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Orient Beach State Park
Categories: Active Life Parks Active Life Beaches Parks, Beaches [Edit]
SR 25Orient, NY 11957
(631) 323-2440
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
5 reviews for Orient Beach State Park
5 reviews in English
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Review from Brian s.
Sanford, FL
1/16/2009
A great park and beach that has miles and miles of places to walk. Apparently not very many people know about it because it never seems to be crowded, especially if you walk away from the parking lots.
Beautiful scenery and if you walk the miles out to the end you get great views of Shelter Island and the Long Beach lighthouse. This light is about 60 feet tall and was first constructed in 1870. It was called bug light because in high tide it looked like a huge bug. It's a strange looking Victorian building that is unique.
Unfortunately some idiots burned it down in 1963. It was rebuilt based on the original archival drawings and replaced in 1990. Since it sits off shore it can only be reached by boat and no one is allowed in it.
Orient beach State Park is a quiet, isolated, and lonely place for a great walk, especially in the off season.Listed in: lighthouses, Beaches
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Review from ELITIA L.
New York, NY
9/12/2009
Orient Beach State Park is a nice, elongated strip of beach and brush at the end of the North Fork: Park amenities include picnic and play grounds, shuffleboard, bocce, and volleyball courts, and restrooms and a rentable pavilion for your functions. . . The beach here is long for the walking and offers a fine destination in the lighthouse at the end of the southwestern peninsula, being a great spot to check out a sunset and ponder time and tide.
Accessible by Suffolk County Transit, Take the S92. -
Review from Dan T.
Manorville, NY
8/2/2010
I stood at the HP LaserJet patiently awaiting my printout to emerge from the seemingly endless queue at work. I flipped through what'd already made it through the line - as we all surreptitiously do, c'mon - and noticed a printout of the "Top 10 Secluded U.S. Beaches". OBSP graced this list, a bit undeservedly IMO, at least in the last few years. While it's incredible to come here during the week or in the offseason, it can get messy even on the North Fork from MDW to LDW.
Bottom line: Come any day in months that have an "r" or most mid-weekdays in months that don't. -
Review from sparky p.
Islamorada, FL
8/4/2008
I am a bit cautious about posting this, as I enjoy the quiet on this sand spit, but since there are miles of beach here, I'm not overly concerned.
Orient Beach SP is at the eastern end of the North Fork, just before the New London ferry. It faces Gardner's Bay and forms the protective arm for Orient Harbor. The beach is pebbly, not rocky, and the water is cool but not cold, as it's semi-exposed. It's not the ocean, but it's delightful. The park is open year round, and there's a small bathhouse. Enjoy the sea and the sand! -
Review from Pinky and the B.
New York, NY
5/19/2010
It is secluded and quiet. Not as depressing as Jones Beach. Just a nice place for a beach date if you live in New York. I wish there was a better rating system.
