| State: | New York |
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| Address: | Jones Beach Island, Point Lookout, NY 11569, USA |
| Postal code: | 11569 |
| Phone: | (516) 785-1600 |
| Website: | http://www.stateparks.com/jones_beach_state_park_in_new_york.html |
| Monday: | 6:30 AM – 6:00 PM |
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| Tuesday: | 6:30 AM – 6:00 PM |
| Wednesday: | 6:30 AM – 6:00 PM |
| Thursday: | 6:30 AM – 6:00 PM |
| Friday: | 6:30 AM – 6:00 PM |
| Saturday: | 6:30 AM – 6:00 PM |
| Sunday: | 6:30 AM – 6:00 PM |
Visited the place on warm early October weekend and checked out small islet next to the basin called Short Beach island. It connects to mainland beach via exposed sandbars at the time of low tide. Lots of fun exploring it and seems popular with visitors. Blooming goldenrods are at peak now and some monarch butterflies around despite the October.
Best park in the world!!
It would be nice if NYS Parks put in a simple outdoor tap or single shower-head to rinse off the sand you'll pick up from the picnic area and bay side beach. Something similar to the outdoor shower heads they have at the other fields. NO CONCESSION (which is fine). NO WAY TO RINSE OFF. Toilet facilities only. Boat docks, w/o electrical or H2O hook-up, don't seem to be used much. Limited parking. Short Beach and the Flats are fenced off - COME ON! An old asphalt path has crumbled and slid into the bay and is big eyesore detracting from the natural beauty of the place.
For showers go to West End II parking field - a short drive (1 minute) or a 15 minute walk along mosquito infested highway. BEWARE THE POISON IVY! BEWARE parasitic ticks!
Beautiful view of Jones Beach Inlet. Beautiful breeze and the fish were boiling!
Quiet, clean water lots of little fish and crabs. Walking/biking path connects to the old nature center, then eventually to the main boardwalk.