Kid-Friendly Places in Port Washington, NY

Port Washington · Dance & Theater · Indoor

Berest Dance Center in Port Washington offers classes across every major dance style for toddlers through adults, from creative movement and tap for 18-month-olds to pre-professional training and adult ballet with live piano accompaniment.

The studio is open seven days a week with over 70 classes across multiple genres, making it easy to find a schedule that works for your family.

Port Washington · Hiking & Nature · Indoor & outdoor

Sands Point Preserve in Port Washington spans 200 acres with woodland trails, manicured gardens, a pond area, and a playground, plus two historic mansions (Hempstead House and Falaise) available for guided tours. The preserve features a Navy Simulation Museum in Castle Gould and regularly hosts family nature programs like guided walks and seasonal activities.

Trails and grounds are open Wed-Sun 9am-6pm (hours vary seasonally); last entry is 30 minutes before closing.

Port Washington · Museums & History · Outdoor

The Cow Neck Peninsula Historical Society in Port Washington offers guided walking tours and house museum visits focused on local colonial and early American history, including a 300-year-old Dutch barn, a 1721 homestead, and waterfront heritage sites.

Walking tours last 1-1.5 hours with bench stops to rest; suitable for kids who can walk and listen.

Port Washington · Dance & Theater · Indoor

Danceworks NY in Port Washington offers dance classes for ages 4-18 across ballet, jazz, tap, hip hop, lyrical, and modern, plus a competitive company team that performs at local venues and competes throughout the school year.

The studio's company team competes several times yearly in the Long Island area.

Port Washington · Dance & Theater · Indoor

Danceworks NY in Port Washington offers dance classes for ages 4–18 across ballet, jazz, tap, hip hop, lyrical, and modern, plus a competitive company team that performs at local stages and competes multiple times yearly.

The studio is the only one in Port Washington with a traveling competition team if your child is interested in competing.

Port Washington · Shopping

Learning Express in Port Washington sells toys across all ages, from infant sensory toys to tween interests, with categories spanning LEGO, games, arts and crafts, pretend play, and party favors.

Store carries toys organized by age range (newborn through 14+), making it easy to find developmentally appropriate options.

Port Washington · Beaches & Pools · Outdoor

Manorhaven Beach Park has a seasonal public pool in Port Washington that operates from mid-June through early September, with daily rates and season pass options for families.

Season passes offer better value than daily visits if you plan multiple trips over the summer.

Port Washington · Beaches & Pools · Outdoor

North Hempstead Beach Park spans 34 acres along Hempstead Harbor in Port Washington, offering a half-mile sandy beach with a waterfront promenade, fishing pier, playground, and courts for basketball, handball, paddleball, and shuffleboard.

Beach is open sunrise to sunset; plan around tide and weather for best conditions.

Free · Port Washington · Libraries · Indoor

Port Washington Public Library in Port Washington offers a full range of library services including a children's room with story times for preschoolers and book clubs for early readers, plus teen programming and a local history center.

Preschool Story Time runs for ages 2.5 to 5 and includes songs and fingerplays alongside stories.

Port Washington · Games & Amusements · Indoor · Hosts birthdays

Port Washington Skating Center in Port Washington offers year-round ice skating and ice hockey for all skill levels, from public skating sessions to private lessons, house leagues, and travel teams.

Public skating runs Sat-Sun 2:15-3:45pm during the school year; summer sessions move to Sunday 5:30-7:30pm.

Port Washington · Hiking & Nature · Indoor & outdoor

This 216-acre estate in Port Washington preserves historic Gold Coast mansions alongside forest trails, gardens, a pond area, and a woodland playground open to visitors. The grounds include the Naval Training Device Center Museum, self-guided history and nature tours, and seasonal guided walks and cultural events.

Grounds are open Wed-Sun; closed Mon-Tue, so plan accordingly.

Port Washington · Dance & Theater · Indoor · Hosts birthdays

The Boom Box in Port Washington offers high-energy dance classes, birthday parties, and camps blending hip-hop, breakdance, fitness, and creative movement for kids ages 5 and up.

Wednesday evening hip-hop classes run year-round in age-split sessions; an all-inclusive adaptive dance class is also available Wednesdays 6–7 PM.

Port Washington · Sports & Swim · Indoor · Hosts birthdays

The Little Gym of Port Washington offers gymnastics, parent-child classes for babies and toddlers, dance, and birthday parties in Port Washington on Long Island's North Shore.

Free intro class available; no risk way to try before enrolling in a membership.

Port Washington · Sports & Swim

Unlimited Sports Action is a kid-friendly fitness & sports spot in Port Washington North.