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Plumb Beach
A stretch of coast worth the drive · New York, United States
4.2★Rating
904Reviews
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May–June for the spawning crabs and summer afternoons for the sea breeze; no lifeguards at any time of year, so swimming is not permittedBest time
The experience
A pocket of sand, lagoon and wetland on the north shore of Rockaway Inlet, part of Gateway National Recreation Area since 1972, with its own parking lot straight off the Belt Parkway and a greenway path along the shore. It erodes badly — incoming storms drive water up the inlet past the beach and into Jamaica Bay — so the shoreline shifts year to year. Open daily 6am to 9pm, dog-friendly, and reachable on foot through the wooded ground beside Gerritsen Creek.
The one beach in New York City where you can stand on the sand and watch horseshoe crabs mate.
horseshoe crabskiteboarderslagoonin-and-out off the parkway
It's only worth the detour May–June for the spawning crabs and summer afternoons for the sea breeze; no lifeguards at any time of year, so swimming is not permitted. Turn up outside that window and you're looking at a different place; we'd rather say so than sell you the photo.
Where it is
New York, United States · Sheepshead Bay and Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn. Coordinates from the listing we sourced it from.
DirectionsWhat a membership adds.
Everything above is free: the name, the photo, the rating, the exact spot. What members get is the part you can't Google: the sourced insider tip for this place (what to order, when to go, what to skip), every day of your trips unlocked in full with the insider tip on every researched stop, and the concierge at full strength, answering with your own insider tips, no daily meter.
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