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Motel construction in the Wildwoods began in the early 1950s. 1958 was a banner year for construction in Wildwood Crest, with the opening of the Satellite, Caribbean, El Reno (later the South Beach Motel), Sand Castle, Swan Motel and Tangiers motels.
The Island Beach Northern Natural Area covers 659 acres (2.7 km 2), some of which is restricted to the public. The Southern Natural Area is much larger at 1,237 acres (5 km 2 ). The park includes the Sedge Island Marine Conservation Zone, which includes about 1,600 acres (6 km 2 ) of tidal marshes , creeks, ponds, and open water.
The island features numerous sandy beaches facing the Gulf of Mexico, as well as a park called "South Lido Park", which has a beach and a woodland trail. [1] The island is well developed with a wide variety of luxury hotels and beach houses, and has a seasonal nightclub scene.
Collins Beach on Sauvie Island near Portland [270] [271] Common Ground Wellness Cooperative in Portland [270] Glassbar Island Beach, near Eugene on the Willamette River [272] McCredie Springs [270] Mountaindale Sun Resort (formerly Restful Haven Nudist Resort) in North Plains [270] Rooster Rock State Park along the Columbia River [40] [273]
Beaver Island State Park is a New York state park located on Grand Island in northwestern Erie County, New York in the United States. [4] It is situated at the southern end of the island on the bank of the Niagara River and served by the Beaver Island Parkway, a 2.72-mile (4.38 km) highway linking the park to Interstate 190 (I-190).
In the 1950s, Sandy Island Beach was opened as a private beach resort by LeGrande and Eva Smith. The resort became very popular. As Jack Major described it, "Overnight, Sandy Pond Beach – renamed Sandy Island Beach – became the place to go". [8] Ed Wyroba recalled that, through the 1960s, "it was the hottest spot on the shoreline.
Wildwood State Park is a 767-acre (3.10 km 2) state park located in Suffolk County, New York. [1] The park is in the Town of Riverhead on the north shore of Long Island.The park includes a beach on Long Island Sound.
Robert Moses State Park - Long Island is a 875-acre (3.54 km 2) state park in southern Suffolk County, New York. [3] The park lies on the western end of Fire Island, one of the central barrier islands off the southern coast of Long Island, and is known for its five-mile (8.0 km) stretch of beaches on the Atlantic Ocean.