How can I see the seals at Jones Beach?

As seen on Google Maps, there is a designated Harbor Seal Watch Spot in Jones Beach. Park in Field 10 (no fee in winter), walk down to the beach and set your sights on the water. The Theodore Roosevelt Nature Center also offers guided walks to see the seals at Jones Beach in the winter and early spring.

Are there seals at Jones Beach?

In the winter, Jones Beach welcomes back its winter seal population. Learn about these incredible marine mammals and their migration to Jones Beach, and go for a walk to spot Harbor and Gray Seals feeding in our bay.

Where can I see seals on Long Island?

Where to Seal Watch on Long Island

• Fire Island National Seashore, Fire Island.
• Cupsogue Beach County Park, Westhampton Beach.
• Captain Lou Fleet, Freeport.
• Montauk Point State Park, Montauk.
• Freeport Water Taxi, Freeport.

How much does it cost to enter Jones Beach?

There is no admission charge to visit the Jones Beach Energy & Nature Center or grounds. However, a parking fee may apply. There is a required fee of $4 per person per program. This is to be paid in person at the Center.

Where can I find seals?

Seals are found along most coasts and cold waters, but a majority of them live in the Arctic and Antarctic waters. Harbor, ringed, ribbon, spotted and bearded seals, as well as northern fur seals and Steller sea lions live in the Arctic region.

When can you see seals on Long Island?

Seals migrate to Long Island from November through April, and March is one of the best months for seal-spotting around here. We got our first look at seals in the wild last spring during a day trip to Montauk Point State Park.

Where can I see seals?

Here are three of our favorite California haunts for sea lions and seals.

• King Harbor Marina, Redondo Beach. King Harbor is known for a bounty of (sometime seasonal) seals who like to hang out on a platform barge in the marina.
• Channel Islands National Park and Marine Sanctuary.
• Children’s Pool Beach, La Jolla.

Do seals come on the beach?

It is completely normal for seals to haul themselves out on the shore. Seals are semi-aquatic, meaning they spend some of their lives in the water and some of it on land. They haul out on rocks or the shore to warm and dry in the sun, molt, give birth, or sometimes just to rest.

Do seniors pay at Jones Beach?

And the best is on week days for us 62 or older the parking is free, just show your drivers license. I have been coming here for over 65 years and there is not enough praises I can say for it.

What is the best field at Jones Beach?

field six
By far the most popular section is field six, home of the East Bath House at the easternmost section of the park, where the parking lot fills up first because it has the shortest walk to ocean.

Where does a seal sleep?

Sleep. Harbor seals sleep on land or in the water. In the water they sleep at the surface and often assume a posture known as bottling – their entire bodies remain submerged with just their heads exposed. This enables them to breathe when necessary.

Do seals mate in the water?

Copulation usually takes place in the water. A male harbor seal may mate with several females.