Best Beaches in New York 2026

Your complete guide to the top 152 beaches in New York

New York offers 152 incredible beaches, from Atlantic and Pacific coastlines to secluded coves. Whether you're looking for family fun, world-class surfing, or peaceful relaxation, we've researched every beach to help you find your perfect destination.

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  1. Jones Beach
  2. Cedar Beach
  3. Coney Island Beach
  4. Coopers Beach
  5. Cupsogue Beach
  6. Fire Island Beach
  7. Gilgo Beach
  8. Jones Beach
  9. Kirk Park Beach
  10. Lido Beach

1. Jones Beach

Jones Beach

Jones Beach State Park is a Long Island icon, one of the most famous and visited beaches in the world since its 1929 opening by master builder Robert Moses. The 6.5-mile beach accommodates millions of visitors annually yet never feels overcrowded thanks to its vast scale and eight distinct beach areas. The Art Deco architecture of the bathhouse and water tower give the park historic grandeur unique among American beaches. The Jones Beach Theater hosts major concerts throughout summer against a spectacular oceanfront backdrop. Beach Fields vary from busy family beaches to a surf beach and even a nude beach (Lighthouse Beach). The Theodore Roosevelt Nature Center offers educational programs about local wildlife. For New York City residents, Jones Beach represents the easiest beach escape with a classic boardwalk, umbrella rentals, and nostalgia-filled concession stands.

Best For: Day trips from NYC, Concerts, Swimming, Boardwalk

Best Time to Visit: June through August for swimming; summer for concerts; weekdays for fewer crowds

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3. Coney Island Beach

Coney Island Beach

Iconic Brooklyn beach with historic amusement park, aquarium, and boardwalk.

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More New York Beaches

Buffalo Municipal Bathing Beach • Cayuga Lake State Park • Cedar Beach • Cedar Beach (Babylon) • Coney Island • Coney Island Beach • Cooper's Beach • Coopers Beach • Coopers Beach • Corey Beach • Crab Meadow Beach • Crown Point State Historic Site Beach • Cupsogue Beach • Cupsogue Beach County Park • Ditch Plains • Ditch Plains • Ditch Plains Beach • Durand Eastman Beach • East Hampton Main Beach • Egypt Beach • Eighth Lake • Erie Basin Beach • Erie County - Wendt Beach Park • Esopus Creek Beach • Fair Haven Beach • Fair Haven Beach State Park • Finger Lakes • Fire Island • Fire Island Beach • Fire Island Beach House • Fire Island Lighthouse • Fire Island National Seashore • Flying Point Beach • Fort Niagara State Park Beach • Fort Tilden Beach • Foster Memorial Beach • Fourth Lake (Inlet) • Gallagher Beach • Genesee River Beach • Georgica Beach • Gilbert Lake State Park • Gilgo Beach • Green Lakes State Park • Halsey Neck Beach • Hamburg Beach • Hamburg Beach/ Town Park • Hamlin Beach State Park • Hither Hills • Iron Pier Beach • Irondequoit Bay Outlet Pier and Beach • Jacob Riis Park • Jones Beach • Jones Beach • Jones Beach Island • Jones Beach State Park • Kirk Park Beach • Lake Awosting • Lake Erie Beach Park • Lake Erie State Park • Lake George Beach • Lake Minnewaska Beach • Lake Ontario Sand Beach • Lake Taghkanic State Park • Lakeside State Park • Lido Beach • Lido Beach • Lighthouse Beach • Limekiln Lake • Little Plains Beach • Long Beach • Long Island • Long Point State Park (Finger Lakes) • Maidstone Park Beach • Main Beach • Main Beach (East Hampton) • Main Beach East Hampton • Meschutt Beach • Meschutt Beach County Park • Million Dollar Beach • Million Dollar Beach (Lake George) • Montauk Beach • Montauk Point • Moose River Beach • Moreau Lake State Park • North-South Lake Beach • Ocean Beach Park • Ocean Road Beach • Olcott Beach • Old Forge Pond • Old Lake Erie Beach Park • Ontario Beach • Ontario Beach Park • Ontario County Beach Park • Orchard Beach • Orient Beach State Park • Oswego River Beach • Overlook Beach • Pike's Beach • Piseco Lake • Point Breeze Beach • Point Lookout Beach • Ponquogue Beach • Ponquogue Beach • Raquette Lake • Riis Beach • Rockaway Beach • Rockaway Beach • Rockaway Beach • Rockaway Beach • Sacandaga River Beach • Sagg Main Beach • Salmon River Beach (NY) • Sandy Island Beach State Park • Saranac Lake (First Lake) • Saunders Beach • Schroon River Beach • Seneca Lake State Park • Shelter Island Beaches • Smith Point • Smith Point County Park • Sodus Point Beach Park • Solé Sand Bar at Woodlawn Beach • Southampton Beach • Southwick Beach State Park • Sunken Meadow Beach • Thompson's Lake State Park • Tiana Beach • Times Beach Nature Preserve • Tobay Beach • Tobay Beach • Tuscarora Beach • Two Mile Hollow • Two Mile Hollow Beach • Verona Beach State Park • W. Scott Cameron Beach • Watkins Glen State Park Beach • Waverly Beach Park • Westcott Beach State Park • Wide Beach • Wilkeson Pointe • Woodlawn Beach State Park • Zach's Bay

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