Reduced Rates to Celebrate Founders Day at Fire Island National Seashore

Reduced Rates to Celebrate Founders Day at Fire Island National Seashore

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service on July 31, 2015. It is reproduced in full below.

Fire Island Lighthouse

Reduced Lighthouse Tower Tours

Parking available for a fee at Robert Moses State Park, Field #5

Tower Tour Information: 631-661-4876.

Sailors Haven

Half-price ferry tickets: $6.50 R/T Adults, $3.75 R/T Children

Sayville Ferry Service

41 River Road, Sayville NY

Sailors Haven Visitor Center Open 10 am to 5 pm

Ranger-guided Sunken Forest Tour 11:30 am -1 pm

631-597-6183

Watch Hill

Half price ferry tickets;Fare: $8.50 R/T Adults, $5.50 R/T Children

Davis Park Ferry Company

Patchogue-Watch Hill Ferry Terminal, 150 West Ave, Patchogue, NY

Watch Hill Visitor Center Open 9:30 am -5 pm

Ranger-guided Marine Seining in the Great South Bay 11:30 am -1 pm

631-597-7021

Wilderness Visitor Center

Open 10 am to 4 pm

Surf Fishing with Ranger Pat 4 pm -6 pm

631-281-3010

William Floyd Estate

Open 9 am to 5 pm

House tours offered every half-hour from 10 am - 4 pm

245 Park Drive, Mastic Beach, NY

631-399-2030

There is no entry fee for Fire Island National Seashore sites however Founders Day is a fee-free day at National Parks across the country. Additional fee-free days at national parks for 2015 include Sept. 26, National Public Lands Day, and Nov. 11, Veterans Day.

Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service

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