Although nudity on the beaches of cherry grove and fire island pines is in violation of the new york state law, u.s Park rangers will only educate and enforce this policy on federal property. New york state prohibited public nudity in 1984, but the federally operated parks department on fire island opted not to enforce those laws On july 25, 2010, a law enforcement ranger was patrolling the clothing optional area of lighthouse beach when he observed a naked adult man masturbating. The national parks service has released a statement and confirmed with fireisland.com that the few remaining new york nude beaches on fire island will no longer be a clothing optional atmosphere “effective immediately, state nudity laws will be enforced at fire island […]
The nude beach at the lighthouse goes back long before fire island national seashore was created, so the national park service’s stance was to let things continue as they have always been That is until hurricane sandy hit in 2012. Lighthouse beach is a small section of the fire island national seashore that is adjacent to robert moses state park on new york 's long island It was notable for having sections that were officially designated as clothing optional prior to 2013 [1][2][3] the beach is named for the nearby fire island lighthouse and was formerly the largest recognized clothing optional beach in new york On summer days, as many as 4,000 nudists have gathered on the beach in past years
