Favorite Huntington beaches so far
Colorful planter greets beach-goers at Gold Star Battalion in Huntington.
Here's what people are saying about their favorite beach in the Town of Huntington. Check out the links below to see how you can join in the conversation:
Fleets Cove. As a past supervisor of the beaches in Huntington I have to say this is the nicest. The gentle slope into the water, the perfect sand, the playground and the view of Northport bay. It is a perfect family beach and was always a place to go to relax and enjoy a perfect north shore beach. -- Rich Hahn
The West is the Best. West Neck Beach in Cold Spring Harbor.
-- Anonymous
Steers Beach. It is in Northport Village which is in the Town of Huntington, I think it is better than the rest because it is clean and quiet. You also have a great view of Northport bay from its beach. -- Tom Kehoe
It's gotta be West Neck Beach because it's hidden north of Huntington Village in a nice beautiful spot, not overpopulated, nothing fancy, just relaxing which a beach should be. It's the secret beach of Huntington, and everything in Huntington in the summer is far from quiet and private. -- Michele M. Bella
Hobart/Sand City was my favorite when I lived on Long Island. I have many happy memories of going clamming there with our bare feet & then being able to steam them open on the grill right there on the beach with the rest of our meal. Friends & relatives would show up, many of them by boat & it would turn into a big beach party. We did this when I was a child & then later when we would do the same with all our friends.
It was the only beach my father would go to, even tho he was born & raised on Long Island he never liked the beach. Here he could have his clams, use the grill & have a few beers.
I also going & exploring to the very end of the beach, checking out the cement ruins (I can't even remember what they were originally).
Not to mention it never had as many rocks as the other Huntington town beaches. -- Jill Myers
Crab Meadow Beach in Northport. La Casa Cafe, enough said. -- Dan Johnson
Has to be Centerport Beach, work there as a life guard from '60 to '63 while attending college. It was a six days a week job that paid $10.50 a day which wasn't bad when a six pack of Bud went for a buck.
With a staff of five guards we would spend a half hour on a stand and a half hour on a blanket with the girls. We a first full job like that it sort of spoils you, so I gravitated to law enforcement and became a Suffolk County cop. -- Duncan Fisher
Centerport Beach -- Maureen O'Prey
What's your favorite beach? Before August 1, let us know or share some photos, and you could win some Newsday gear:
Tell us why your beach is better than the rest, and you may win a Newsday travel chair.
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When I was growing up on Long Island in the 50s and 60s, my family always went to Fleets Cove. I remember the road that led to the beach was thick with trees and as you got closer, you could hear the roar of the surf. Dad did a lot of clamming at this beach; we always seemed to have a full peach basket of clams to take home. There was a small walkway where we kids could buy orange creamsicles pops...if we ate our lunch first. We spent a whole day at Fleets and when it was time to leave, Mom would spread towels on the back seat for us kids and our wet swimsuits. By night time we were all suffering with sunburn. (This was the time before we knew about uv rays and the use of sunblock!) Mom's remedy was a tub of tepid water with a little bleach in it. After a good soak and a gentle dry off, she would then powder us with clouds of cornstarch. I know this wasn't much help but it seemed to be sufficient. Now that I live in CA, I often think of Fleets Cove. I'm happy to read that it is still open to the public and being enjoyed as much as I did when I was a little girl.