Provides picnic areas, swimming, and other recreational activities.

Enforces the Town's laws pertaining to bays, harbors and waterways. Also patrols the Town's beaches and enforce local ordinances, such as for shell fishing.

Serves as a boating and social activities focal point for the boating community in and around Sayville. Organizes events such as races and regattas. Also offers sailing classes. Call or visit the website for additional information.

Offers courses to the community in: Music; Landscape And Design; Art; Yoga; Fitness; Dance; Sports, Horseback Riding; Boating; Finance and SAT/PSAT Prep Classes. Courses vary each semester. Call for detailed information.

Features nature trails, exhibits, and a wide range of educational programs.

Protects life and property and ensures the safety of the boating public on the 500 square miles of navigable waterways in the Police District, from the Connecticut state line which bisects the Long Island Sound, to the New York state line three miles south of Fire Island in the North Atlantic Ocean. Land areas covered include Fire Island and Jones Island barrier beaches and the islands of the Great South Bay. Marine units also respond to water and ice rescues on the inland lakes, ponds and streams of the District. Barrier beach units, boats and the SCUBA team are available 24 hours a day. In addition to normal enforcement duties, Marine officers enforce the NYS Navigation Law and the Environmental Conservation Law, as well as local ordinances unique to the waterways and barrier beach. The Suffolk Police Marine Bureau aggressively enforces the New York State's boating while intoxicated (BWI) laws. The Marine Bureau should be notified of any water-related incidents. We should also be informed of any unusual activity in waterfront areas which you may observe, such as patterns of larcenies, suspicious persons or boats, so that we may direct our patrols. All Marine Patrol vessels and our headquarters at Timber Point maintain a watch on Marine VHF Channel 16. Please call 911 or 631-854-8382 for non-emergencies involving quality of life, questions about our services, or if you can provide information concerning crimes or other police matters. 

Maintains and services beaches, docks and marinas, oversees Harbormasters Office, issues permits, enforces Town Code regulations with regard to maritime issues, patrols town waterways and works closely with baymen and the boating community.

Offers sixteen-hour sailing course for ages 10 and up, including lessons and practice in basic sailing, safety and seamanship. Offers similar sixteen hour course for adults only (ages sixteen and up). Also offers windsurfing lessons for individuals ages twelve-adult of all experience levels in twelve hours of class over a two week period. Requires that all sailing/boating/windsurfing students know how to swim. Offers beginner/intermediate waterskiing instruction (including wakeboarding and tubing) to students ages ten and up in four separate twelve hour sessions from which to choose. See website or call for additional details.

Provides sports activities including co-ed adult volleyball, mens basketball, boys and girls basketball, horseback riding, adult and youth tennis, bowling, adult and youth boating skills and seamanship course, weight training, and beginner/intermediate golf instruction.

Offers courses in: Boating; Games & Crafts; Virtual Exercise & Fitness; Lifestyles, Health & Wellness; Languages; Senior Programs including the Sid Jacobson JCC “Our Space” Adult Day Program and Virtual Tours & Presentations. All classes will take place virtually. Course selection varies each semester. Call for detailed information.

Provides day camp for children ages 4-11. Activities include canoeing, sailing, basketball, softball, soccer, tennis, field hockey, football, arts and crafts, drama, baseball, aerobics, and archery. American Red Cross swimming offered every day by a certified instructor. Call for further information.

Offers swimming, sailing, life saving lessons, arts and crafts, and a sports program to school age children from the Village of Amityville. Beach Complex, located at foot of South Bayview Avenue, at south end of the James A. Caples Memorial Park is facilitated by Recreation Department. League softball and sports programs for adults also offered. Calendar of events posted seasonally in Amityville Record. Swimming and Summer Recreation begin July 1st and end the first week of August.

Offers classes in swimming, lifesaving, aquacise, sailing and kayaking. Sponsors surfing events.

Offers a combination of full service Marinas, Boat Ramps and Boat Launches throughout the County. The parks department also rents rowboats and have vendors who rent Canoes and Kayaks. Call for more detailed information.

Offers Greenbelt Trail, which is a walking and hiking trail, soccer field, canoes and kayak launching and rental programs marina (call for details), fishing, bird watching, history tours, activity room for children, gardens, and guided tours. The park is a designated State Bird Conservation Area.

* For summer of 2020, a free, Virtual MCSTEAM Camp is being provided for ages 6-10 in collaboration with NativityMiguel Buffalo. Camp activities will include science, math, chess, motivational speakers, field trips, fantasy football league, and a Tik Tok contest, with weekly prizes for attendance and participation. All activities will be conducted via Zoom. Due to the ongoing pandemic, all of the sports clinics outlined below are suspended for summer of 2020 except for a Soccer Skills Clinic, which will take place at Riverside Park with enrollment limited to the first 40 participants, ages 5-16; contact Jorge Albarran at 716-548-1060 for details. * Typically offers over ten individual sports clinics with instruction in fundamental skills development for each sport. Buffalo camps include tennis, golf, basketball, baseball, soccer, volleyball, crew, creative dance, swimming, and General Motors STEM Camp. Lackawanna camps include basketball, football, and chess.

Features a boat basin with open and charter boats available for fishing, as well as scuba diving, sightseeing and excursion boats. Facilities include two fishing piers, boat launch ramp, bait and tackle and marine fuel station(closes Dec 1st), free pump-out station, restaurant (seasonal), snack bar, playground and picnic areas. Events include Fall Harvest and Seafood Festival, I Fish NY Clinic, Spring Rodeo Fishing Contest, Snapper Fishing Derby and South Shore Fishing Classic. Call for further information.

Maintains marina facilities on the mainland and Fire Island. Offers 7 neighborhood boat launching sites accessible by permit.

Provides a starting point for many youth to learn about becoming and staying active and developing healthy habits. Offers opportunities to learn new sports, build positive relationships, and develop good sportsmanship and teamwork. Youth programs include indoor soccer, basketball, floor hockey, golf, flag football, and preschool sports programs, along with the YMCA Canal Club which provides opportunities to bike, hike, kayak, and snowshoe throughout the year.

Offers 42 campsites including 36 seasonal sites with water and electricity, 31 electric and water sites and 11 non-utility sides. Campsites available on the waterfront, in the woods or in the clearings. Campground store, game room, sand, volleyball court, docking and playground available to campers.

Features picnicking areas, reserved pavilions, ball fields, boat launch and marina, bike trails and rentals, playground, tram rides, and in-line skating. Winter sledding is available at Long Branch Park.

Offers reserved pavilions, a bathhouse, camping, boat launch, volleyball, fishing, cross-country skiing, and ice fishing. Arrowhead Lodge is available year-round for parties, business functions, and receptions.

Provides an integrated adaptive kayaking program for individuals of all ages and abilities.