Park rangers will only educate and enforce this policy on federal property. 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 national seashore” 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. The beach is approximately one mile (1.6 km) long and can be defined as the ocean facing beach between robert moses state park and the community of kismet Technically, it is in the town of islip.
To clarify, there are currently no cloths optional/nudist beaches on fire island but there is still plenty of nude and virtually nude sunbathing going on but you need to be vigilant to avoid prosecution. Unfortunately for those who like to sunbathe in the buff, it is no longer legal to show up nude at lighthouse beach Fire island national seashore officials announced earlier this month that they will begin enforcing state laws against public nudity at the beach. The photographer matthew leifheit spent seven years embedded in the culture of fire island, the infamous new york beachside spot embraced by gay men at the turn of the 20th century.
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