Established Camping

Watch Hill Family Campground

7 Reviews

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National Park Service

Fire Island National Seashore

Accessible by private boat or ferry, Watch Hill is located directly across the Great South Bay from Patchogue, and the campground is a 1/4-mile walk from the ferry dock.

When it comes to Fire Island Camping, the family-friendly campground is within walking distance of visitor center, marina,…

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Access

Walk-In
Park in a lot, walk to your site.
Hike-In
Backcountry sites.
Boat-In
Sites accessible by watercraft.

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WiFi
Unknown
Verizon
Unknown
AT&T
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T-Mobile
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Site Types

Tent Sites
Group
Cabins
Tent Cabin

Features

For Campers

Market
ADA Access
Trash
Picnic Table
Phone Service
Reservable
Showers
Drinking Water
Toilets
Alcohol
Pets

For Vehicles

Sanitary Dump

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Igor K.

Traveler

Reviewed Aug. 8, 2023

Alone with nature.

Favorite place ever. You can get there by ferry. Very quiet and comfortable. Birdsong in the morning and the sound of the waves. There are showers, toilets and a café. For those who want to be at one with nature. Lots of mosquitoes, be prepared.

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Emily S.

Traveler

Reviewed Sep. 20, 2020

Backcountry Beach Camping

You can get a permit to backcountry camp instead of reserving a designated campground spot. Just walk down to the beach after check-in and walk east until you see a pole with a tent symbol on it. After that you can choose where you want to set up camp. There are many spots along the dunes and…

Pedro R.

Guide

Reviewed Aug. 17, 2019

Beach getaway

Only about 20 min drive and 30 min ferry trip for us we got to watch hill. Awesome place close to home easy check in and very friendly ppl. It’s a bit of a walk to camp site but all on board walk (we took to carts full of stuff) some sites are not private meaning some site will have your neighbor…