Hamptons Beach Parking: Permits, Daily Fees, Access

Renting a house this summer?

Your lease type and your car's registration decide which sticker you can buy. Pick the town you are renting in.

Summer renter: $650 in the Village, $975 from nearby hamlets
Year-round renter: Free if you can show a winter utility bill
Pay at the lot: Pikes Beach $40, Cupsogue $18

First step. Your landlord files a Summer Rental application with the Village, then you buy the sticker in person at the beach.

Westhampton Beach renter rules Rentals in Westhampton Beach

Summer renter: $500 per permit, two per household
Year-round renter: $120 per permit
Pay at the lot: No daily parking. Walk-on pass $40

First step. An approved rental application has to be on file with the Village before it issues any permit. Applications reopen April 1, 2027.

Quogue renter rules Rentals in Quogue

Summer renter: $600 Village, $500 to $525 Town
Year-round renter: Free Village, $50 to $60 Town
Pay at the lot: $55 Cooper's, $40 Town beaches

First step. The Town needs a registration with a Town address. The Village wants three utility bills at the Village address. Covers Hampton Bays, East Quogue, Water Mill, Bridgehampton and Sagaponack.

Southampton renter rules Rentals in Southampton

Summer renter: Havens Beach by ParkMobile, Long Beach on a Southampton Town permit
Year-round renter: The Village Office decides, (631) 725-0222
Pay at the lot: Havens by app, Long Beach $40

First step. Call the Village Office about renter permits. ParkMobile at Havens Beach works for any tenant.

Sag Harbor renter rules Rentals in Sag Harbor

Summer renter: $600 Town permit, or $750 Village (capped at 3,100)
Year-round renter: Free Town permit with a local registration
Pay at the lot: $35 Kirk Park, $50 Atlantic Avenue and Village lots

First step. The Town tests the address on your car registration, not the lease. Year-round tenants add a lease and three proofs for the Village. Covers Amagansett, Montauk and Wainscott.

East Hampton renter rules Rentals in East Hampton

Summer renter: $325 season, $170 month, $90 week
Year-round renter: Visitor prices unless you own
Pay at the lot: $35 by ParkMobile

First step. Season, month and week permits come from the Town Clerk. Day permits sell through ParkMobile.

Shelter Island renter rules Rentals in Shelter Island

Every permit office, side by side

Full price comparison

Office	Residents	Renters	Non-residents	Daily parking	Good to know
Westhampton Beach VillageRogers, Lashley	Free	$650 seasonal in the Village, $975 from nearby hamlets. Year-round: free	$650 to $975 plus $3 per photo ID	None. Hotel guests walk on for $10	Stickers issued in person at the beach
Quogue VillageQuogue Village Beach	$120	$500 seasonal, $120 year-round	$500	None	$40 walk-on pass
Southampton TownPonquogue, Flying Point, Mecox, Tiana, Hot Dog, Sagg Main and more	$50 ($60 at peak)	$50 to $60 year-round, $500 to $525 seasonal	$500 ($525 at peak)	$40 by Passport app	$20 weekday pre-season and sunset parking
Southampton VillageCooper's, Gin Lane, Halsey Neck and eight more	Free, three permits	Free year-round, $600 as a summer visitor	$600 ($300 for local non-village residents)	$55 at Cooper's only	Sold in person by attendants
Sag Harbor VillageHavens Beach	Village permit, all-day parking	ParkMobile for any renter; Village permit by application	ParkMobile by the day	By ParkMobile	Long Beach in Noyac needs a Southampton Town permit
East Hampton TownIndian Wells, Ditch Plains, Kirk Park, Atlantic Avenue and 13 more	Free	Free year-round with local registration, $600 as a summer renter	$600 ($175 family)	$35 Kirk Park, $50 Atlantic Avenue weekdays	Drive-on permit $450 non-resident
East Hampton VillageMain, Georgica, Egypt, Wiborg, Two Mile Hollow	Resident permit	Year-round: resident permit with lease and three proofs. Summer: $750	$750 season, 3,100 cap	$50 Monday to Thursday by ParkMobile	Monthly $250 to $300, 500 a month
Shelter Island TownWades, Crescent, Shell, Menhaden Lane and more	Free	Same as visitors: $35 a day to $325 a season	$325 season	$35 by ParkMobile	Week $90, month $170
Suffolk County ParksCupsogue, Meschutt, Shinnecock East	$9 a car with a Green Key	$18 a car	$18 a car	$18 a car, Memorial Day to Labor Day	Resident Green Key card $30
New York State ParksHither Hills, Montauk Point	$10 or $8 a car	$10 or $8 a car	$10 or $8 a car	$10 Hither Hills, $8 Montauk Point	Empire Pass $80 a year

Pay at the lot, no sticker needed

All 23 beaches with day parking

Start with your town

All towns and villages

Who controls each stretch of sand

Hamlets do not issue permits. Two towns, four villages, Suffolk County and New York State do. Town vs village permits explains the mix-ups that cost people money.

Moriches InletMontauk Point

Bay side

Village issues its own permit
Southampton Town
East Hampton Town or Shelter Island Town
State Parks runs a beach

The questions people ask first

Dates to know

Permit calendar

June 30, 2027: A 2026 Southampton Town permit stays valid through this date, and no Town permit is needed until May 15, 2027.
April 1, 2027: Quogue Village's online beach applications reopen. Seasonal renters need an approved rental application first.
3,100 permits: East Hampton Village caps non-resident season permits at 3,100 at $750, with monthly permits capped at 500 a month.

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