Additionally, the beaches have a “trash free” policy meaning that any trash you bring with you must be brought back (there are no trash cans provided in the area). Pets are not allowed on Sandy Hook (with the exception of service animals). This parking fee is also only from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day. It is important to take note that if you are trying to visit on a weekend in the summer, the parking lots fill up early so the gates will close. Parking in beach lots is $15 per day or $75 per season for standard vehicles from 7 a.m. Please check the status of the beach before planning your visit. Parts of Sandy Hook were damaged during Hurricane Sandy and many areas remain closed. Concessions can be purchased at Beach Area E. The visitor center is also the start of a hiking trail where you can watch for a variety of birds. You will find beach wheelchairs at the vistor center. This Atlantic Ocean beach is located at the old Sandy Hook Visitor Center near Highlands on the Sandy Hook barrier spit.
The old location for the visitor center, the beach which this page is referring to, is Beach E. Here you can get information about tours and other park information. Grey means there is no current water quality information, the beach is under construction, there has been an event that has rendered water quality information unreliable or unavailable.Īfter Hurricane Sandy, the Sandy Hook Visitor Center was relocated to the Lightkeeper’s Quarters at the north end of the park. Red means the water at the site has water quality issues or there is an emergency. This status does not indicate current water quality. This means that this site has been issued a Blue Flag status for the current swimming season.
We may manually set the status for a specific beach if we have concerns about the sampling protocol, if there is an emergency, if monitoring practices don't exist or have recently changed, or other reasons that render this site "special." Red means the beach failed water quality tests 40% of the time or more. Yellow means the beach passed water quality tests 60-95% of the time. Green means the beach passed water quality tests 95% of the time or more. This means that rather than displaying current data it displays the beach's average water quality for that year. When swimming season is over or when a beach's water quality data has not been updated frequently enough (weekly) it goes into historical status. Grey means water quality information for the beach is too old (more than 7 days old) to be considered current, or that info is unavailable, or unreliable. Red means the beach’s most recent test results failed to meet water quality standards. Green means the beach’s most recent test results met relevant water quality standards.
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