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Long Beach Mother's Beach

Mother's Beach is the unofficial, but appropriate name
for Marine Park at 5839 Appian Way. There are volleyball courts, picnic benches and BBQ's, Great for kids, the water is very calm.

The park was created in 1955 on Appian Way on Naples Island west of the Davies Bridge. More than 26,000 tons of river bottom sand was used to create a 1,400-foot long beach. In 1966, the City acquired three and one-half acres along Appian Way beneath Davies Bridge to expand Marine Park to its current size of 9.31 acres. It is the only park in the City with a sandy beach, swimming area and large lawn and tree area. The park offers volleyball courts, a play area and picnic sites. It became known as Mother's Beach” for its gentle wave action, shallow swimming area and lifeguard supervision during peak periods.

In 2010 a new playground replaced the play equipment installed in 1990 as a matching funds program with community contributions collected through Partners of Parks. The new children's play area satisfied safety and Americans with Disabilities Act accessibility standards. Kids flock to the hemisphere and starburst climbers, swings, sand table, super scoop, cycler, toddler rock, climbing boulder, and wobble and noodle pods. They run safely on rubber surface areas made from recycled tires. The project also brought in more sand, benches and trash cans, and new landscaping. In August 2011 the men's and women's restrooms were converted to ten family friendly individual stalls, including one that is handicapped accessible and one meeting ambulatory accessibility standards. A new accessible outdoor shower was constructed at the beachfront and walkways were extended to provide an accessible route from the beach to the play area. The project also included new drinking fountains and exterior lighting. The new concession area, Mom's Beach House Cafe, has a full cooking kitchen serving breakfast and lunch on weekends. The Cafe offers a seating area nestled among trees.

Preservation of the site, landscaping and harmonizing with the existing building features was a priority for the renovations. Most of the trees were saved and, with the exception of the old restrooms, the remaining building interior was fully utilized. The color of the building exterior was also changed to emphasize the hues and tones of its park setting.

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