Nickerson Beach Park Opens for Summer Season Over Memorial Day Weekend

Nickerson Beach offers a range of recreational activities, including volleyball.

Nickerson Beach Park, the only County-run park located on the Atlantic Ocean, will open for the summer season Memorial Day weekend, Saturday, May 23, announced Nassau County Executive Thomas R. Suozzi. Nickerson Beach will remain open seven days a week from sunrise to sunset over the summer.

A 121-acre park, Nickerson is located on Lido Boulevard in the village of Lido Beach. The park, which has enjoyed an extensive renovation in recent years, offers a beautiful three-quarter-mile-long shoreline and large beach as well as numerous attractions.

These include the “Fun Zone,” a seamless family-focused recreational site that incorporates a skate park, colorful basketball courts with fiberglass backboards, and a state-of-the-art playground with special attractions such as climbing apparatus and puzzles.

In addition, the park has swimming pools, beach volleyball courts, picnic areas, cabanas, a campground, pools, athletic fields, a dog run, and a concession. The park also serves as the breeding ground for the Piping Plover, a federally protected bird.

During the summer season, daily parking fees at Nickerson are $8 for Leisure Pass holders and $20 for non-Leisure Pass holders; seasonal passes are also available.