Coney Island Beach and Boardwalk

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Coney Island Beach and Boardwalk

Photo: Allie_Caulfield from Germany · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

🏖️ Beach · Brooklyn

3 hours · Free · No reservation needed

age fit
0–1 yr
★ 4.0
1–3 yrs
★ 5.0
3–5 yrs
★ 5.0
5–10 yrs
★ 5.0
  • 🚇
    About 50 min by subway or car
    From Midtown · Getting there: Subway D/F/N/Q to the last stop, Coney Island–Stillwell Av, then a 5-minute walk
  • 🍼
    Stroller-friendly
    Flat surfaces — bring the stroller
  • 🌳
    Little shade
    Great on sunny days · Handles heat · Wind-OK
  • ⏱️
    Typical visit: 3 hours
    Best seasons: Summer · Spring · Fall

A big beach at the end of the subway: fine sand, lifeguarded shallows, a 3-mile boardwalk where strollers roll freely, the century-old Wonder Wheel and Nathan's hot dogs behind you, and the New York Aquarium at the end of the boardwalk.

💡 Tips
Lifeguards are on duty only from June to early September; Luna Park on the boardwalk is open in summer and has plenty of rides a 2-year-old can go on. Weekend afternoons are very crowded, so go in the morning.

What this place offers

✓sandy beach
✓boardwalk
✓Ferris wheel
✓hot dogs
✓aquarium next door
✓lifeguards
✓restrooms

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This weekend's weather in Brooklyn

Forecast at the destination itself (coast and hills often differ from home)

🌧️
Sat 10/17
Rain · 46–61°F · 49% rain
☀️
Sun 10/18
Sunny · 45–56°F · 2% rain

Location

Brooklyn, New York

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