The Atlantic beach at the east end of Long Island — Hayden SolovievCC BY 4.0 · source

Montauk, New York41.012° N, 72.002° W

Hither Hills State Park

Food: Montauk village, or a cooler
Farm stand: Amber Waves Farm and Market, Montauk Farmers' Market
Lodging: Montauk

Crowd level: Mixed. Go early, or pick a weekday

Best season Summer if you want a lifeguard season. The park is a beach in other months too, colder and emptier. Do not invent swim hours.

Drive About 2.5–3.5 hr

General guidance from Midtown via Route 27. Traffic on a summer Friday can break the day. Go only if the beach is the whole plan.

Parking. A state park lot. A vehicle fee applies in season. When the lot is full, the day is over. Do not park on the dune road.

A state park ocean beach and campground at the east end of Long Island. About 120 miles from Manhattan. A long day, not a two-hour hop. The Walking Dunes sit on the Napeague stretch nearby.

Worth knowing

It is far
Leave early or stay over. A there-and-back from Manhattan is a long day. Check the park site for camping and the vehicle fee instead of trusting a number in a roundup.

The short version

Hither Hills is a New York State Park on the Atlantic, west of Montauk village. Camping and a vehicle fee in season are park business. Dollar amounts change. Read parks.ny.gov. This page does not quote a fee it has not rechecked.

Food nearby

Montauk village, or a cooler

The beach is the meal only if you packed it. Montauk has docks and ordinary restaurants after.

Farms and stands nearby

Amber Waves Farm and Market
A nonprofit teaching farm. The market sells vegetables, fruit, herbs, grains, and flowers they say they grow on site, plus locally sourced meat, cheese, bread, and pantry goods. The kitchen sells food to take away.
Season. Their site says the Amagansett market is open every day, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., year-round, at 367 Main Street. The kitchen is 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. A smaller shop at 64 Park Place in East Hampton is listed 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
The year-round grocery stop for a campsite at Hither Hills. Amagansett is west of the park, on the way from the city. The site does not print a cash-only rule.
Official page
Montauk Farmers' Market
Seasonal. A village market hosted by the Montauk Chamber, at the Village Green, 742 Montauk Highway. A chamber article names Feathertop Farm, Island End Farms, Sand and Soil Farm, Ocean to Earth Gardens, Mecox Bay Dairy, and Fort Pond honey, plus prepared-food stalls. That list is not a promise for every week.
Season. Seasonal, on Thursdays when the market is running. The season those pages printed is over. Nothing on this line is an upcoming date.
East of the campground. A county list also mentions a Friday. That line looks like a leftover. Do not plan a Friday from it. Read the current page before you go.
Official page

Staying in Montauk – snapshot (lodging only)

Last checked: 2026-10-16. We recommend; you book directly. Prices are nightly, low–high by season, with a source. “From” prices depend on your dates. Items we couldn't verify are marked †.

The quiet base: Montauk, as a base for Hither Hills.

Inns, B&Bs, farm stays, guesthouses, campgrounds

Montauk Motel
Type.
Independent motel and cottages
Price (low–high).
Deluxe unit, weekday/weekend: Nov–Mar $125/$150 → summer $240/$350. 2-BR cottages: $250/$300 off-season, $375/$425 summer (own)
Good for.
Strong
Book via.
Booking/Expedia: not found
Why we like it.
Old-school, family-scale
Daunt's Albatross
Type.
Family-owned since 1977
Price (low–high).
Tripadvisor partners $167–358 average for a standard room (3P, unverified); third night free Oct 4–May 6 (own)
Good for.
Strong
Book via.
Booking found: https://www.booking.com/hotel/us/daunts-albatross-motel.html (blocked to fetch); Expedia found: https://www.expedia.com/Montauk-Hotels-Daunts-Albatross-Motel.h9501176.Hotel-Information
Why we like it.
Third-generation owners
Harborside Resort Motel
Type.
Locally owned motel, efficiencies
Price (low–high).
KAYAK $215–243 for king/double rooms; weeknight average $287, weekend $294 (3P, unverified)
Good for.
Strong: "family-friendly", pool, pickleball
Book via.
Expedia found: https://www.expedia.com.hk/en/Montauk-Hotels-Harborside-Motel.h19185143.Hotel-Information ; Booking: not found
Why we like it.
Harbor-side, unfussy

Name	Type	Price (low–high)	Good for	Book via	Why we like it
Montauk Motel	Independent motel and cottages	Deluxe unit, weekday/weekend: Nov–Mar $125/$150 → summer $240/$350. 2-BR cottages: $250/$300 off-season, $375/$425 summer (own)	Strong	Booking/Expedia: not found	Old-school, family-scale
Daunt's Albatross	Family-owned since 1977	Tripadvisor partners $167–358 average for a standard room (3P, unverified); third night free Oct 4–May 6 (own)	Strong	Booking found: https://www.booking.com/hotel/us/daunts-albatross-motel.html (blocked to fetch); Expedia found: https://www.expedia.com/Montauk-Hotels-Daunts-Albatross-Motel.h9501176.Hotel-Information	Third-generation owners
Harborside Resort Motel	Locally owned motel, efficiencies	KAYAK $215–243 for king/double rooms; weeknight average $287, weekend $294 (3P, unverified)	Strong: "family-friendly", pool, pickleball	Expedia found: https://www.expedia.com.hk/en/Montauk-Hotels-Harborside-Motel.h19185143.Hotel-Information ; Booking: not found	Harbor-side, unfussy

Vacation rentals

Family-friendly 3BR, fenced yard
Sleeps.
6
Price (low–high).
From $922 (May 17, 2027 stay, as of 2026-10-16) unverified
Good for.
Sleeps 6, pack-n-play, local host
Book via.
Vrbo
Why we like it.
Sleeps 6, pack-n-play, local host
Beach house, walk to town
Sleeps.
6
Price (low–high).
Monthly, on the page: Jun $10,000, Jul $18,000, Aug $18,000, Sep $10,000 (own listing text). Nightly from $538 (search copy, unverified)
Good for.
Sleeps 6
Book via.
Vrbo
Why we like it.
Sleeps 6
Family beach house, Culloden Shores
Sleeps.
6
Price (low–high).
From $1,345 (search copy); 1-week minimum Jun–Labor Day unverified
Good for.
Sleeps 6; kids' gear
Book via.
Vrbo
Why we like it.
Sleeps 6; kids' gear

Name	Sleeps	Price (low–high)	Good for	Book via	Why we like it
Family-friendly 3BR, fenced yard	6	From $922 (May 17, 2027 stay, as of 2026-10-16) unverified	Sleeps 6, pack-n-play, local host	Vrbo	Sleeps 6, pack-n-play, local host
Beach house, walk to town	6	Monthly, on the page: Jun $10,000, Jul $18,000, Aug $18,000, Sep $10,000 (own listing text). Nightly from $538 (search copy, unverified)	Sleeps 6	Vrbo	Sleeps 6
Family beach house, Culloden Shores	6	From $1,345 (search copy); 1-week minimum Jun–Labor Day unverified	Sleeps 6; kids' gear	Vrbo	Sleeps 6; kids' gear

Know before you book: Daunt's Albatross: third night free Oct 4–May 6 (own). The Culloden Shores house has a 1-week minimum from June through Labor Day. Prices marked unverified were not on a page we opened.

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Map for Hither Hills State Park