Atlantique
The narrowest part of Fire Island, Atlantique is difficult to access, as sand dunes provide guided walkways. Consisting of only about 50 homes, Atlantique is a close-knit community devoted to boating. The entire town gathers at the Marina, the heart of the community. The Fire Island ferry offers service to Atlantique Town Marina from the Bay Shore Fire Island ferry terminal; this is the closest ferry station.

Cherry Grove
Cherry Grove is a widely recognized gay friendly community on Fire Island. Considered by many to be the foremost gay summer retreat in the United States, Cherry Grove is a weekend retreat for most of Manhattan’s Chelsea community. Often compared to Cape Cod’s Provincetown, Cherry Grove is traditionally a male enclave. Downtown Cherry Grove features a range of amenities, including several restaurants, clubs, bars, and boutiques. Cherry Grove is known for its artistic expression, most evident in creative landscaping, murals, mosaics, and paintings produced by locals. In addition, Cherry Grove boasts art galleries, theater, and live entertainment that adds to the cultural appeal of this community. There are around 300 houses in Cherry Grove known for their meticulous sense of design. Cherry Grove features many Fire Island rentals, and share houses. Visit the Fire Island Cherry Grove website for more details. (www.cherrygrove.com) The Sayville Ferry offers service to Cherry Grove. 




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Corneille Estates
The compact community, located just to the west of Ocean Beach, is most popular among young professional. Perhaps the singles scene is why Corneille Estates was chosen as the location for One Ocean View, the ABC reality show that filmed in the summer of 2006. Reality TV aside, Corneille Estates stands on its own as a private, beautiful community with winding boardwalks lush wooded areas shaded from the heat of the summer sun. Corneille Estates residents have easy access to the liveliness of Ocean Beach and the Fire Island School baseball field and basketball courts. The Fire Island ferry’s closest service to Corneille Estates is in Ocean Beach, via the Bay Shore Fire Island ferry terminal. 



Davis Park
A relatively new Fire Island community, Davis Park is located at the far eastern end of the island. Davis Park encompasses three areas: Leja Beach, Ocean Ridge, and Davis Park. Davis Park is a true boaters’ community with huge 250-boat marina. The Park maintains an even balance between a young single crowd, many of whom occupy Fire Island rentals and share houses, and family-oriented homeowners. The Casino is an important Davis Park hub; a combination restaurant/bar/snack bar that is extremely popular with visitors and locals. The Fire Island Ferry offers service to Davis Park from the Patchogue Fire Island Ferry terminal.

Dunewood
Dunewood is a small, family-oriented community made up of about 100 homes. Dunewood banned group Fire Island rentals or share houses to maintain its residential-only atmosphere. This beach town is a serene, private community preserved by its lack of restaurants, bars, and stores. The Dunewood Yacht Club offers sailing lessons and sponsors a well-known sailing regatta. With a strong homeowners association, Dunewood has bloomed into a beautifully maintained retreat for Fire Island visitors who prefer privacy to parties. Far from being a remote location on the Fire Island map, Dunewood’s close proximity to Fair Harbor makes up for its lack of amenities. It is a great place to get away while remaining in walking distance of other Fire Island beach communities’ civilization. The Fire Island Ferry offers service to Dunewood from the Bay Shore Fire Island Ferry terminal. 



Fair Harbor
Fair Harbor is a 400-home community that is a mix of swinging singles and vacationing families. Known as a refuge from the urban grind, Fair Harbor is a sanctuary for New York City inhabitants who find solace in its relaxed, casual atmosphere. Fair Harbor features a well-stocked “downtown” district with a liquor store, upscale food market, post office, and The Dock, an acclaimed restaurant and bar with spectacular bay views. Fair Harbor offers lifeguard-monitored swimming on both the bay side and ocean side. Its Annual Arts and Crafts Fair is a Fire Island favorite, well-attended by other Fire Island communities.

Fire Island Lighthouse
The Fire Island Light House is Fire Island's most historically significant landmark. Originally built in 1857, the Fire Island light house is now rebuilt and open to the public as a museum and observatory. Sayville Ferry runs historical trips to the lighthouse on a group charter basis.

