Hither Hills State Park parking and permits
Hither Hills State Park charges a vehicle use fee during scheduled times, and the $80 Empire Pass covers entry. A town beach permit is not needed or accepted.
- Entry
- Vehicle use fee, set by State Parks and posted on its park page
- Empire Pass
- $80 per year, per State Parks
- Town permits
- Not needed and not accepted
Hither Hills State Park sits between Amagansett and Montauk on Montauk Highway. State Parks charges a vehicle use fee at most of its parks, varying by location and season, and lists a fee for Hither Hills. The fee is the whole ticket: nobody asks where you live.
The fee and the pass
We could not retrieve the current daily fee or gate dates because the State Parks site blocked our automated check, so read them on the official page. The Empire Pass is a separate annual card State Parks prices at $80. It gives unlimited day-use entry at most facilities run by State Parks and the Department of Environmental Conservation.
If you hold a Town of East Hampton sticker, it is not what you need here. The non-resident access guide compares this entry with the Suffolk County parks. Montauk has the town context, Napeague Lane Beach is a Town landing nearby, and Hamptons Beach Day covers the beach and campground.
Common questions
Who do I contact about permits for Hither Hills State Park?
New York State Parks. Buy only from the issuing office; this site never sells permits.
Sources
Checked October 2026; page updated . Rules and prices on this page describe the 2026 season unless a line says otherwise.