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Where to see Humpback Whale

2 public access observation sites.

• Montauk Point State Park

  coastal · year-round · best at dawn

  State park day-use fee in season. Lighthouse cliffs and rocky shoreline.

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• Gardiners Bay

  marine · summer · best at day

  Open bay between the North Fork, Gardiners Island, and East Hampton. NOAA-documented loggerhead foraging waters.

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