

Yes — the one non-negotiable Montauk stop, even if you just sit on the rocks and watch longboarders for an hour.

🔒 Permit: Sag Harbor Village resident sticker · or walk/bike in (no car permit on foot)

Worth it for a quick family dip in the bay. Skip if you want waves — this is a protected bay beach, not the ocean.

🔒 Permit: Westhampton Beach Village permit · $495 non-resident seasonal sold at the gate

Yes - the village’s flagship beach and the friendliest full-service sand west of the canal.

🎫 Permit: Southampton Town sticker or Passport-app day pass

Worth it if you're already out west — quiet ocean sand and almost no crowds.

Architecture nearby: The Dune Road approach passes Andrew Geller's restored 1959 Double Diamond: two tilted cedar forms deliberately kept visible from the road.

🎫 Permit: Southampton Town sticker · Passport day-pass (Mon–Fri)

Yes — the best value beach on the South Fork, with easier parking and a real snack bar. Worth the extra drive.

🎫 Permit: Southampton Town sticker · Passport day-pass (Mon–Fri)

Yes — roomy, full facilities, and an easy day-pass beach out west.