I would advise everyone to NOT "negotiate" with the attendants who are summer employees of the Town. It is likely illegal for them to allow admittance of any vehicles without the requisite fee. They could be fired or otherwise reprimanded for this.
Additionally, the fee is imposed to non-residents to enjoy the Town beach. You are enjoying the beach and the Towns resources regardless of if you are wearing a swimsuit or not. Think of the $20 as a donation to the Town which is utilized to maintain their natural open spaces. - Luke Ormand On Aug 21, 2013, at 10:23 AM, Eileen Schwinn <beach...@optonline.net> wrote: > For those interested in looking for the Curlew Sandpiper at Mecox, you can > purchase a one day pass at Cameron Beach, which is a Town of Southampton > public ocean beach. > > The cost is $20 per car for the day. Perhaps, negotiating with the attendant > may be worth a try. Cameron is on the east side of Mecox, and is an easy > walk to the western sand flats where the bird has most recently been seen > (yesterday, as of a posting earlier) > > If you park on the Flying Point access, and you do not have a Southampton > Town parking permit, you probably will receive a parking ticket (much more > than the cost of a day pass) There is no attendant on Flying Point, but the > police are very actively in the area. You cannot purchase at Cameron and use > at Flying Point, but the distance is not an issue, if walking. There's just > no direct driving access between the two. The permit for either location is > required between 9AM and 6PM. (As long as your car is out of the area by 9, > you'll be OK - this is NOT like Cupsogue County Park) > > Hope this helps the out of area folks - > Eileen Schwinn > East Quogue > Eastern LI Audubon Society > > -- > > NYSbirds-L List Info: > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm > > ARCHIVES: > 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html > 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L > 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html > > Please submit your observations to eBird: > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ > > -- -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
