Sleeping on the Beach in the Hamptons
In many beach resort/vacation areas, sleeping on the beach is illegal. Try to get some shut after sundown on the sand and you just might end up having the cops showing you out of town. You would think this kind of policy would be in affect in the Hamptons on Long Island. Yet there is one place there that not only allows sleeping on the beach but actually encourages it. This would be Shinnecock East County Park in Southampton.
This Hamptons park has what is referred to as the outer beach camping area. There are 100 camping spots ($30 per night) but there is a twist. You have to arrive in a self contained vehicle, meaning you have to sleep in your rig. No tents allowed. To get out on the beach you need a permit ($40 for non residents), which in effect is a license to drive on the beach. With this comes a lot of regulations to be sure you are being safe and prudent. The vehicle must be able to handle driving on sand and you will have to have a lot of safety equipment. All of this protects the local police from having to constantly come and rescue people that would otherwise think it should be fine to drive their Honda civic on the beach.
Not a lot of people think about sleeping on the beach when they are planning their Hampton Vacations. Yet it is a pretty good deal, especially if you want to wake up to the sounds of the waves breaking on the seashore.
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