Park Rules & Regulations

Park Rules, Regulations and FAQ's – Park rules have been formulated for the protection of all park users.  Following the rules makes it possible for park users to have a safe and enjoyable experience.  If you have any concerns about the rules or the behavior of anyone in the park, please contact the park director or call (914) 939-3553.

Park rangers patrol the park regularly, but you can also ask for help from other staff, include cashiers, parking attendants, lifeguards, and maintenance workers.  The Park Director’s office is in the administration building, and Park Security Office is in the main bathrooms building just west of the showers.  

Lost and Found and other Assistance Procedures – If you find anything, please return it to any member of the Park staff.  The Lost and Found center is at the Director’s Office in the Administration (towers) building.

Hours of operation - The park is open from dawn to midnight.  All cars must be out of the Park before closing time.  The parking lot opens at 9:00 a.m.  Pedestrian entrances to the Park are located along Dearborn, Forest and Rye Beach Avenues.

Rye Town Park is under the legal jurisdiction of the City of Rye.  Rules particular to the park include the following prohibitions:

- Picnicking without a special permit

- Ball playing

- Glassware

-Loud Radios

-Littering 

-Dogs off the leash are not permitted (except from 6am- 9am in the designated area, with proper registration, see below)

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** New for 2019** Adopted by the Rye Town Park Commission June 18, 2019

1. family permits will now include all children up to 22 years of age.

2. Caregivers will now be included on family permits as soon as we can figure out how to make that happen.  Peter, from a programming perspective, how we can include caregivers in family permits so that, as described below, the caregiver permit would be marked as such and therefore when scanned would signal to the park attendant that the permit is only valid when the holder is accompanied by a child.

3. Children 14 years of age and older are now permitted on the beach without a chaperon.

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Rules and Regulations For Off-Leash Dogs

• Dogs may only be off leash between the hours of 6-9 am, in the designated area
• All dogs must be licensed, current with all shots and healthy
• Dog owners must register with the Rye City Clerk annually - Phone 914 967-7371 for details
• Please note: Starting In January 2016 there will be a $25 registration fee
• Dogs off leash must have a registration tag affixed to collar
• Maximum number of dogs that any one person shall have custody and control over is three
• Owners/walkers must not leave dogs unattended and shall have dogs under voice control at all times
• Owners are legally responsible for their dogs and any injuries caused by them
• Dogs must be discouraged from digging - owners must fill in any holes their dogs dig
• Aggressive dogs are not permitted

Download Off Leash Permit Application

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Beach Rules & Regulations

Below you will find a full list of rules and regulations that all beach & park goers are to follow. If you have any questions or would like to obtain a list for yourself you can contact the Park at (914) 967-0965.

1. Glassware and bottles are not permitted on the beach
2. Dogs and other pets are not permitted on the beach and are restricted to the north and west end of the park during the regular bathing season
3. Loud radios are not permitted - any radio that may be heard from more than a 50 ft. radius may constitute a loud radio
4. Spear or line fishing is not permitted on the beach
5. The jetty and rocks are closed to the general public
6. Ball and frisbee playing are only permitted in the designated areas marked by green flags against the rear walls
7. No large coolers with alcoholic beverages are permitted on the beach, barbecues are allowed by permit only
8. No small craft is permitted within the swim areas and must remain a distance of 100 ft. from all safety lines; jet skis must remain a distance of 500 ft. from safety lines
9. Children under 16 years of age must be at all times accompanied by an adult responsible for their behavior while at the facility
10. Children under the age of 12 must be accompanied by an adult down to the water's edge
11. Children with flotation devices must remain in shallow water, and those under the age of 12 must be supervised by an adult at all times
12. Nude bathing is not permitted at this facility, nor is any patron to act lewdly or in a lascivious manner or wear a bathing suit that may offend public decency
13. Patrons may fly a kite in the park only
14. No diving is permitted at this facility
15. No Fishing is permitted at this facility in the duck pond or in the Long Island Sound Waters
16. No hunting or harm of ducks at the duck pond is allowed

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