It is open to the public, on a fee basis, between Memorial Day and Labor Day. The normal park hours are 8:00 a.m. until dusk. Access is through a walkway underneath railroad tracks used by Amtrak's Northeast Corridor. The tunnel is located at the end of Baptist Lane. Free public parking is available, but entrance to the beach is monitored during the summer to ensure people entering have paid for access. It also provides access to the Niantic Beach Boardwalk that was built along the shoreline connecting with Railroad Beach. Known as the Niantic Bay Overlook, it is approximately long. The Overlook parallels the north shore of Niantic Bay and runs adjacent to the Northeast Corridor Amtrak line and consists of an elevated boardwalk and a level stone-dust-filled walkway. Railroad Beach – the beach at the eastern end of the Niantic Bay Overlook, locally known as "Railroad Beach" due to its proximity with the Niantic Railroad Drawbridge and the Amtrak Northeast Corridor mainline. Access to this beach is from the Niantic Bay Overlook via Hole-in-the-Wall Beach or from Cini Park via the walkway under the railroad drawbridge. Private beaches Crescent Beach – adjacent to McCooks; reserved for homeowners in the area Oak Grove Beach Black Point Beach – for members of the Black Point Beach Club Association Old Black Point Beach – for homeowners in Old Black Point. Attawan Beach – adjacent to Black Point; for homeowners in the Attawan Beach Community Giants Neck Heights Beach – for members of the Giants Neck Heights Association. Located at the southeastern end of the Rocky Neck beach. It features a jetty that is popular with local crabbers and amateur photographers—and seagulls who drop clams and mussels on the cement surface to crack them open for eating. Use of this beach is restricted to the approximately 400 homeowners of the Giants Neck Height Association. Pine Grove – For members of the Pine Grove Beach Association Oswegatchie Hills Club – For the families living in Saunders Point, between Smith Cove and Niantic Bay. Notable people William Colepaugh (1918–2005), Nazi sympathizer who grew up on Black Point and traveled to Germany in 1944 to be trained as a spy Tom Danielson (born 1978), professional cyclist for Team Garmin, finishing 8th in the 2011 Tour de France Rajai Davis (born 1980), Major League Baseball player for the Cleveland Indians. Hit a game tying home run in