Information about Jones Inlet, NY

Boating in Jones Inlet, NY Map View

A small-craft basin is inside the inlet on the north side of Jones Beach; berths, electricity, water, and a pump-out station are available. Jones Beach Coast Guard Station is in the small-craft basin.
Navigation:
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Jones Inlet is the principal entrance from the Atlantic to the inside passages and towns in Hempstead Bay. The inlet, which is used mostly by pleasure craft and fishermen, should not be attempted without local knowledge because the channel and depths are constantly changing.
The approach to Jones Inlet is marked by a lighted whistle buoy and a light is at the outer end of the jetty on the east side of the entrance
The Loop Parkway Bridge has the following clearances: 20 feet for the fixed span over Swift Creek between West Crow Island and Meadow Island, 21 feet for the bascule span between Meadow Island and Alder Island, and 20 feet for the 29-foot fixed span over Reynolds Channel between Alder Island and Point Lookout.
The Meadowbrook State Parkway Bridge has the following clearances: 21 feet for the bascule span across Sloop Channel between Jones Beach State Park and Jones Island, 14 feet for the 29-foot fixed span between West Crow Island and Pettit Marsh, and 12 feet for the 29-foot fixed span between Pettit Marsh and Fighting Island.