Fire Island Pines
The Fire Island Pines is Fire Island’s largest town; a 700-home gay friendly community similar to it’s neighbor Cherry Grove. The Fire Island Pines features sprawling, winding boardwalks and some of the areas most upscale Fire Island real estate. Charitable fundraisers and cocktail parties fill the Pines social calendar, with the annual “Invasion of the Pines” event being perhaps the most notable. The Fire Island Pines caters to its Manhattan weekenders and features a grocery market, liquor store, boutiques and restaurants. The Sayville Ferry offers service to Fire Island Pines from the Sayville Long Island, Ferry terminal. 



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Fire Island Summer Club
One of Fire Island’s most prestigious communities, the Fire Island Summer Club is exclusive and privately owned. The Summer Club is the smallest community on the Island. The trademark yacht club, tennis court, beaches and bay area are only accessible to homeowners and trespassing is forbidden. Residents of this family oriented summer retreat only have a ten-minute walk to the excitement of Ocean Beach. The Summer Club offers a few rental opportunities each summer season.


Kismet
Kismet is Fire Island’s westernmost party hub; a largely swinging single Fire Island beach community boasting a vibrant nightlife of never-ending happy hours, disco dancing, and boisterous house parties. A popular Fire Island summer share beach house destination, Kismet is home to many seasoned Fire Islanders. Kismet is one of the few Fire Island communities accessible by car, in a roundabout way – Robert Moses Beach is a 15-minute walk away. Kismet features two bayside restaurants, The Inn and The Out, along with a liquor store, food market, and pizzeria. Kismet has a beautiful 100-slip commercial marina that is usually packed with boaters. This quaint country-like atmosphere is a refuge from the seemingly congested beaches and towns to its east. The Fire Island Ferry offers service to Kismet Park from the Bay Shore Fire Island Ferry terminal.

Lonelyville
One of the first communities to be established on Fire Island, Lonelyville has no stores, bars or crowds. Its secluded privacy attracts those who wish to get away from it all. Lonelyville’s real estate includes a mix of modest beach cottages, largely concentrated at its east end; and more modern homes that were built on the west end. Lonelyville’s inhabitants enjoy the best of both worlds; choosing between the quietude of their own community or the amenities offered by neighboring communities a short beach walk away.


Ocean Bay Park
Ocean Bay Park is a small town with big personality. Largely populated by many summer beach house shares and group rentals, Ocean Bay Park knows how to throw a summer soiree. Ocean Bay Park is most widely visited for Flynn's Fire Island bar, a serious drinking and all-night dancing establishment. Ocean Bay Park has a modest commercial stretch along the Bay Walk, which features the Fire Island Hotel, Schooners, The Inn Between, and the Ocean Bay Park food market. Ocean Bay Park has one of Fire Island’s only bicycle shops, which offers rentals for exploring and cruising the island. Ocean Bay Park’s laid-back, non-restrictive lifestyle is especially appreciated by the waves of young renters who seek a carefree, fun environment as the ideal Fire Island beach experience. The Fire Island Ferry offers service to Ocean Bay Park from the Bay Shore Fire Island Ferry terminal.

Ocean Beach
The unofficial “capital” of Fire Island, Ocean Beach is a 600-home community with the greatest concentration of bars, restaurants and stores on the entire island. Ocean Beach’s bay side main street is a sight to behold, a unique nexus unlike any other town on Fire Island. Overflowing with small-town charm reminiscent of a simpler time, Main Street walks are lined with mom and pop markets and boutiques. Local children sell painted shell souvenirs out of red radio-flyer wagons. Ocean Beach Police have taken measures to maintain this town’s virtue and enforce safety measures to control the influx of tourists. Away from the hustle and bustle of Main Street, Ocean Beach walkways are lined with traditional summer cottages that are both home to longtime Fire Island families and home away from home for many share-house transients. Ocean Beach was elevated to national prominence in the summer of 2006, when the ABC reality show, One Ocean View, began filming. A testament to Ocean Beach’s character the reality escapade was rightfully ignored by this loyal community. Wherever you stay in Fire Island, NY, Ocean Beach is a must-visit location on the Fire Island map. The Fire Island Ferry offers service to Ocean Beach from the Bay Shore Fire Island Ferry terminal. 
 

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Point o\' Woods
As Fire Island’s oldest community, Point O’ Woods is self-contained and offers a clubhouse, tennis courts, park, and shop only to its homeowners. Point O’ Woods insular nature is exemplified by its massive fence that encloses the community. Point O’ Woods residents treasure their private community, and do their best to discourage visitors from passing through. Adventurous sightseers gain access to POW from the beach. Perhaps more than any other Fire Island community, POW has the look and feel of a bygone era. Walkways meander through wooded terrain toward a collection of old houses and ancient bicycles. This rustic neighborhood has a strong emphasis on family living, and offers no nightlife, bars, or restaurants. The Point O’ Woods ferry terminal in Bay Shore offers ferry service to this destination.


