Montauk, New York

About Montauk

Set in the southeastern part of New York, Montauk is a small unincorporated community.

Officially, Montauk is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 18.49 square miles.

📰 Montauk News Today

• An Insider's Guide to Montauk: Where to Eat, Stay, and Play in New York's Summer Playground Condé Nast Traveler · Aug 13
• How to Open a Restaurant at the ‘End of the World’ The New York Times · Aug 13
• This Is One of the Hamptons’ Best Beach Towns—With Historic Lighthouses, Laid-back Charm, and Gorgeous Ocean Views Travel + Leisure · Aug 15
• Exclusive | NYC designer Martha Nolan-O’Slatarra 'harassed,' accused of fraud by boat owner days before death: texts New York Post · Aug 15
• Montauk Brewing Company Expands Its Coastal Footprint with New North Shore Brewpub GlobeNewswire · Aug 17

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Montauk Unique

• The only place in America named Montauk — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southeastern New York, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 12 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Montauk

• 668 The Gig Shack — seafood
• Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream — ice cream (café)
• Bliss Kitchen — coffee shop (café)
• Bounce Beach Montauk — american
• Coffee Tauk — coffee shop (café)
• Cross Eyed Clam
• East by Northeast — seafood
• Gosman's Clam Bar — seafood
• Gosman's Dock Restaurant — seafood
• Gosman's Inlet Cafe — seafood

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Montauk Lighthouse Museum · Museum
• Amsterdam Beach Trail · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Montauk

• Camp Hero State Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Hither Woods Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Montauk Point State Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Shadmoor State Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Amsterdam Beach Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Clearing reviews ★
• Edward V. Ecker Sr. County Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Fort Pond Bay Park reviews ★
• Fort Pond Fishing Access reviews ★
• Henry Hank Zebrowski Memorial Park reviews ★
• Kirk Park reviews ★
• Lee Koppelman Nature Preserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Montauk

• MONTAUK SCHOOL

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Montauk

🏘️ Nearby Communities