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Forked River Beach Bay Front Park
4.8★ · 414 Google ratings · Forked River, New Jersey
✓ Parking✓ Short walk✓ Good for kids✓ Free
At a glance
Parking
70 ft away · free
Walk
150 ft · under a minute
Cost
Free
Water
77°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Tide
0 ft range today
Children
Reported good for young kids
Water quality
Good · all 6 samples clean · 2026
Crowds
Quietest Mon 8am
Map of Forked River Beach Bay Front Park
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1Parking70 ft from the listing
Guide
Good to know
Reported good with little kids
Visitors often mention shallow or calm water. This is what reviewers report, not a safety assessment.Mentioned by 28 visitors · 2016–2026
Arrive early for sunrise
Several reviewers specifically recommend early morning visits to catch the sunrise over Barnegat Bay.
Free parking reported
Visitors report no charge to park here.Mentioned by 4 visitors · 2016–2026
Little shade reported
Visitors mention there is not much shade here.Mentioned by 2 visitors · 2016–2026
Bring a sweatshirt and tie back hair
The bay-front location creates consistent wind that reviewers found strong enough to warrant advance preparation.
Plan restroom stops before visiting
The park has only portable toilets that reviewers found unreliable and infrequently cleaned.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
77°F · overcast
Water
77°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Waves
1.4 ft · 7 s apart
Wind
5 mph from the WSW
Shelter
Cross-shore · wind running along the beach
UV index
7 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
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| 04:44 | High tide | ↑ |
| 10:52 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 17:11 | High tide | ↑ |
Last updated Sep 4, 4:21 AM.
Crowds
When it gets busy
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📍 1514 Beach Blvd, Forked River, NJ 08731
🅿 Parking 70 ft from the listing
🌊 Water 150 ft away, under a minute walk
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Questions
Common questions
Where do you park at Forked River Beach Bay Front Park?
The nearest mapped parking area is 70 ft from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at Forked River Beach Bay Front Park?
150 ft in a straight line from the listing to the mapped shoreline, under a minute. Soft sand and dune make the real walk longer than the straight line.
Does Forked River Beach Bay Front Park have restrooms?
No restrooms are mapped within 600 m on OpenStreetMap. That means nobody has mapped any, which is not the same as there being none.
When is Forked River Beach Bay Front Park least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Mon 8am and the busiest at Sat 12pm.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
