East End beaches worth Hamptons hassle
Quick ReadDon't worry about permits and non-residency, you can still enjoy Hamptons beach life
Photo credit: Gordon M. Grant | Emily Morse, 13, left, and Samantha Tepper, 13, both from New York City, look out at the water at Main Beach in East Hampton. (Sept. 2, 2009)
Main Beach
Beach scenes 2009
Clean white sand, decent waves, plenty of people-watching . . . Hamptons beaches tend to offer the best of everything.
But the hard part, as day-trippers can attest, is getting to them. Come summer weekends, many of the East End's top beaches are all but closed to nonresidents who haven't purchased a $300 parking permit.
But fear not - there are other (perfectly legal) ways to hit the...
