Pine Neck Avenue boat ramp and fishing pier are on the south shore of Long Island's East Patchogue, NY. Accessible by the Swan River and Pine Neck Ave, this is a main boat access ramp off the Swan River inlet, connecting the Patchogue Bay and Great South Bay, in south central Long Island.

Pine Neck is approximately 400 yards east of the Village of Patchogue, located on the south eastern corner of the Swan River inlet and Patchogue Bay. It is an undeveloped Park in the Township of Brookhaven

Brookhaven

Brookhaven may refer to:Places in the United States:*Brookhaven, Georgia, a community just north of Atlanta**Brookhaven/Oglethorpe , a passenger rail station in Brookhaven, Georgia*Brookhaven, Mississippi...

, Suffolk County, NY. Boaters travel from Blue Point

Blue Point, New York

Blue Point is a hamlet in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 4,407 at the 2000 census. Blue Point is in the Town of Brookhaven...

, on the western-most tip of Patchogue Bay, to Howell's Point, on the eastern side of Bay. Seasonal permits are required for residents to launch their boats. The park can accommodate around 50 cars and trucks.

Pine Neck Avenue Park is on the central shore of Patchogue Bay

Patchogue Bay

Patchogue Bay is a bay on the south-central shores of Long Island in the U.S. state of New York.Part of the Great South Bay, Patchogue Bay is a cove between the points of land known as Blue Point and Howells Point, and across which ferries run south to Fire Island.The Patchogue Bay bay bottom up to...

, and is due north of Watch hill and Davis Park. The Fire Island National Seashore

Fire Island National Seashore

Fire Island National Seashore is a United States National Seashore that protects a section of Fire Island, an approximately long barrier island separated from Long Island by the Great South Bay....

 is one of the Barrier Islands and is a recreational destination for many south shore

South Shore

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 boaters.

The Park offers a natural beach, fishing pier, two boat ramps, and an adjacent undeveloped shoreline called "40 acres". Pine Neck gives residents and visitors alike access and scenic views into Long Island

Long Island

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's Great South Bay

Great South Bay

Great South Bay is a lagoon situated between Long Island and Fire Island, in the State of New York. It is approximately long. It's protected from the Atlantic Ocean by Fire Island, a barrier island, as well as the eastern end of Jones Beach Island and Captree Island.Robert Moses Causeway adjoins...

.

Reference

40°44′57"N 72°59′47"W

External links

• http://www.longisland.com/boating/boat-ramps-suffolk.php
• http://www.bayfisherman.com/ramps.htm
• http://a0140101.uscgaux.info/Public/SUFFOLK%20COUNTY%20BOAT%20RAMPS.htm
• http://www.thefishingline.com/ramplist.htm
• http://www.nyswaterfronts.com/Final_Draft_HTML/Tech_Report_HTM/Land_Use/Public_Access/AppD.htm