Interactive Beach Guide

We're Long Island, so by definition, we should have a lot of beaches. We do. Click on the suns above for more info.

Long Island's favorite beaches


We asked readers to choose their favorite Long Island beach. Here are the 10 most popular choices.

1. Robert Moses
2. Jones Beach
3. Long Beach
4. Tobay Beach
5. Smith Point
6. Cupsogue Beach
7. Gilgo Beach
8. Cedar Beach
9. Point Lookout
10. Lido Beach
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It's a shore thing: Sand castle contest at Hither Hills Weekly sand castle contest right on the beach at Hither Hills
Mr. and Ms. Jones Beach USA returns for second year 2nd annual Mr. and Ms. Jones Beach USA bodybuilding is Aug. 9
Fun and games at Jones Beach Mini-golf, health walk, shuffleboard and more fun in the sun at Jones Beach.
Singleton's Seafood Shack Dine on the water at Tobay Beach
Long Beach guide Quintessential beach town with a perfect mix of summer fun for any age group
Explore LI: Montauk Nevermind the Montauk Monster, the beaches here are worth talking about.
Hamptons beaches The time you spend in traffic getting there is worth it.
Crab Meadow Beach This Northport beach is perfect for the kids.
Sunken Meadow A 3-mile beach on the Long Island Sound in Kings Park.
My Long Island: Beach photos Upload your photos from a day at the beach
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50 things to do this summer We scoured the Island for 50 awesome summer things to do. Start making plans.
X-Team photos Our cameras, your faces. See where the X-Team has been and who was hanging out when they got there.
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