Fire Island Pines Travel Guide

Fire Island Pines is an upscale, predominantly gay community, located on the east end of Fire Island. Residents and visitors take part in many fundraising and gay culture events. Fire Island Pines is well-known for the Invasion of the Pines, an annual event during which glamorous drag queens invade the Island for a day. Beach house rentals and house shares are popular among those who vacation in the Pines. Ferry service is available from Sayville but many visitors arrive by private boat.

Fire Island Pines Accommodations: Hotels, Motels, Bed and Breakfasts, etc.

• Pines Bluff Overlook: (631) 597-3064 (in-season) 305-856-5582 (off-season)

Fire Island Pines Real Estate: Rentals and Home Sales

• D. Katan Fire Island Properties
• Bob Howard Real Estate

Fire Island Pines House Shares / Rentals

Fire Island house shares and rentals are often listed on CraigsList.

Fire Island Pines Restaurants, Bars, and Clubs

• Pines Bistro and Martini Bar: (631) 597-3597
• Pines Pizza: (631) 597-3597
• Sip n' Twirl: DJ and dancing; (631) 597-3599

Fire Island Pines Food Market

• Peter's Marina Meat Market: (631) 597-6588
• Pines Pantry: (631) 597-6200 (in-season) or (631) 589-4037 (off-season)

Fire Island Pines Recreation

• Pines Marina: Slips available for the season, weekend, week or hour; (631) 597-9581

Fire Island Annual Events

• Pines Party: sponsored by the Fire Island Pines Property Owners Association Charitable Foundation
• Invasion of the Pines: July 4th, Drag queens parade through town after arriving by ferry.

How to Get to Fire Island Pines
To get to Fire Island Pines, you have to travel across the Great South Bay, traveling by water taxi or ferry from Bay Shore or Sayville respectively. You can drive to either ferry terminal and park your car in the parking lots. If you don't plan to drive, there are a variety of modes of transportation you can use.

• From Manhattan: Take the Long Island Railroad from Penn Station, located at W. 34th Street and Seventh Avenue (Bay Shore LIRR Schedule and Sayville LIRR Schedule). Then take a taxi from the LIRR station to the ferry terminal.
• From JFK International Airport: One option is to take a taxi from the airport to either Bay Shore or Sayville. You can also take the AirTrain to the LIRR Jamaica Station and get a train to Bay Shore or Sayville.
• From LaGuardia International Airport or Macarthur Airport: Take a taxi to the Bay Shore or Sayville ferry terminal.

Taking a Ferry to Cherry Grove from Sayville or Taking a Water Taxi to Fire Island Pines from Bay Shore:

• Sayville Ferry Service: The ferry terminal is located at 41 River Road in Sayville.
• Fire Island Water Taxi: Take a water taxi from the Bay Shore Ferry Terminal located on Maple Avenue. During the summer, the Water Taxi also travels between Fire Island communities. Look for information about lateral service on the Fire Island Water Taxi Web Site.

More Information About Fire Island Pines

• Fire Island Pines Chamber of Commerce
• Fire Island Pines: Business Directory, Events, News, etc.