
With the sounds of the waves crashing in the background, the Pines Bluff Overlook is the perfect choice for a more chilled out Fire Island weekend break. Proceeds go to lower profile organizations of the Stonewall Community Foundation which uses the money to help those with HIV and the Fire Island Pines Property Owners Association Charitable Foundation which uses the funds to make improvements to the common areas. The event is a playful yet proud response to the awful time in when a drag queen was denied admission to a Pines restaurant. The beautiful clothing-optional beach at Cherry Grove runs along the southern fringe of the Cherry Grove community and is separated from the beach at Fire Island Pines by a less-crowded swath of sand backed by the so-called "Meat Rack" forest. This is the fare situation for traveling laterally, that is, east to west or west to east among the Fire Island communities. The bar attached to the complex that includes the Cherry Lane restaurant and Bay Gulls cafe.





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As with the beach at the Pines, the Cherry Grove beach draws a mostly gay crowd, although this section tends to see more of a mix of lesbians and gay men. While all of Fire Island may have an official year-round population ofthe summer population swells to much higher levels, especially on weekends. If a person wishes to carry groceries, the traditional way to do so is to pull toy wagons commonly the popular Radio Flyer. Read More.



Restaurants in the Pines are overpriced, but some guys find it sociable to get a burger at the Blue Whale, in between all the partying.



