Leisure Travel

Summer Recreation

The Harborfront Inn is the center of summer fun on the North Fork. On site, guests can enjoy a heated in-ground pool with lap lanes, poolside teak chaise lounges and tables with umbrellas and a lobby-level Fitness Center with True Fitness™ equipment.

Just a short distance from the Harborfront Inn, guests can sunbathe and swim at local beaches of the Long Island Sound and Peconic Bay, indulge in an array of water activities including kayaking, boating, windsurfing and fishing and can enjoy nature walks, horseback riding and bicycle tours.

North Fork Beaches and Parks with public access
The Harborfront Inn offers guest beach passes for all public parks and beaches in Southold Town. These passes are good for parking and beach access.

• Goldsmith Inlet (10 minutes by car)
  Mill Road, Peconic
  Sound beach, no lifeguard
  
  
• Indian Island County Park
  Route 105, Riverhead
  (631) 852-3232
  Waterfront, picnic, nature walks, bird watching, fishing, sites for trailers, tents
  
  
• Kenny's Beach (10 minutes by car)
  Kenny's Road, Southold
  Sound beach, lifeguards, restrooms, permit only
  
  
• Mattituck Creek (15 minutes by car)
  Boat launching ramp, permit only
  
  
• McCabe's Beach (10 minutes by car)
  North Sea Road, Southold
  Sound beach, lifeguards, restrooms, permit only
  
  
• New Suffolk Beach (15 minutes by car)
  Jackson Street, New Suffolk
  Bay beach, lifeguards, boat launching ramp, permit only
  
  
• Norman E. Klipp Park (Gull Pond Beach)
  (5 minutes by car)
  Manhasset Avenue, Greenport
  Bay beach, life guards, boat launching, permit only
  
  
• Orient Beach State Park (15 minutes by car)
  Main Road, Orient Point
  (631)323-2440
  Bay beach, food, picnic/hibachi area, bathhouse, playground, play field, fishing
  
  
• South Jamesport Beach (20 minutes by car)
  South Jamesport Avenue, Jamesport
  Bay beach
  
  
• Town Beach (5 minutes by car)
  North Road, Southold
  Sound beach, restrooms, playground, picnic area, lifeguards, permit only