Fire Island Cabin

Description

Meals & Amenities

Getting Here

Nearby Trails & Activities

Events & Resources

Accessibility

Nestled within Fire Island National Seashore, Fire Island Cabin offers the perfect escape to relax, recharge, and reconnect with nature. Step out the back door to the Great South Bay, or take a two-minute walk across the island to miles of Atlantic shoreline. Spend your days swimming, kayaking, beachcombing, birdwatching, or exploring the charming communities of this car-free island.

Whether you're traveling solo, with friends, or as part of a group, Fire Island Cabin offers a mix of shared and private accommodations. The main cabin sleeps up to 20 guests in two 10-person bunkrooms and features a well-equipped communal kitchen. Prepare meals together, then gather on the screened porch or outdoor deck to dine and enjoy the coastal breeze.

Looking for a little more privacy? Reserve one of our two canvas glamping tents, each designed to comfortably accommodate two guests while keeping you close to the cabin's shared amenities and welcoming community atmosphere.

After a day of adventure, unwind on the screened porch, curl up with a good book in the three-season gazebo, or challenge friends to a board game in one of the cozy gathering spaces. With sandy beaches, bay views, and plenty of room to relax, Fire Island Cabin is the kind of place you'll never want to leave.

Facilities

Fire Island Cabin can accomodate 24 guests, featuring two 10-person bunkrooms and two canvas glamping tents that sleep two guests each. Linens, towels, and blankets are provided for every bed.
Fresh air circulates throughout the cabin via screened windows and ceiling fans.

Amenities include a large commercial kitchen, indoor dining area, two bathrooms, hot outdoor showers, decks, beach chairs and umbrellas, a hammock, yoga equipment, and a gazebo stocked with books and board games. For exploring the water, guests can enjoy kayaks, canoes, and stand-up paddleboards. Boats, paddles, and PFDs are included with your stay.

Meals

Guests prepare their meals in a communal kitchen, which is stocked with condiments, spices, dishes and cookware (including a crockpot, rice cooker, food processor, blender, and microwave). Times for cooking and cleaning are coordinated by the onsite manager. There is also an outdoor grill available for overnight guests. Guests are encouraged to prepare simple meals to ensure everyone has kitchen time. There is a guest refrigerator, a small freezer, and cubbies for dry goods.

The Cabin has a BYOB policy with alcoholic beverages permitted at happy hour and dinner.

Additional Policies

Smoking is prohibited on our property. No pets allowed. Cell phone calls can be made or received off-property only. There is free Wi-Fi and a place to charge cell phones.

Guests can store their luggage in outdoor bayside bins and enjoy our property before check-in or after check-out. Check-out is the time guests must vacate their bunks. Guests are welcome to stay on the premises after check-out to enjoy the day.

Day Guests

Member $30, Non-member $35

Day guests are welcome 10 a.m. to sundown, and may call the Cabin in advance or just show up. If you anticipate wanting to stay the night, call the Cabin at 631-583-5366 to determine bunk availability. Day guests can store belongings in the outdoor bayside bins or the day guest shed behind the Cabin.

The Appalachian Mountain Club-Fire Island Cabin (AMC-FIC) is accessible only by the Fire Island (FI) Ferries from Bay Shore, Long Island. The closest ferry to AMC-FIC is the ferry to Atlantique. The walk from the ferry landing to the cabin is approximately 10 minutes east. Farther away, but still walkable, are ferries that arrive at Dunewood, Fair Harbor, or Ocean Beach. For FI Ferry schedule and ticket details, visit their website or call 631-665-3600. Ferry tickets can be purchased at the on-site ticket counter with CASH ONLY. Alternatively, download their app to buy tickets in advance by credit card.

Directions to the Ferry:

Car: Take the Long Island Expressway to the FI Ferries’ Bay Shore Marina Terminal located at 99 Maple Avenue in Bay Shore. You can park your car at the ferry or at a nearby lot. Visit Town of Islip for details on municipal city-owned lots.

Train: Take the LIRR to Bay Shore (Babylon Line). From the LIRR it is a 20-25 minute walk to the Bay Shore Marina Terminal or take David Taxi’s for $5 (cash only).

Service Animals

Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), businesses and organizations that serve the public must allow people with disabilities to bring their service animals into all areas of the facility where customers are normally allowed to go. This federal law applies to all businesses open to the public, including AMC managed lodging and visitor centers, where service animals are welcomed.

A service animal at AMC facilities must be under the control of its handler. Under the ADA, service animals must be harnessed, leashed, or tethered, unless the individual’s disability prevents using these devices or these devices interfere with the service animal’s safe, effective performance of tasks. In that case, the individual must maintain control of the animal through voice, signal, or other effective controls.

These rules do not apply to emotional support animals because they have not been trained to perform a specific job or task, they do not qualify as service animals under the ADA.

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