Davis Park is a Fire Island beach community which acts as a destination for families and singles alike, who are home owners, renters, boaters, and ferry goers.

The Watch Hill facility of the National Park Service (with a small marina, restaurant, campground, nature trail and seasonal tours and activities) is approximately 1⁄2 mile (0.80 km) east, and Water Island (a community, not a separate island) is approximately one mile (1.6 km) to the west.

The United States Post Office at Davis Park (open July and August only) lies at approximately 40°41′04″N 73°00′15″W / 40.68444°N 73.00417°W / 40.68444; -73.00417.

A ferry (seasonal, mid-March to end of November) is available which departs from Sandspit Park in Patchogue on the mainland of Long Island and travels approximately for 15–20 minutes across the Great South Bay.

The non-for-profit Davis Park Medical Association owns a house, "Bedside Manor," on the dune in Ocean Ridge, which is rented in season to doctors and nurse practitioners at a below-market rate in exchange for their agreement to provide basic medical services through scheduled office hours and on-call availability.

One of those sons sold his share of the land to four friends (Lee Coffin, Ed Sembler, Joe Gerard, and Al Brown) who would later go on to build the Davis Park Casino.

New York Governor David A. Paterson asked President Barack Obama to declare a major federal disaster for the counties of Nassau, Queens and Suffolk (including Fire Island) for the severe erosion and damage to the protective barrier beaches.