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Glass Bottle Beach
4.5★ · 56 Google ratings · Brooklyn, New Jersey
✓ Parking✓ Short walk✓ Restrooms
At a glance
Parking
Parking lot · 525 yd away
Walk
190 ft · under a minute
Restrooms
Yes · 550 yd away
Water
79°F
Tide
4 ft range today
Length
1.0 miles of shoreline
Map of Glass Bottle Beach
Guide
Good to know
Visit for history and artifact hunting
The exposed 1950s-era dump layer yields vintage bottles, ceramics, and other collectibles dating back decades.
Litter reported
Visitors mention rubbish on the sand.Mentioned by 9 visitors · 2016–2026
Wear puncture-resistant footwear
Broken glass covers the beach extensively, with reviewers repeatedly warning about sharp debris underfoot.
Avoid wooded trails in summer
Access the beach from the fishing area by the bridge instead of overland trails to escape severe mosquito swarms.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
74°F · clear
Water
79°F
Waves
1.6 ft · 7 s apart
Wind
6 mph from the W
Shelter
Onshore · wind blowing straight in off the water
UV index
7 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| 02:00 | High tide | ↑ |
| 07:58 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 14:30 | High tide | ↑ |
| 21:03 | Low tide | ↓ |
Last updated Aug 20, 5:16 AM.
Practical
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📍 Brooklyn, NY 11234, United States
🅿 Parking 525 yd from the listing
🌊 Water 190 ft away, under a minute walk
🚽 Restrooms 550 yd away
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Where do you park at Glass Bottle Beach?
The nearest mapped parking area is 525 yd from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at Glass Bottle Beach?
190 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 Glass Bottle Beach have restrooms?
Restrooms are mapped 550 yd from the listing.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
