Editing Cherry Grove, New York (section)

==Transportation==
[[File:Fire Island Ferry.JPG|thumb|Entrance to board the ferry to Cherry Grove, Fire Island]]
Cherry Grove is only accessible by water with most residents and visitors using a passenger ferry or private water taxi. A small marina is also available. There are no private vehicles in this part of Fire Island, although police and service vehicles are seen on the beach from time to time. The Grove has no paved roads and the cottages and beach are only accessible using a series of wooden boardwalks.<ref name=Weekender>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/15/realestate/15WEEK.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0|work=The New York Times|title=Weekender: Cherry Grove, N.Y.|last=Greenfield|first=Beth|date=July 15, 2005|access-date=February 24, 2014}}</ref>

===Sayville Ferry===
Cherry Grove can be accessed via the Sayville Ferry Service departing from [[Sayville, New York]], across the Great South Bay.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sayvilleferry.com/cherry-grove|website=Sayville Ferry |title=Cherry Grove|date=April 4, 2025|access-date=April 10, 2025}}</ref>

The [[Long Island Rail Road]] connects Sayville to New York City. Passengers connecting between the [[Sayville station]] and the Sayville Ferry service can pay for a shuttle van or taxi ride, or may walk or ride their bicycle the mile and a half distance. People driving cars may park in large, gravel parking lots across the street from the ferry dock.{{citation needed|date=April 2025}}

===Fire Island Water Taxi===
Visitors arriving by car may park at the [[Robert Moses State Park]] "Field Five" parking lot. After reaching the Fire Island Lighthouse, the Fire Island Water Taxi will ferry paying customers to the Grove. A water taxi provides short-distance transportation for those moving from place to place along the coast of Fire Island. The fare and schedule for the taxi service varies by season.