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 Village permit · no lifeguards, no daily lot

Yes, for village-permit holders avoiding the Coopers crowds; day-trippers should go to Coopers.

🎫 Permit: Southampton Town full-season sticker only — daily parking permits are not sold at this beach

Yes — the Water Mill locals' pick, and the crowd is mellower than Coopers. Worth it on a hot weekday.

🔒 Permit: Southampton Town resident sticker · residents only (no day pass)

Yes — wide, calm, and quieter than Mecox, but parking is residents-only with no day pass.

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

Yes — the cut is a scene, and the Mon–Fri day pass means non-residents can actually get in.

🎫 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: Southampton Town beach parking permit · Trustee/Town access road (no lifeguard, no facility)

Worth it for Sagaponack's only public sand without the Coopers Beach crowds — no lifeguard, no restrooms, just a permit and a quiet ocean lane.

🔒 Permit: Southampton Town resident sticker · residents only (no day pass)

Yes for families — shallow, calm bay water and a great sunset, but there's no lifeguard.

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

Yes — the only truly dog-friendly beach on the South Fork in shoulder season. Worth it for dog owners.

🔒 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: Westhampton Beach Village permit

Yes - same sand as Rogers with half the crowd; bring your own lunch.

🎫 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.

🔒 Permit: Suffolk County day fee · $10 resident / $20 non-resident, Green Key discount

Yes - calm water, cheap day fee, and a beach bar; the family-friendly bay answer to Dune Road.

🎫 Permit: Suffolk County day fee · Green Key discount; separate 4x4 outer-beach permit

Yes - the big-sky barrier beach; less scene, more sand, and the county day fee beats any village sticker.