Atlantic Beach Boardwalk — Attraction in Town of Hempstead

Pretty beach but only officially accessible to residents. Most of the parking along the beach front was not available to the public and many buildings block the view to the beach making it even more exclusive. We came off season on a warm November day. It was unclear if we were explicitly not allowed on the beach even though it was out of the summer season and also whether we were allowed on the boardwalk that goes along the west end of the beach. We went on the boardwalk anyway and no one said anything different. We managed to park in some unmarked bays and again it was unclear if we were allowed to actually park there. Not very friendly...

The view from the boardwalk is gorgeous. However, the board walk is old and rusty. What's more is that the area is very uninviting. There is virtually no parking for non residents. Beaches are closed to the public and only available for residents of Atlantic beach or beach club members. There are guards at every entrance insuring that no "outsiders" enter the beach. Also, there are no water fountains or shops on the boardwalk to insure that outsiders do not feel comfortable walking on the beach. Unless you're a member or resident the experience...

08/2014 This boardwalk feels worse than Rockaway after the storm. No, it hasent. From what I see, no work has been done on that boardwalk. And almost all the buildings, if not all, has this 50's 60's old beach feel. If you want to understand were I'm coming from watch Dirty Dancing. Yeah, that some what describe it. The boardwalk needs to be worked on. And bikers can forget about that bike lane. No, one I ran across...