About this campground
The Watch Hill area offers a visitor center, family campground, ranger-led interpretive programs, a 175-slip transient marina with water, electric, and pump-out station; a small convenience store, restaurant, self-guiding nature trail, restrooms, and lifeguarded beach (summer only).
Getting there
Watch Hill is accessible seasonally by ferry from the Watch Hill Ferry Terminal in Patchogue, New York, by private boat, or by foot from Davis Park and other Fire Island communities. There is no direct car access to Watch Hill.
Nearby federal campgrounds
- The Bayberry Dunes HouseFire Island National Seashore0 mi
- Watch Hill Bayview HouseFire Island National Seashore0 mi
- Sailors Haven Visitor CenterFire Island National Seashore6 mi
- The Cottage at Sailors HavenFire Island National Seashore6 mi
- Wilderness Visitor CenterFire Island National Seashore7 mi
- William Floyd EstateFire Island National Seashore10 mi
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Watch Hill Visitor Center doesn't take campsite reservations — but plenty of nearby New York campgrounds do, and we'll alert you the moment a sold-out site opens up.
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