Peter's Pond Lane Beach (Sagaponack, New York)

Peters Pond Lane Beach is beautiful . . . serene . . . and empty--even during the height of the summer season.

About Peter's Pond Beach

Peter's Pond Lane Beach in Sagaponack, on the south fork of Long Island, is one of the Southampton Town Access Road Beaches, meaning that it is an unprotected waterfront without amenities. That means there is no snack bar, no bathroom, no nothing except the sun, the sand and the sea (and you and your dogs, of course!).

Beach Rules

Of course, no place in a resort area can be so beautiful without rules to ensure that it remain so. Even so, the rules regarding dogs are quite liberal. Dogs are permitted on the sand in season before 9 a.m. and after 6 p.m. And from Labor Day until June 30, dogs are permitted on the sand during all hours. How cool is that?!

Parking: Full-season permits are required at all Trustee/Town Access Roads July 1—Labor Day.

PERMIT FEES (2008)
SOUTHAMPTON TOWN RESIDENT PERMIT $ 25.00 SEASON
SOUTHAMPTON TOWN RESIDENT SENIOR CITIZEN $ 15.00 SEASON
NON-RESIDENT FULL SEASON PERMIT $200.00 SEASON
NON-RESIDENT DAILY PERMIT $ 15.00 PER DAY
OLD PONQUOGUE BRIDGE MARINE PARK PERMIT $ 30.00 SEASON

Note that a non-resident full season permit is $200. Daily permits are not available. CLICK HERE for additional parking permit information and locations of places to buy permits.

Town Access Road Beaches (Including Town Trustee Access Roads):

• Cold Spring Road, Tuckahoe
• Dolphin Lane, East Quogue
• Flying Point Road, Mecox Inlet
• Gibson Lane, Sagaponack
• Mermaid Lane, Hampton Bays
• Ocean Road, Bridgehampton
• Peters Pond Lane, Sagaponack
• Roads H, I, L, and K, Hampton Bays
• Sunset Avenue, Hampton Bays
• Triton Lane, East Quogue
• West Landing Road, Hampton Bays

Regarding rights for people in the community to walk (but not park at) Southampton beaches from the Town of Southampton website:

From the mean high water mark to the land that lies beneath the waters are properties that are held in public trust, meaning that one can walk along the shoreline miles and miles on town-owned beach front. Under the Dongan Patent, a doctrine from colonial times, the Town Trustees have managed to continue the community's right to pass and repass along this shoreline easement of the Atlantic Ocean and the town's bays.

Travel Suggestion
I like to have excellent detailed maps with me when I travel. For jaunts out to the Hamptons, I bring Hagstrom's Suffolk County Atlas ($16.95). Not only is every street clearly and legibly marked on the various maps but the atlas contains listings of State Parks, Vineyards, Points of Interest, etc. Coupled with information garnered from the internet, it is not difficult to find ones way around and to learn exactly what the rules that that you are breaking are.