Beaches in New York
New York reports 439 recreational beaches across 39 counties in the EPA BEACON attribute extract. The tables below list each beach with its waterbody, monitoring tier and access.
Beaches
439
Beach Act beaches
317
Public access
239
Counties
39
164 historical, 0 dormant
Source: US EPA BEACON beach attributes. Attribute year 2026. Last reviewed October 2026.
This page lists beach identity, location and monitoring-program attributes. It does not show current advisories or bacteria sample results. For today's conditions, check your state or local beach program. How to read these attributes.
Map of New York beaches
- Tier 183
- Tier 298
- Tier 3136
- Sound, Bay, or Inlet162
- Open Coast123
Counties in New York
| Suffolk County | 157 | 155 | 126 |
| Nassau County | 65 | 65 | 58 |
| Westchester County | 56 | 25 | 6 |
| Cayuga County | 16 | 1 | 1 |
| Oswego County | 16 | 7 | 4 |
| Chautauqua County | 11 | 8 | 6 |
| Erie County | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| Kings County | 11 | 11 | 7 |
| Queens County | 11 | 11 | 8 |
| Bronx County | 10 | 10 | 1 |
| Tompkins County | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Jefferson County | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| Niagara County | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| Orleans County | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| St. Lawrence County | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Clinton County | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Columbia County | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Monroe County | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Richmond County | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Seneca County | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne County | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Broome County | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Cattaraugus County | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oneida County | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Otsego County | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rensselaer County | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rockland County | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ulster County | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Albany County | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chenango County | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dutchess County | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Genesee County | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lewis County | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Onondaga County | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Orange County | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Putnam County | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Saratoga County | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steuben County | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Yates County | 1 | 0 | 0 |
All New York beaches
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