Beach 30th Street Playground

“If you have small kids, don’t even think of going to other beaches at Far Rockaway but here. I’ve been taking my kids here every summer since 2018 and I’ve always found a parking spot for free right next to the playground. We ONLY go on weekday mornings though. A nice kids playground with fun sprinklers, a sand area for sensory experience although I bet the slides are too hot to use during the summer. My kid doesn’t even bother to play on the slide since she goes straight for the sprinklers. The parking spot is right next to the playground and the restrooms, and a very short walk to the boardwalk. Make sure to bring snacks and drinks with you since there are no nearby stores along the Boardwalk. Not a lot of shady people around here from my experience, mostly families.”

“I wish they had more splash water areas like this throughout all the boroughs because there aren’t many. Didn’t see any rowdy mess as it was 95% families. Something to note: I came today 7/11/25 and I arrived at 1230 but the sprinklers weren’t initially on. They turned on when I got out of the bathroom a few minutes later. Close distance to the beach so you can definitely be here all day. Bathrooms are close and clean.”

“Take a look at these waves! Rockaway always has the best waves! I Remember coming here as a child, we'd come crabbing with my moms. So much fun, so many great memories... and that's all I have to say about that. 😁”