Topics Related to Hammocks Beach State Park

Join us at Bear Island for a program on monarch butterflies.

Bring binoculars and join our ranger to watch researchers' band Painted Buntings.

Join us at Hammocks Beach State Park for some seine and dip netting.

Join us at Hammocks Beach State Park to collect a pollinator population census.

Join us at Hammocks Beach State Park for a program that combines exercise with nature!

Join us at Hammocks Beach State Park to learn how to cast net and ID your catch.

Join us at Hammocks Beach State Park for a guided tour of the estuary on a kayak.

Join a ranger on a guided cruise through the estuary.

The seasonal ferry service to Bear Island from the mainland access of Hammocks Beach State Park will begin May 14, 2025.

Ferry service operating daily, campsites and all facilities at Bear Island are open. The mainland areas are open. Trails will be closed for maintenance August 11, 2025 - August 13, 2025. The boat ramp is open, and the Simmons Mainland Campground is open for reservations. There is no public docking on Bear Island and there is no beach access on the mainland.