Not impressed with CT beaches

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:lol. It's a completely different geography. You don't go to the upper NE for the beaches. The water is cold and the beaches are rocky.

So why do people go to the beaches there?

It is the equivalent of the neighborhood pool here (except free). You drive 10 minutes. You meet your friends and neighbors. Kids play in the sand and get an Italian Ice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I grew up with NC/SC beaches so the Northeast beaches are rocky and cold to me.

Inaccurate stereotype, not all are like that, they are all different.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You sound very ungrateful O.P. N.C. Beaches suck

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I grew up on the CT shore. We’re not known for our beaches. But at least they’re never really crowded.

Yesterday all the state parks were at capacity by noon!

NE limits the number of people on the beach, unlike the south.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:lol. It's a completely different geography. You don't go to the upper NE for the beaches. The water is cold and the beaches are rocky.

So why do people go to the beaches there?

It is the equivalent of the neighborhood pool here (except free). You drive 10 minutes. You meet your friends and neighbors. Kids play in the sand and get an Italian Ice.

Definitely true. We are in Larchmont, NY and also have beach along LI Sound. If I lived somewhere else, I would never come here for just the beach. But it is a really nice perk to have as a resident. The town beach is a gathering place in the summer (Friday live music/happy hours, 4th of july fireworks, etc.) and many people also join clubs that are adjacent to the sound. Best of all we can walk from our house which is very convenient with small kids. When we take a beach trip in the summer we usually go to Martha's Vineyard or Hamptons.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I grew up on the CT shore. We’re not known for our beaches. But at least they’re never really crowded.

Yesterday all the state parks were at capacity by noon!

NE limits the number of people on the beach, unlike the south.

They limit capacity in the parking lot, not people! Have you ever been to Rocky Neck on a Saturday at noon? Literally wall-to-wall people.