Venture to sights like Napeague State Park and Atlantic Avenue Beach as you discover Amagansett—a seaside area also notable for its beaches.
Every year from Memorial Day through Labor Day, the Hamptons become a notoriously see-and-be-seen summer getaway for wealthy New Yorkers, celebrities and those who want to be in close proximity to the aforementioned groups. Yes, the beaches are beautiful and so are the homes, but traffic is bad, restaurant reservations are hard to come by and crowds are at their peak. Simply put, it can feel like a hectic Saturday night in Manhattan rather than a relaxed beach vacation.
That all changes in the off-season (September through May), when the Hamptons—Westhampton, Bridgehampton, Southampton, Sag Harbor, Amagansett, East Hampton, Water Mill and Montauk—empty out and it becomes possible to enjoy the unique charms of this collection of seaside communities. There are plenty of year-round activities to enjoy, the weather can be quite pleasant depending on the month and hotel rates drop dramatically. It may seem counterintuitive to visit a summer resort area when it’s not summer, but rest assured that, aside from the very dead of winter, the Hamptons are a worthwhile destination. Here are five of the best reasons to head to Long Island’s East End in the off-season.
The American Northeast Destinations
- Flights To Albany, New York
- Flights To Allentown, Pennsylvania
- Flights To Alpine, New Jersey
- Flights To Amagansett, New York
- Flights To Annapolis, Maryland
- Flights To Augusta, Maine
- Flights To Bangor, Maine
- Flights To Boston, Massachusetts
- Flights To Bridgehampton, New York
- Flights To Chappaqua, New York
- Flights To Concord, New Hampshire
- Flights To Dover, Delaware
- Flights To Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
- Flights To Harrison, New York
- Flights To Hartford, Connecticut
- Flights To Hyannis, Massachusetts
- Flights To Kennebunkport, Maine
- Flights To Montauk, New York
- Flights To Montpelier, Vermont
- Flights To Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Flights To Providence, Rhode Island
- Flights To Riverside, Connecticut
- Flights To Rome, New York
- Flights To Sagaponack, New York
- Flights To Sanford, Maine
- Flights To Southampton, New York
- Flights To Syracuse, New York
- Flights To Trenton, New Jersey
- Flights To Wainscott, New York
- Flights To Washington D.C.
- Flights To Watermill, New York