To beat the crowds you can't go wrong at West End 2, although you will hike about 5-10 minutes through the dunes to get to the water but it is worth it. I think the walk scares a lot of people off so it never gets too crowded.
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Field 2 is west of the roundabout and is more quiet then the other beach areas, but it is a long walk.
The Jones Beach Boardwalk is one of the best reasons to live on Long Island on he summer. Just park and enter at field 4. The boardwalk stretches for miles. You can stop for games in the free game area, play miniature golf, walk to the ocean, grab an ice cream and do some shopping.
So what happened? That proximity to the ocean that made it so popular was also the undoing of Field 9. The parking lot was closed for good because erosion had severely undermined it, said George Gorman, deputy regional director of New York State Parks. The field was last used in 1975, according to park records.
And the best is on week days for us 62 or older the parking is free, just show your drivers license. I have been coming here for over 65 years and there is not enough praises I can say for it.
Alcohol is not allowed into Jones Beach and they patrol the beach to enforce this rule. If you do have alcohol, you can be asked to leave the beach and even ticketed. Watch for glass, broken shells, bottle caps and other sharp objects in the sand.
Enjoy this 3.9-mile out-and-back trail near Wantagh, New York. Generally considered an easy route, it takes an average of 1 h 8 min to complete. This is a popular trail for hiking, road biking, and running, but you can still enjoy some solitude during quieter times of day.
The State Park has a midnight curfew, and absolutely no camping, tailgating or overnight parking is allowed. Jones Beach Theater concerts usually end around 10:30 to 11pm.
Some of Long Island's most visited beaches were also its cleanest, including Jones Beach, where measurements never reached potentially unsafe levels, and Robert Moses, where they did just once.
Jones Beach State Park sea temperatures peak in the range 21 to 24°C (70 to 75°F) on around the 9th of August and are at their coldest on about the 1st of March, in the range 2 to 5°C (36 to 41°F). Jones Beach State Park sea temperatures are always warm reach their highest in early to mid August.