Tiana Bayside
Summer Programs 2026
Camp Registration Opens May 5th
Southampton Town will be handling our registration process for Tiana Bayside Summer Camps
Please make an account with Southampton Town Parks Department here, prior to May 5th.
Best of Both Worlds
Tiana Bayside Facility offers a truly unique setting for youth education and recreation. From our facility on Dune Road in Hampton Bays, students can explore the diversity of marine habitats that make Long Island such a special place to live and visit. Sheltered from the ocean by the dunes, the calm waters of Tiana Bay harbor salt marshes, seagrass meadows, and mud flats. A short walk across the protective barrier island, and you arrive at the mighty Atlantic Ocean. This unique position allows students to gain an understanding of the biology and ecological importance of these marine ecosystems and the species that inhabit them. All of our programs are led by experienced CCE Marine Educators, skilled in fostering positive relationships between children of all walks of life. Children who attend our programs forge a life-long relationship with maritime culture and come away deeply inspired by the natural world.
2026
Tiana Summer Camp Offerings
Monday - Friday 9am-2pm
89 Dune Road, Hampton Bays
Bayside Adventures Marine Camp
July 13-17 (7-9yrs.) | August 24-28 (10-14yrs.)
Bayside Adventures is a 5-day immersive science program led by Back to the Bays, an initiative of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County - Marine Program. Students will delve into the multi-disciplinary realm of marine science through hands-on, observational learning. Tiana Bayside Facility's unique proximity to both the ocean and bay beaches enables exploration of salt marshes, eelgrass meadows, mud flats, rocky shores, and dunes.
Activities include seining for fish and invertebrates, identifying and collecting local species, caring for personal habitat tanks throughout the week, designing and conducting scientific experiments, bird watching, microscopic specimen viewing, and actively participating in CCE Marine's shellfish and habitat restoration.
Questions? Contact: backtothebays@cornell.edu
ArtSea Camp
July 20-24 (7-9yrs.) | August 17-21 (10-13yrs.)
ArtSea is a program that combines art and science, led by Back to the Bays, an initiative of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County - Marine Program. Art and science both require careful and keen observational skills and the marine habitats surrounding the Tiana Bayside Facility are full of visual, tactile, and scientific wonder. This week-long session fosters personal creative expression, while immersing students in the marine environment. Led by CCE Marine Educator and Resident Artist, Carolyn Munaco, students will learn the techniques of painting, drawing, sculpture, and collage using the creatures and seascapes around them as inspiration.
A typical day at ArtSea includes one or more art projects, accompanied by hands-on science lessons with daily outdoor habitat exploration and touch-tank time. Students collect found objects and natural specimens, observe wild animals in nature, study the patterns in plant life and insects, and create works of art that are personal and spark a sense of pride. ArtSea offers something for everyone!
Director: Carolyn Munaco | cjm427@cornell.edu
Seahorse Art & Science Camp
July 27-31 (10-14yrs.) | August 10-14 (10-14yrs.)
In this specialty program led by Back to the Bays, an initiative of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County - Marine Program, students will become immersed in the world of seahorses! Each day we will focus on different aspects of the biology, ecology and behavior of seahorses. The highlight of this program will include seining to contribute scientific data to CCE's Seahorse Conservation Initiative, by capturing, photographing, measuring and using other scientific equipment to monitor the population of seahorses in the eelgrass meadow.
While searching the eelgrass for seahorses, campers will discover many other species that shelter there, and will have the opportunity to set up their own fish tanks for the week to learn about animal care and species ecology. To help our local seahorse populations and other marine life, stewardship activities including eelgrass restoration and coastal clean ups will be part of our day. Students will also work on one or more seahorse inspired art projects with the guidance of local artist and Back to the Bays ArtSea Camp Director Carolyn Munaco.
Director: Kim Manzo kp92@cornell.edu
Back to the Bays is an Initiative of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County - Marine Program, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. CCE Marine Program is dedicated to caring is and restoring the coastal and marine habitats of Long Island's East End.
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County strives to host inclusive, accessible events that respectfully enables all individuals, including individuals with disabilities, to interact and engage fully. Our Association will make reasonable accommodations to enable all individuals to participate in our events. To request an accommodation or for inquiries about accessibility, please contact East End Education Manager, Kim Manzo, kp92@cornell.edu, or call our central office at 631-418-8702.
Tiana Bayside Facility
Hampton Bays, NY
Tiana Bayside Facility offers a truly unique setting for youth education in marine science. Students will get to explore the diversity of life within the marine habitats surrounding the facility, including the ocean beach, the dunes, the calm waters of Shinnecock Bay, the salt marshes, and the seagrass meadows.