更新:刚从2024年7月的华盛顿公园海滩回来。这里和去年一样美丽。这次观看日落令人叹为观止。虽然下午的时候人比较多,但晚上还是很热闹。非常享受傍晚时分的宁静与安详。天气提供了绝佳的日落视角。强烈推荐在这个海滩欣赏晚上的景色。
唯一的抱怨是海滩的卫生间。设施糟糕、肮脏,应该被关闭。如果你需要在里面待更长时间,存在重大健康风险。最好的选择是使用移动厕所,它们干净得多。
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来自密歇根州,这是我第一次来到印第安纳州,决定前往华盛顿公园海滩。我对这个海滩的大小和美丽感到惊讶,相比于密歇根州的新布法罗海滩。华盛顿公园的沙子非常柔软,无论是干沙还是水中的沙子。这个海滩周围的水域没有比水族箱砾石更大的石头。与新布法罗的海滩截然不同。
虽然沙子是深金色的,但许多地方几乎有纯白色(干燥)沙子,就像墨西哥湾沿岸一样。湖水清澈见底,绝对可以与佛罗里达的海湾水域相媲美。尽管人很多(镇上有水上飞机比赛),但水边有很多地方可以坐下,适合各类人群。由于周中有船赛,停车有点难。我能够找到靠近水边的停车位,但许多主要停车场都关闭了。一位年长的男士(停车场管理员)非常友好,对这个地区非常了解,并与我们分享了很多信息。非常感谢他的分享。
所以,第一次来到这个美丽的海滩,给我留下了深刻的印象,我一定会再来的。度过了愉快的时光,结识了一些来自印第安纳州的好人。期待访问与这个公园海滩相关的所有区域。
This is barely 3 stars. I would say it's got great parking, and a nice area for plenty of people. However, that's about where it stops.
The $20 fee to get in kind stinks. But at least it has "in and out" privilege, so whatever.
The water was filthy and pond like. Maybe it was from a recent storm, but it wasn't clear at all. It was bilgy, and full of garbage. And I'm saying FULL. You couldn't see it because the water was cloudy, but you will get at least 10 to, oh, 723 plastic bags or pieces of a wrapper stuck between your toes while in the water. Lots of trash just blows by. I picked up a lot of it and threw it away, which brings me to my next point.
This place has tons of trash cans! Literally, you could count at least 15 from any spot you're at. People, you have a great beach! Pick up your trash! It's like Old West Tumbleweed.
The people there were all very nice, so it's safe to say that residents are very kind, which has always been my experience so close to Chicago. You won't find any disrespectful people about, which is very refreshing when you're shoulder to shoulder at the beach.
The water isn't crystal clear like we've experienced further north in Lake Michigan, which stinks. But, we can safely check this beach off our list with no bad memories, except for the garbage.