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| - Yes, beaches can be this nice in Northeast Ohio.
I have to admit (and maybe I'm partial because I grew up out this way) but this is my favorite NEO beach, besides East Harbor.
The sand is the cleanest you'll find around--not even Huntington Beach can top it. Plus, it's not always stuffed to the gills with tons of weird people. It's usually pretty laid back and relatively empty, just how I like it. The parking situation doesn't make you want to stab your own eye balls out while you ram your car into a crazy soccer-mom either. What a relief! Oh, and it's free, unlike it's easterly neighbor, Fairport Harbor.
One fault that I did notice in comparison to Huntington, is that the snack-factor and cultural aspects are missing. No theater, no Mitchell's Ice Cream, just your typical snack shack. Not that I go to the beach to eat or anything... ha.
But I do love running along the path that goes along the sand. It's only about a mile long, but it goes super fast and before you know it, you've ran a bunch of laps.
And you guessed it: There's volleyball nets, picnic tables, grills, pavilions and more. Pretty standard, but again, not overrun by sketchballs.
On the way out, you can also stop by Pickle Bills and grab an afternoon cocktail on their floating dock too. I like it, Headlands. I like it a lot.
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