Fayerweather Lighthouse
Along the coast of Long Island Sound in Black Rock you’ll find a small sandy beach on Seabright Avenue. The beach is good for sunbathing and ideal for launching kayaks and canoes. There is a marina at Captain’s Cove on Bostwick Avenue (take Seabright to left on Brewster, right on Ellsworth, right on Prescott, straight on Yacht to Bostwick) along with outdoor dining, charter boats, and music/entertainment. The Black Rock Yacht Club on Grovers and the Fayerweather Yacht Club on Brewster have reciprocal relationships with many other yacht clubs and moorings facilities.
There is also a waterside public park, St. Mary’s-by-the-Sea that runs along Grovers Avenue (this section of Grovers is known as Eames Boulevard) overlooking the Sound providing a wonderful walking, running, or biking route. There is also a small tidal estuary called Ash Creek, which has an abundance of wildlife, including nesting osprey, migratory shorebirds, and a natural shellfish bed. It is one of 12 migratory bird stopovers in Connecticut, attracting bird watchers from many areas. For more information visit www.ashcreekassoc.org
Going beyond the Black Rock area, you can enjoy one of the largest seaside parks in Connecticut at Seaside Park in Bridgeport available to Bridgeport residents or for $200 you can obtain an out-of-town season pass to Jennings and Penfield beaches in Fairfield. Jennings Beach is located at 880 South Benson Road and Penfield Beach is located at 323 Fairfield Beach Road. Day passes are available for weekdays and weekends/holidays and can be purchased on site.
For tennis, Black Rock offers private facilities at the Black Rock Yacht Club or public courts at Ellsworth Field (at the corner of Brewster and Ellsworth).
