Friday, August 31, 2012
Planning a vacation or just a day trip? Patch has all the information on the Shore's best beaches
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Friday, August 31, 2012
Wondering how much it will cost to buy badges to your favorite beach? Curious on where to park, if your dog is allowed on the boards, if you have to head back to the car for food and drink? All the answers are right here. Just click on the beach names below or on the right for full information on the Jersey Shore's beaches. Asbury Park Asbury Park offers something for everyone, from the beautiful beach to live music to great restaurants. Seasonal beach badges cost $70 for adults and $20 for seniors and teens. Weekday passes are $5 with the cost for weekends and holidays going up to $6. Avon-by-the-Sea A tiny seaside hamlet on the north side of the Shark River Inlet, Avon-By-The-Sea boasts a total land area of just 4/10 of a square mile. …
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Beach badges on sale now
Visitors to Brigantine Beach for the 2012 season are able to enjoy driving on the beach and jet skiing. Seasonal beach badges are currently available for $15. The price increases to $18 on June 1. Badges for senior citizens ages 60 to 64 are $8, and senior citizens ages 65 and older are free. Active military personnel also can get beach badges for free. Weekly passes are available for $14, and the daily rate is $8 per person. Season passes for a 4-wheel drive permit also are available for $175. Season passes are good for January through December. Season passes for senior citizens ages 60 and older are $85. Lost permits can be replaced at a cost of $30. Gift certificates can be purchased for $175, and senior gift certificates are available…
Permits required for group gatherings
Visitors to Atlantic City beaches can enjoy the 2012 season without paying for a beach badge. However, permits are required for group activities. Surfing is allowed on the following designated beaches: Crystal Beach at New Hampshire Avenue; Delaware Avenue Beach; and Downtown Beach at Raleigh Avenue. Surfing lessons are available, and lifeguards are not available at surfing beaches. Surfers are advised not to surf alone. Kayaking and windsurfing are allowed on the Jackson Avenue beach, although no lifeguards are on hand and you must bring your own equipment. It is a no-bathing zone. Boogie boards and bodysurfing are allowed on any bathing beach, depending on weather conditions. All boogie boards must have a leash. Fishing takes place on …
Seasonal badges $25 before June 15
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- Daniel Nee
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Thursday, January 5, 2012
Brick boasts three family-friendly beaches on the Barnegat Peninsula, with one set aside for fishing. Beaches are guarded from June 11 through Labor Day. Lifeguards are posted on weekends starting on Memorial Day and continuing through Sept. 16. Seasonal badges are $25 before June 15 and $30 after June 15 and are good for Brick Township’s three ocean beaches along Route 35 and the bathing area at Windward Beach Park on Princeton Avenue. A daily wristband is $5. There are no weekly badges sold. Children under 12 are admitted free. Beachgoers who turn 65 before Sept. 1 can access the beach for free. A birth certificate or valid driver's license is required. Three paid parking lots (one at Beach III, one at Beach I and another in the center …
Seasonal badges available for $12
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- Daniel Nee
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Thursday, January 5, 2012
Mantoloking offers one public beach and two private beaches, with public access from Mathis Place through Herbert Street, accessible by four walkways on East Avenue, one on Lyman Street, and one on Ocean Avenue, which are all on the Bay Head side of town. Beach badges are available for $12 for the season, and are free for all active military members as well as children 12 and younger. When visiting Mantoloking's beaches, keep in mind the strict, two-hour parking limits on most borough streets. Cars will be ticketed if they remain on most side streets for more than two hours in a single day, even if the driver moves the car to another space on the same street. Parking for more than two hours at a time is legal near the bay side of Downer …
Beach badge prices, lifeguard hours
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Thursday, January 5, 2012
A tiny seaside hamlet on the north side of the Shark River Inlet, Avon-By-The-Sea boasts a total land area of just 4/10 of a square mile. Beach badges for the season cost $90 for adults and $45 for seniors and young adults (12-18). Children under the age of 12 are free and daily passes can be purchased for $9. Lifeguards will be on the beach on weekends as of Memorial Day Weekend and will be there full time in June through Labor Day. Parking on the street is free with bathrooms available on the boardwalk at Lincoln and Norwood avenues. Food and drink are allowed but alcohol is prohibited. For more information on availability call 732-502-4510.
Beach badge prices, lifeguard hours
Lacey Township’s beaches may not border an ocean but there is beach access to a creek and lakes. The beaches are close in vicinity to the downtown area where there are restaurants and shopping centers. There are four beaches in Lacey that will open Saturday, June 15: Cedar Creek Beach on Forrest Avenue in Lanoka Harbor, Bamber Lake Beach in Bamber Lake, Deerhead Lake Beach on Deerhead Lake Drive in Forked River and Lake Barnegat Beach on Lakeside Drive in Forked River. Lacey Township is also home to Meadowlark Beach on Meadowlark Dirve in Lanoka Harbor and Forked River Beach Park on Beach Boulevard in Forked River, both off of the Barnegat Bay. Beach badges are not required. Beach badges are $5 and are required for people over the age of 7…
Beach badge prices, lifeguard hours
Ship Bottom's immediate neighbor to the north, Surf City, is one of the island's smaller boroughs, though its beaches get their share of summer crowds. Billed as one of the Jersey Shore's most family-friendly destinations, the 25-block-long town on Long Beach Island boasts ocean and bay beaches, noted eateries and (as of Summer 2012) two miniature golf courses. Beach badges come with perks here: in addition to admission to ocean beaches and the two-block-long bathing beach between 15th and 17th streets on the bay side, badge holders are entitled to use borough tennis and basketball courts on Division Street, next to the boat ramp and playground area. For more information, call (609) 494-3064.
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Ocean City takes pride in its "Three Bs": the beach, bay and boardwalk. The barrier island features eight miles of beaches and a 2.5-mile boardwalk with amusement rides, shops, restaurants and food vendors. Ocean City's bayfront features marinas providing fishing charters, parasailing, personal watercraft rentals and pirate cruises for kids. The resort has no bars or liquor stores and promotes its reputation as "America's Greatest Family Resort." Beach tags: Discounted seasonal beach tags are on sale now — online and at four locations in Ocean City. The 2012 seasonal tags cost $20 if purchased by May 31. On June 1, the price goes up to $25. Online orders include a $5 shipping cost. Beachgoers can save that fee by purchasing tags at the …
Beach badges, lifeguard hours
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- Adam Hochron
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Thursday, January 5, 2012
Like most of its neighboring towns Ocean Grove has a boardwalk for people to enjoy the scenery but also brings a quiet peacefulness that sets it apart from the rest. If you are looking for something to do or somewhere to eat, the downtown area is just a few blocks from the boards.
MJColeman
7:50 pm on Monday, June 18, 2012
Can anyone tell me what is going on at Bayside Beach in Brick? Why are they removing the playground equipment? Will they be replacing the equipment in the near future? more ›