Robert Moses State Park
Attached to the mainland by the Robert Moses Causeway. This state park offers incredible surfing, fishing, public parks, and facilities. Year-round residents have access to drive on the beach from this location with the appropriate permit.


Robins Rest
Nestled in the midst of Federal Seashore wilderness, Robbins Rest is a serene, peaceful Fire Island beach community with approximately 40 residential houses. Robbins Rest is home to Tequila Jacks, an extremely popular bay front restaurant and hotel. For a community with only one commercial location, Robbins Rest is a low-key beach retreat fortunate to have outstanding food, live music, and free docking at Tequila Jacks. Robbins Rest residents treasure their privacy, but frequent Ocean Beach and all its amenities. Robbins Rest features a beautiful marina, but no ferry service – residents and visitors ride the Fire Island ferry out of Bay Shore to Ocean Beach and take a short walk to get there.

Sailors Haven
Maintained by the National Seashore, Sailors Haven is a Fire Island day-tripper destination with no residential living. With access to Sunken Forest, this boaters’ community is known for its public beach, picnic areas and snack bar – try the ice cream! Sayville Ferry is the ferry concessionaire to the National Seashore providing a regular ferry schedule to Sailors Haven/Sunken Forest.

 

Saltaire
Saltaire is an ideal Fire Island community for families seeking a peaceful vacation. The well-maintained, manicured village is a celebration of recreation, with acclaimed youth programs, sports fields, basketball courts, tennis courts, and a Yacht Club featuring regattas and sailing instruction. Saltaire residents wish to keep their community quiet and private; as a result, their commercial locations are limited by zoning, but still include a liquor store and food market. Complementing the family-oriented atmosphere, Saitaire also has a library, post office, and town hall. Saltaire’s terra includes lush, wooded areas and pristine beaches adding to its appeal. Saltaire’s culture includes an annual bluegrass festival and arts and crafts fair, but for the most part, this is a quiet, exclusive, family-oriented community. Saltaire is the second largest Fire Island community and it is situated on the widest area on the Fire Island map. Fire Island Ferry service to Saltaire leaves from the Bay Shore Fire Island ferry terminal.

Seaview
This beautiful community boasts what is perhaps the most ideal location on the Fire Island map, snugly wedged between Ocean Bay Park and Ocean Beach. With a strong emphasis on residential living, Seaview maintains a peaceful village feel and features a mix of sleek modern architecture and old-school Fire Island cottages. Seaview has a liquor store, food store, and ice cream shop, but thanks to its location, has easy access to the drinking, dining, and shopping choices of neighboring Fire Island communities. Seaview is largely self-contained, with a private boat marina, playground, tennis courts, basketball courts, fields, and fantastic lifeguard-protected Fire Island beach. Seaview is home to Fire Island’s only Synagogue, which also runs a youth program and holds many Fire Island community activities. Seaview is an excellent community to tour on foot or by bicycle, with impressive, large plots of Fire Island real estate featuring beautiful landscaping and majestic architecture. Fire Island ferry service to Seaview leaves from the Bay Shore Fire Island ferry terminal.

Smith Point
The most easterly point of Fire Island, Smith Point is attached to the mainland by the Smith Point Bridge and William Floyd Parkway. Smith Point offers wide beaches and high sand dunes, as well as Fire Island’s only surfing competition.

Sunken Forest
A natural wonder and beautiful canopy of tangled flora, Fire Island’s Sunken Forest is completely unique. This below sea level hideaway is protected by the National Seashore. A leisurely stroll through Sunken Forest is a fantastic way to spend the day out of the sun, and features some of Fire Island’s best bird watching and wildlife.


Watch Hill
Part of the Fire Island National Seashore this beautiful segment of the island offers a campground, backcountry trails, nature tours, one restaurant, and a large public boat marina for the more rustic retreat.

Water Island
Water Island is a small, extremely private Fire Island beach community of about 50 houses on modest plots of Fire Island real estate. With Davis Park to the East and Barrett Beach to the west, Water Island is afforded a generous space cushion from Fire Island beach civilization – giving it a secluded privacy that is well-appreciated by its residents. There is ferry service to this small community. Sayville Ferry is that ferry service,  providing a regular ferry schedule.