2 hours from there to NJ wanna shoot some surf?

Originally Posted by Kilonad

There's no surf on the Jersey shore.

common misconception

and its 4-5 feet today =]

I wish I was a member here back in September so I could have helped you out since my in-laws live 5 minutes from that map you linked to... doh!

Well anyways, did you find a spot to get some shots at all?

Originally Posted by Kilonad

Nope. The weather was crappy and I wound up not having time anyway.

That sucks. Well if you ever plan on coming down again I'll try to help you out.

afaik, in ALL states, you can slap on a set of waders at low tide and walk anywhere below that low tide mark all you want.

in MOST states, that demarc line actually extends up to the high tide mark, meaning you can walk on the beach.

the space of beach/coast between those two lines is the "wet sand" or "intertidal" area. in MA for example that area is NOT public domain, but in CA it IS.

iunno about RI and NY.

Originally Posted by ride5000

afaik, in ALL states, you can slap on a set of waders at low tide and walk anywhere below that low tide mark all you want.

in MOST states, that demarc line actually extends up to the high tide mark, meaning you can walk on the beach.

the space of beach/coast between those two lines is the "wet sand" or "intertidal" area. in MA for example that area is NOT public domain, but in CA it IS.

iunno about RI and NY.

Same applies on Long Island. The map linked in the first post is of a public rd leading to a public beach on the north fork of Long Island. Most of the beaches on the north fork are public but the majority are small and have limited access (a small opening on a small street). The catch is that if you want to drive your car to most of these smaller beaches you need a town resident parking permit to park on the street, this is to prevent these small streets from being overcrowded by parked cars of out of towners. There are still numerous large beaches in the area with public parking (some for a fee, some for free). When you go to the south fork all bets are off, that is Hamptons territory (read: snotty, stuck up, egotistical, better than you, nimby, etc etc), they go out of their way to keep the beaches to themselves.

^ in RI it's "mean high tide" and BELOW are fair game, but you have to have a public access to get onto it. As long as you've gotten onto it legally, you can walk right past most people's houses at low tide. But certain people *cough* governor sundlen *cough* have the beaches near their houses marked as piping plover nesting areas to block you from accessing ANY of it.

Strong Island?