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Did You Get Your Fairfield Beach Sticker Yet?

Here's everything you need to know to be beach ready — well, at least when it comes to having your sticker.

Beach stickers are needed for beach access in Fairfield from Memorial Day Saturday through Labor Day. 

In season, Jennings and Penfield Beaches may be accessed with a sticker or by paying a daily fee at the gate. Access to Southport, Sasco and South Pine Creek beaches is for residents only who have purchased a seasonal beach sticker.

Stickers may be purchased at the Recreation Office at 75 Mill Plain Road during regular business hours. To avoid long lines, the recreation department recommends one of the other methods to purchase your beach sticker — online, mail, fax or scan (details about each below). If you are stopping by to get your sticker in person, remember to bring the vehicle registration with you.

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How to Get Your Sticker

Everyone who purchased a beach sticker in 2013 qualifies to renew online, provided everything is exactly the same as in 2013 and your have a current email address in the system. Renew online, and you will receive your sticker in 3 to 5 business days. You can do that here.

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If you need to add a new vehicle or if changes were made to any information from 2013, fill out a Beach Sticker Application and attach a copy of the car registration and either:

  • Fax — 203-256-3145
  • Mail — Fairfield Recreation, 75 Mill Plain Road, Fairfield, CT 06824 
  • Scan/Email — recsupport@town.fairfield.ct.us  

The department says applications submitted through those methods will be processed in about 2 weeks.

Season Sticker Fees   


To qualify for resident rates, the vehicle must be registered and paying taxes to the Town of Fairfield. Check your vehicle registration for Tax Town (051). Fairfield residents and/or taxpayers with vehicles paying taxes to a Town other than Fairfield are considered non-residents. 

Here's a list of the different types of stickers and the cost associated with each:

"A" Sticker: Access to all Beaches, Marina & Dump

  • $20: Vehicle or Motorcycle must be registered and paying taxes to the Town of Fairfield
  • $10: Senior  62+ with vehicle registered and paying taxes to the Town of Fairfield
  • $20: Permanent Resident with Out of Town Company Car (qualifications)
"P" Sticker: Access to Penfield Only  
  • Free: Vehicle or Motorcycle must be registered and paying taxes to the Town of Fairfield

"B" Sticker: Access to all Beaches & Marina     

  • $55: Residential Property Taxpayers with Out of Town Registrations    (qualifications)
  • $45: Non-Residents Town of Fairfield Employee    (qualifications)


"J" Sticker: Access to Jennings & Penfield Beach                     

  • $135: Any vehicle that does not pay taxes to the Town of Fairfield

Daily Fees

Are available for Jennings and Penfield beaches only (for vehicles without stickers) The cost is as follows:

  • Weekdays: $20
  • Weekends & Holidays: $50
  • Buses (by permission only): $100


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