What is now North Hempstead Beach Park used to be two separate parks:
Bar Beach Town Park (operated by the Town of North Hempstead) and
Hempstead Harbor County Park (operated by Nassau County). The name was changed to its current name in 2008, following the Town's takeover. It is located off of
West Shore Road (Nassau County Route 15), and is only accessible (with a fee) to residents of Nassau County. Bar Beach was historically also known as
Barrow Beach. In the 2000s (around late 2007), Nassau County transferred ownership of their portion of park space to the Town of North Hempstead. The total area of the park is , and the total length of the property's beachfront is approximately .
Annual events A fireworks display sometimes takes place at the beach on
Memorial Day and for the
Fourth of July. In addition to the annual firework shows on Memorial Day and July 4th, the beach is host to "Beachfest", an end of summer festival which is held each September. Beachfest features music, games, food vendors, and attractions for all ages. == See also ==