Jones Beach State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of New York. It is located in southern Nassau County on Jones Beach Island, a barrier island linked to Long Island by the Meadowbrook State Parkway, Wantagh State Parkway, and Ocean Parkway. The park was created during Robert Moses' administration as President of the Long Island State Park Commission as part of the development of parkways on Long Island.
Aerial view of Jones Beach Island and Jones Beach State Park in July 2012
Jones Beach Water Tower in 2021
Sunbathers in 2010
West Bathhouse
Nassau County is a suburban county located immediately to the east of New York City. As of the 2020 United States census, Nassau County's population was 1,395,774, making it the sixth-most populous county in the State of New York, and reflecting an increase of 56,242 (+4.2%) from the 1,339,532 residents enumerated at the 2010 census. Its county seat is Mineola, while the county's largest town is Hempstead. The county is part of the Long Island region of the state, lying in its southeastern portion along with the remainder of the island.
Hempstead House, part of Sands Point Preserve, on Nassau County's Gold Coast, home to some of the world's most expensive real estate
Main Street, Port Washington
Mineola Station of the Long Island Rail Road
The Long Island Expressway at Hicksville, New York, home to a growing Little India
