Sand Bar Beach Access Area

Sand Bar Beach Access Area, Hampton Bays, Town of Southampton, NY

Rules change, especially around nesting season. This page was last checked against the official source on 2026-11-14. Read the live official page and the signs at the access before you go.

Off-leash: Not verified
Fenced: Not fenced
Hours: Beach: dogs only 1 October–30 March. Named as a parking-area exception site in § 150-5.1A(1).
Last checked: 2026-11-14

Rules, as cited

Leash rule: On Town-owned beach recreation facilities, dogs are allowed only 1 October–30 March under immediate supervision and control. The code does not state a leash length for the beach. The Parks Superintendent may allow dogs in the parking area of this access.

Town of Southampton Code § 150-5.1 says dogs and domestic animals are allowed on all Town-owned beach recreation facilities only from 1 October through 30 March, provided the animal is under the immediate supervision and control of the owner or other responsible person, and waste is removed.
No dog is allowed within 50 feet of any symbolic fencing or areas posted for protection of piping plovers and other endangered species. Dogs may not enter the dune area except on a designated walkway, or enter other posted restricted areas.
The beach section requires “immediate supervision and control,” not an express leash length. By contrast, the same chapter requires a leash on streets and sidewalks, and a leash in upland parks. We do not treat the beach season as a confirmed off-leash rule.
From 1 April through 30 September, dogs are not allowed on Town-owned beach recreation facilities, except that the Parks Superintendent may allow dogs in the parking area of Foster Memorial Beach and Sand Bar Beach Access Area.
This access is named in § 150-5.1A(1) as Sand Bar Beach Access Area (Hampton Bays), where the Parks Superintendent may allow dogs in the parking area.

Approximate, from the official address or named access, for map display only.

Official source

Town of Southampton Code § 150-5.1