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I was there today as well...and your assessment was spot on. The water was rough but that made it interesting. There were alot of spanish-speaking people.
I've only been to Lido once...how much farther is it than Jones?
Lido is near Long Beach. Take Meadowbrook Pkwy south to Loop Pkwy(see sign for long beach, Lido,Point Lookout). Loop Parkway ends, you have to either turn left for Point Lookout or turn right for Lido/Long Beach. Of coarse, make the right, this will be Lido Blvd. Look for "Nickerson Beach Park" on the left. There is a traffic signal at that intersection.
If you want to map it, it's 880 Lido Blvd, Lido Beach.
I live in Oceanside and go to Lido Beach every weekend. There's a lot of room there and you don't need to be close to anyone else if you choose not to. The only thing is they do charge a hefty fee for non residents. around $20, I think.
for non-TOH residents...you can live anywhere in the TOH and not have to pay a non-resident fee...it's not just for lido beach residents.
Jones is trashy, IMO, and there isn't much beach left...most was eroded. I went there today only b/c Robert Moses was closed and Long Beach was flooded this AM.
I grew up going to Pt Lookout and Nickerson...by far my 2 fave beaches.
I was just at Jones Beach today. Its fine, the water was rough tho. But the beach is fine, there are a lot of spanish people but honestly they are very nice. Most people keep to themselves anyway. I think thats what you were referencing when you heard the bad things about Jones.
I think Jones is very dirty...so much garbage on the sand and the water. They don't take such good care of it.
Robert Moses isn't really crowded especially if you go a little further East down the beach, that's what we do .
And you only have to pay for parking.
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