Jones Beach
The park comprises of 2,413 acres with 6.5 miles of ocean beach frontage and a half mile of bay frontage developed for still water bathing. It is famous for its excellent beaches with 10 km in length facing to the Atlantic Ocean and furnishes one of the most popular summer recreational locations in the New York City area. It is also the most popular and heavily visited beach on the East Coast with an estimation of over eight million people visiting the beach each year.
Jones Beach State Park opened to the public on August 4, 1929. On that day Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt, Governor Alfred E. Smith, and Commission President Robert Moses were the principal speakers. Its success and popularity were immediately perceptible. In 1930, the first full year of operation, a million and a half people visited the park. In July, 1931, the West Bathhouse with swimming and diving pools opened. The Wantagh Causeway soon became overcrowded and serious traffic delays occurred every Sunday.
The park offers surf bathing along its 6.5 miles of ocean beach, one-half mile of bay beach for still water bathing and two swimming pools. The west end of the park provides superb surf fishing, a boat basin and undeveloped areas that are home to a variety of wandering birds and native plants. The park is also a home to the Theodore Roosevelt Nature Center which includes environmental displays about the seashore, educational tours and programming for all ages.
Additional attractions include deck games, basketball courts, miniature golf and beach volleyball. Jones Beach also hosts the popular Bethpage Federal Credit Union Annual Memorial Day Weekend Air Show. There is said to be a new and exciting restaurant located at Jones Beach called Singletons Seafood Shack where you can dine with water views.
Directions: 33 miles from Manhattan via Meadowbrook Parkway South and Wantagh Parkway south to the Park. Wantagh, New York 11793 Via Public Transportation: From Manhattan: LIRR to Freeport, then buses to Jones Beach. Call 718-217-5477 Via Auto: From Westchester, Manhattan, Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens: LIE East or Grand Central Parkway East to Northern State Parkway East to Wantagh Parkway South to Jones Beach State Park or Belt/Southern State Parkway East to Wantagh Parkway South to State Park. From Eastern Long Island: Northern State Parkway West or Southern State Parkway West to Wantagh Parkway South to State Park. Seasons/Hours: Open year round. Contact Information: Box 1000 Jones Beach Theatre Website: |
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Jones Beach State Park is a state park found in New York. It is located in southern 
Jones Beach State Park is the most popular of all 
On November 3, 1931, the Town of Hempstead voted to suggest to the State of New York that all of Short Beach, the area between the Park and Jones Inlet, together with a right of way for an additional causeway from the mainland, near Freeport, to the Park. In 1933 Commissioners served on the board of the Jones Beach State Park Authority that built, maintained and operated the causeways to Jones Beach, some park facilities that includes the Jones Beach Theater and the Southern State Parkway in Nassau County. 
There are lots of attractions at Jones Beach like museums, 
The popular board walk strikes a contrast with the wild part of birds and plants. People love to stroll and watch the ocean. There is an interesting collection of photographs on this stretch on the history of Long Island development. 