Can you stay on Jones Beach?
Can you stay on Jones Beach? Jones Beach State Park really is the place to be. With 520 lodges, cabins and hotels in the park and the surrounding towns, your perfect adventure is ready and waiting for you.
Why is Jones Beach famous?
It is the most popular and heavily visited beach on the East Coast, with an estimated six million visitors per year. Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater, an outdoor arena in the park, is a popular musical and concert venue. The park also includes a two-mile (3.2 km) boardwalk.
Does Jones Beach have public showers?
There are open showers for just rinsing by the entrance areas to the beaches. Helpful? There are faucets near the beach on the boardwalk where people use to rinse off after using the beach.
How much is a beer at Jones Beach?
Yes, but we are talking Stadium prices- 15 for a mixed drink and $12 for a big beer. Better to byob and get there early to the parking lot with plenty of red solo cups (park cops don't like to see cans or bottles) and listen to the tunes of the band you are about to see.
What beaches in Long Island have fecal contamination?
In Suffolk County, Babylon's Tanner Park had potentially unsafe levels on 48% of testing days; Islip's Benjamin's Beach and Bayport Beach reached those levels on 45% and 28% of testing days. In Nassau, Hempstead's Hewlett Point Beach reached potentially unsafe levels on 28% of testing days.
Is Jones Beach NY clean?
Jones Beach is 6.5 miles of clean sand covered with bodies. Its character differs depending on which 'field' you choose – for example, 2 is for the surfers and 6 is for families, and there's a gay beach way east – but it's a scene no matter where you spread your blanket.
Is Jones Beach water clean?
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.
How much does it cost to get in Jones Beach?
There is no admission charge to visit the Jones Beach Energy & Nature Center or grounds.
Does Jones Beach have food?
The Taste NY Café at Jones Beach State Park offers New York food and beverage options for visitors.
What does Jones Beach have?
This park offers visitors seven miles of beach, two swimming pools, a boardwalk and games. Suggest edits to improve what we show.
Can you walk the Jones Beach boardwalk at night?
Jones Beach is Long Island's iconic boardwalk. Its 2-mile stretch has buzz morning, noon and night. Come summer, it's a bona fide destination even if you don't have plans to hit the sand.