Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation

Hours of Operation

• Park grounds are open year round from sunrise to sunset.
• Boat Launching season: April 21 - November 1
  Sunrise to sunset; Launching and returning is tide dependent.
• Seasonal Boat Slip Rentals : April 21 - November 1

Fees & Rates

Most New York State Parks charge a vehicle use fee to enter the facility. Fees vary by location and season. A list of entry fees and other park use fees is available below. For fees not listed or to verify information, please contact the park directly.

The easy-to-use Empire Pass card is $80- and your key to all-season enjoyment with unlimited day-use entry at most facilities operated by State Parks and the State Dept. of Environmental Conservation including forests, beaches, trails and more. Purchase online or contact your favorite park for more information. Learn more about our Admission Programs including the Empire Pass.

• Vehicle Entrance Fee
• Cars: $8
  Buses: $35
  
  2025 Collection Times
  May 24 to Labor Day: Daily
  After Labor Day, weekends only through Columbus Day
  
• Canoe and Kayak Rentals
• Call 631-979-8244.
• Environmental Interpretive Programs
• Adults $4
  Children (3-17 yrs.) $4
  Children 2 & under - free
• Model Airplane Permit
• $40
• Seasonal Boat Slip Rental
• $50 per foot

Key BCA Criteria:

- Wading bird concentration site

- Diverse species concentration site

The Nissequogue River BCA is located within the Nissequogue River State Park. River corridor and beaches along Long Island Sound provide wintering grounds for waterfowl, a foraging area and roost for species of herons and egrets and serve as a migration route for songbirds. The BCA is especially important for its concentration of more than 100 wading birds during some part of the year.

Heron and egret roost at the site regularly, with more than 100 individuals present. Migratory songbirds use shoreline habitats; waterfowl feed in river, wintering grounds for waterfowl.

Download a copy of the BCA map.