This is an accessible beach. Beach mats are available in Sections 7 and 8. Two beach wheelchairs specially designed for use on the sand are available. For availability, call Amenities Barbecuing Allowed: Yes North and South Picnic Areas Concession Stand: Orchard Beach Snack Bar's menu items include hamburgers, hot dogs, chicken sandwiches, fried chicken, shish kabobs, fries, onion rings, nachos, wings, slushes, soda.
Mobile Charging Station: Yes. NYC Parks maintains 14 miles of beaches. It included many auxillary improvements, most notably a large bathhouse behind the beach.
Researcher Frank da Cr uz sums up New Deal involvement in developing the area based on multiple Parks Department press releases from the s:. It was a massive project that joined several islands to the mainland and involved construction of access roads, parking lots, a bathhouse with plaza and dance floor; parkland, nature trails, picnic areas, playgrounds, an athletic field, tennis courts, two boat harbors, a huge bathhouse with locker rooms and restaurants and shops, a plaza, a terrazo, a boardwalk, and the beach itself [1], not to mention cleaning up the water itself[3].
Overlooking Long Island Sound in the Bronx, it also has a humanistic side, as an ennobling public work of democratic ambition. It was in such demand that it was further expanded by the WPA in to hold almost 2, new lockers.
The parking area and access roads were greatly expanded at the same time. The lower level used to be full of concession booths. Now all of them are closed and the vendors are gathered in right center selling from stands and carts. Before there was only a small beach here, now the beach is about a mile from end to end.
The concessions, terraces, and plaza used to be crammed with people before the building was closed. Now officials are weighing whether to replace it. The storied Depression-era building that welcomes crowds to Orchard Beach is now being studied to determine if its crumbling facade, as well as its often off-limits 90, square foot interior, should be repaired or replaced with a new green building, Parks Department officials said Shortly after it opened in the s and s, the building was home to a full service restaurant, changing facilities, locker rooms, and other amenities.
It once had had an elegant restaurant underneath it, behind the yellowish shutters. The legendary Orchard Beach parking lot built by the WPA in , accommodating somewhere between and cars. The panorama shot taken May 14, , barely does it justice hint: maximize your browser and click the Enlarge button above; also click the image at left to see the parking lot from space; it's the big grey area behind the beach. For four generations now, this parking lot has been the spot where everybody in Bronx came to learn how to drive, especially in off-season when it's mostly empty as in this photo.
In , Salsa music dominates, often with live orchestras playing. It's not for nothing that the Bronx is known as El Condado de la Salsa. Keep your distance from other people. Water Quality. Swim Guide - Main updates the status of this beach as soon as test results become available. For water quality icon legend, click:. Current Weather. Report Pollution. Monitoring Frequency. Orchard Beach is sampled weekly from May 15th to September 15th.
Source Information. Water Quality Graph. Chart Type Pie Bar. Interval Years Quarters Monthly. Time Period Other Beaches Near This One. If one is a resident in NYC, I'd recommend visiting it only after comparing it to the more centralized parks in each borough. We like the bike path here. It is a beautiful ride with some spectacular views.
There are many "things to do". You can walk, run, bike,hike, picnic, swim and sunbathe. The beach has life guards in the summer. We paid to park in the lot by the beach because the other free lots were full.
It was a sunny Sunday in June so it was crowded. We have been here on weekdays and it is not crowded. I think the fall, winter and spring are really nicer times to visit.
If you are a tourist and want to see more than Manhattan, the Bronx and this park are very much worth a visit. You can travel here by public transportation. It's a toss-up. I'm nearer Orchard Beach than the nicer Long Island beaches, so I've been here more than a few times.
I certainly wouldn't call it clean, but it's okay for a beach fix. If you're just looking to stick your feet in the water and sit on the sand, it's fine for a weekday.
Being only a half mile long, Summer weekends are wall-to-wall people. There is no street parking, so there's an unavoidable parking fee. You can do public transit during the Summer, but the shuttle bus is ghastly. There are restrooms somewhat icky , and during the Summer season, there is a food and drink stand. Like Coney Island and other city beaches, you get street storm drain runoff washing up on the beach here, and you're going to find wrappers, twigs, leaves, and general junk washing up on the shore and in the water.
If there's been a recent rain storm, I wouldn't go. With a wide boardwalk, I think of it as a dirtier Coney Island without the carnival rides and amusements. The park has something for everyone.
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