[brunettesrule]

Originally Posted by nopirates

every one of your points about gunnison is spot-on.

lighthouse beach is REALLY popular and crowded. young, old, single, families, just about every type of person you can imagine. i was there three times last summer and it was packed with people from the dunes to the water. these crowds, combined with the lack of lifeguards, has always been a touchy point with the NPS. with the dunes washed away, the "privacy" of the beach has also been washed away. perhaps this is a big deal to the NPS.

i'm going to remain optimistic about gunnison, but unless there are people using the beach starting in a couple of months, the wildlife will claim it for the summer and we all may be out of luck. gunnison is by far the most crowded beach at sandy hook and the rangers and lifeguards keep any unsavory behavior at bay.

i just grumpy because i selfishly love going to both of these beaches with my wife and friends, and this year we may have neither.

I'm grumpy, too. We tried to get out to Lighthouse two summers ago, but it was too complicated a route for us, and we gave up. Now, we'll never get a chance to experience it.