Reagan Park and Przymorze Beach: A Local's Guide

Reagan Park covers 62.42 hectares, which makes it the largest park in Gdańsk — yet most visitors never hear of it, because it sits well off the Old Town trail. It stretches along the sea from Pomorska Street in Jelitkowo to Hallera Avenue in Brzeźno, separating the Przymorze housing estates from the dunes and the beach. In practice: you leave your apartment, cross the park, and fifteen-odd minutes later you’re standing on the sand. No Long Market crowds here — just locals with dogs, runners, and families on bikes.

What Reagan Park actually is

A seaside park in the literal sense: coniferous and deciduous woodland, wide meadows, reed beds, two ponds and water channels crossed by wooden footbridges. The main alleys are broad and asphalted, so cyclists, skaters and walkers coexist without friction — while the unpaved side paths under the trees make a natural soft-surface running loop. The park grew in stages (it was extended to its current size in 2014) and today it’s the favourite recreation ground of this whole part of Gdańsk.

There are plenty of ways in — from Przymorze, the handiest gates are off Obrońców Wybrzeża, Jagiellońska and Dąbrowszczaków streets; on the sea side the park simply dissolves into the dunes.

Beach entrances and the sand itself

Gdańsk numbers its beach entrances, and it pays to remember “yours” — after dark or in a crowd it’s the simplest landmark there is. From Reagan Park you reach the beach through entrances no. 56 and 58, among others; the numbers rise towards Jelitkowo and fall towards Brzeźno. Automatic toilets (card or coin) stand at the entrances, and in season seasonal beach bars and food stalls open next to them.

The beach itself is a wide ribbon of fine, pale sand — even at peak season, walking 200–300 m away from an entrance buys you plenty of space. The water deepens gently, which families with children appreciate. Just remember that the stretch by the park is not a guarded bathing area — the nearest lifeguards are in Jelitkowo and Brzeźno.

The walk to the Brzeźno pier

The classic route: from the beach by the park, follow the promenade (or the waterline, barefoot) towards Brzeźno. The pier is about 2–2.5 km away — 25–35 minutes at an easy pace. The Brzeźno pier is 136 m long, free to enter and open around the clock; in late 2025 it was thoroughly renovated, with new larch decking and twice as many benches. From its tip, on a clear day, you can see Sopot, Gdynia and the ships heading into port.

There’s year-round food around the pier — if you want the walk to end with dinner, see our guide to where to eat in Przymorze and Brzeźno.

By bike: Mevo and the seaside route

A seaside cycle path runs through the park, linking Brzeźno, Przymorze, Jelitkowo and — via a forest stretch — Sopot. It’s flat and safe, ideal for kids too. No need to bring your own bikes: the metropolitan Mevo system has over 700 stations across the Tricity (including by Brzeźno beach and in Przymorze) plus e-bikes, all rented through an app.

Infrastructure: easy mode for families

In the park and by the beach you’ll find:

• playgrounds — inside the park itself, plus beach playgrounds in Brzeźno (at entrance no. 51),
• a skatepark for older kids and teens,
• automatic toilets at the beach entrances (card or coin),
• car parks at the main park gates on the Przymorze side — in July and August they fill up before noon, so if you’re staying nearby, leave the car and walk,
• bike racks and seasonal food stands.

That back-up is exactly why the area works so well for bigger crews — more on the logistics in our piece on Gdańsk for a group of 10. Staying close to the beach entrances, say in a 10-guest apartment right by Reagan Park, means the kids go from sand straight to the shower, no car shuffle involved.

Times of day and seasons

• Sunrise — the bay lies east of the beach, so the sun comes up over the water. In summer that’s around 4:30–5:30 am; the beach is practically empty and the light is at its best.
• July and August — busiest between 11 am and 5 pm, especially near the entrances. Mornings and after 6 pm are relaxed.
• September — the sea is still relatively warm after summer, the beach nearly empty, and the park starts turning gold. Many locals call it the best month on the bay.
• Winter — shoreline walks and an empty pier have a mood of their own, and dogs get the whole beach to run on.

In short: Reagan Park and Przymorze beach are Gdańsk’s most underrated double act — sea, forest and meadows within a fifteen-minute walk, without Sopot’s prices or crowds.