What follows is a working draft list of sites assembled by the Town of Shelter Island Shoreline Access Review Task Force, which divided the Island into east and west sectors. Please note these are draft lists and are subject to change:
East of Dering Point, clockwise to Fresh Pond at Lake Drive
Site # | Road | Body of Water | Notes |
E1 | Carousel Lane | SI Sound/North Channel | Hay Beach | Grass and small dune area with narrow road and no turnaround |
E2 | HiBerry Lane | SI Sound/North Channel | Hay Beach | Grass and small dune area with narrow road and no turnaround |
E3 | Orient Lane | SI Sound/North Channel | Hay Beach | Grass and small dune area with narrow road and no turnaround |
E4 | Dawn Lane | Gardiners Bay | Wide bulkhead with beach, difficult to launch (maybe private?) |
E5 | Menhaden Lane | Gardiners Bay | Popular swim beach, parking, boat storage, wide turn around, mean high water signage |
E6 | Ram Island Drive | Gardiners Bay | Suffolk County Park Section 9 |
E7 | Ram Island Drive | Gardiners Bay | Dressel Preserve | Town of SI |
E8 | Ram Island Drive | Gardiners Bay | (A,B,C) Island Way Preserve | Private stony beach front |
E9 | Ram Island Drive | Gardiners Bay | (A,B) SICC map non-accessible bulkhead with riprap |
E10 | Ram Island Drive | Gardiners Bay | SICC map non-accessible bulkhead with riprap |
E11 | Club Drive – East | Gardners Bay | Reel Point east | Peconic Land Trust Preserve |
E12 | Club Drive – West | Shanty Bay | Reel Point west | Peconic Land Trust Preserve |
E13 | Oak Lane/Tuthill Drive | Shanty Bay | Need to check ownership |
E14 | Ram Island Drive | Coecles Harbor | Small parking area just east of lagoon |
E15 | Ram Island Drive | Coecles Harbor | Stone walls marked by stone gate |
E16 | Ram Island Drive | Coecles Harbor | Harbor Head Road |
E17 | Ram Island Drive | Coecles Harbor | Just east of Cobbett’s Lane, S&P moorings |
E18 | Hudson Avenue | Coecles Harbor | No ramp, small boat launch conflicts with Coecles Harbor Marina parking |
E19 | Burns Road | Coecles Harbor | Small wooden ramp popular with kayakers; bordered by tight private properties |
E20 | Congdon Road | Coecles Harbor | Town Dock, small boat storage area, parking |
E21 | Thompson Road | Smith’s Cove/SI Sound | Small boat storage |
E22 | Thompson Road | South Ferry Hills Boat Basin | Launch ramp, tight turn, some parking |
E23 | Seagull Lane | SI Sound (west of Mabel’s Creek) | No ramp, small boat launch, little parking |
E24 | Heron Lane | West Neck Harbor | Cement ramp above high water mark, limited parking, difficult turn around |
E25 | Wades Beach area | West Neck Harbor | Three boat storage areas, swim beach, bathrooms |
E26 | Lake Road | Fresh Pond – East | Small boats, no ramp, limited parking, no motorboats or boat storage |
West of Wade’s Beach, clockwise to Second Bridge
Site # | Road | Body of Water | Notes |
W1 | #65 South Midway | Fresh Pond/Dickerson Creek | Town-owned waterfront; Turkum’s Rest Preserve |
W2 | Grace’s Lane | Dickerson Creek | Town-owned waterfront; Dickerson Creek Overlook Preserve |
W3 | Grace’s Lane – North | Dickerson Creek | |
W4 | Grace’s Lane – South | Dickerson Creek | |
W5 | Tarkettle Road | Menantic Creek | |
W6 | #45A S. Midway Road | Fresh Pond | Town-owned waterfront; inland fresh water |
W7 | Lesser Lane (S. Midway) | Menantic Creek | |
W8 | Hagar Road | Menantic Creek | |
W9 | Dickerson Dr. Ext | Menantic Creek | |
W10 | Menantic Road/Simpson Road East | West Neck Harbor | |
W11 | Montclair Avenue – East | West Neck Harbor | |
W12 | Montclair Avenue – West | West Neck Creek | |
W13 | Simpson Road – West | West Neck Creek | |
W14 | #6 Margaret’s Drive | West Neck Creek | |
W15 | Daniel Lord Road | West Neck Creek | |
W16 | West Neck Road | West Neck Bay | |
W17 | West Neck Road (opposite Cackle Hill) | West Neck Bay | |
W18 | Bay Shore Drive | West Neck Creek | |
W19 | Brander Parkway | Silver Beach Lagoon | |
W20 | East Brander | Silver Beach Lagoon | |
W21 | North Silver Beach Road – East | West Neck Harbor | |
W22 | South Silver Beach Road – East | West Neck Harbor | |
W23 | Oak Tree Lane | West Neck Harbor | |
W24 | Oak Tree Lane/Shell Beach | West Neck Harbor/SI Sound | |
W25 | South Silver Beach Road – West | SI Sound | |
W26 | North Silver Beach Road – West | SI Sound | |
W27 | Brand Parkway – West Terminus | SI Sound | |
W28 | Crab Creek Road | SI Sound/Crab Creek | |
W29 | Peconic Avenue | Crab Creek | |
W30 | 14 Brander Parkway | Crab Creek | Town-owned waterfront |
W31 | Bootleggers Alley | Southold Bay | |
W32 | Rocky Point Avenue | Southold Bay | |
W33 | Shore Road – West | North Channel | |
W34 | Prospect Road | North Channel | |
W35 | Shore Road – Crescent Beach | North Channel | Public Beach |
W36 | Shore Road – East | North Channel | |
W37 | New York Avenue | Ice Pond | Inland fresh water |
W38 | Chequit Avenue – North | North Channel | Public status unknown |
W39 | Chequit Avenue – South | Dering Harbor | Public status unknown |
W40 | Cedar Avenue | Dering Harbor | Seawall |
W41 | North Ferry Road | Dering Harbor | Volunteer Park |
W42 | North Ferry Road | Dering Harbor | Town Dock |
W43 | North Ferry Road | Gardiner’s Creek | Town-owned waterfront |
If you have information to share about any of these access points, or others that should be included in the list, send the information in an email to bpayne@shelterislandtown.us.