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New Jersey beaches

228 beaches, with the parking, the walk to the water and the tide for each one.

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Seaside Heights Beach

Jersey Shore

Walk to water200 ft

Parking150 yd away

CostPaid parking

Ocean City Beach

Ocean City

Walk to waterYou're on it

Parking150 yd away

CostPaid parking

Graveling Point Beach

Little Egg Harbor Township

Walk to water110 ft

Island Beach State Park

Lanoka Harbor

Walk to water150 yd

Parking125 yd away

Longport Dog Beach

Egg Harbor Township

Walk to water320 ft

CostFree

Brick Beach 3

Mantoloking

Walk to water290 ft

Parking190 ft away

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Dog friendly beaches

60 in New Jersey

Family friendly beaches

86 in New Jersey

Beaches with places to eat

69 in New Jersey

Beaches with a playground

103 in New Jersey

Lake and pond beaches

14 in New Jersey

Free parking

20 in New Jersey

Areas

Beach areas in New Jersey

Jersey Shore

103 beaches

Shortest walk

Park almost on the sand

Kite Beach

Sandy Hook · the listing sits on the shoreline

Mussel Beach

New York · the listing sits on the shoreline

Budd Lake Municipal Beach

New Jersey · the listing sits on the shoreline

Parks Lake Beach

Rockaway · the listing sits on the shoreline

Atsion Lake Beach

Shamong · the listing sits on the shoreline

Nejecho Beach

Brick Township · the listing sits on the shoreline

Mosquito Cove

Toms River · the listing sits on the shoreline

LMCC Beach 4 "Gahonjonton Beach"

Sparta · the listing sits on the shoreline

Free parking

Beaches where parking is free

Ocean Grove Beaches

Ocean Grove · free parking · visitors report

Spring Lake Beach

Spring Lake · free parking · visitors report

William Morrow Beach

Somers Point · free parking · visitors report

Longport Dog Beach

Egg Harbor Township · free parking · visitors report

12th Street Beach

Ocean City · free parking · visitors report

Lavallette Beach

Lavallette · free parking · visitors report

Public Beach

Barnegat · free parking · visitors report

Margate Beach: Jefferson Avenue

Margate City · free parking · visitors report

With little kids

Calm water and bathrooms nearby

Seaside Heights Beach

New Jersey · bathrooms nearby · mentioned by 15 visitors · 2017–2026

Sandy Hook Beach

Highlands · bathrooms nearby · mentioned by 14 visitors · 2018–2026

Asbury Park Beach

Asbury Park · bathrooms nearby · mentioned by 14 visitors · 2018–2026

Ocean City Beach

Ocean City · bathrooms nearby · mentioned by 18 visitors · 2017–2026

Cape May Beach NJ

New Jersey · bathrooms nearby · mentioned by 18 visitors · 2016–2026

Island Beach State Park

Lanoka Harbor · bathrooms nearby · mentioned by 8 visitors · 2018–2026

Graveling Point Beach

Little Egg Harbor Township · bathrooms nearby · mentioned by 19 visitors · 2016–2026

Ocean Grove Beaches

Ocean Grove · bathrooms nearby · mentioned by 8 visitors · 2015–2026

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Every beach

All 228 beaches, by how many people rate them

Beach	Town	Walk to water	Parking	Fee	Restrooms
Seaside Heights Beach		200 ft	150 yd	paid	yes
Sandy Hook Beach	Highlands	320 ft	130 ft	paid	yes
Asbury Park Beach	Asbury Park	700 yd	300 yd	paid	yes
Windward Beach Park	Brick Township	175 yd	–	–	yes
Gunnison Beach	Highlands	300 yd	400 yd	–	yes
Bradley Beach	Bradley Beach	330 ft	225 yd	paid	yes
Ocean City Beach	Ocean City	on the sand	150 yd	paid	yes
Cape May Beach NJ		50 ft	200 yd	paid	yes
Island Beach State Park	Seaside Park	375 yd	150 ft	–	–
Island Beach State Park	Lanoka Harbor	150 yd	175 yd	paid	yes
Atlantic City Beach	Atlantic City	170 ft	125 yd	–	yes
South Beach - Area C	Sandy Hook	110 ft	175 yd	paid	yes
Wildwood Crest Beach New Jersey	Wildwood Crest	175 yd	–	–	–
Graveling Point Beach	Little Egg Harbor Township	110 ft	–	–	yes
Ocean Grove Beaches	Ocean Grove	0.6 miles	275 yd	free	yes
Spring Lake Beach	Spring Lake	100 ft	–	free	–
New Jersey Beach	Highlands	300 ft	100 ft	paid	yes
William Morrow Beach	Somers Point	140 ft	110 ft	free	yes
Island Beach State Park	Lanoka Harbor	150 yd	125 yd	–	yes
South Beach - Area B Sandy Hook New Jersey	Highlands	200 yd	20 ft	–	–
Sea Isle City Beach	Sea Isle City	170 ft	–	–	yes
Forked River Beach Bay Front Park	Forked River	150 ft	70 ft	–	–
Stone Harbor Beach	Stone Harbor	310 ft	625 yd	paid	yes
Longport Dog Beach	Egg Harbor Township	320 ft	–	free	–
South Beach - Area E	Highlands	250 ft	240 ft	paid	yes
Brick Beach 3	Mantoloking	290 ft	190 ft	–	yes
12th Street Beach	Ocean City	190 ft	270 ft	free	yes
Bordentown Beach	Bordentown	–	40 ft	paid	yes
Ideal Beach	Middletown Township	150 yd	–	paid	yes
Shelter Cove Park	Toms River	200 yd	280 ft	paid	yes
Brigantine Beach	Brigantine	170 ft	225 yd	paid	–
Lavallette Beach	Lavallette	150 yd	275 yd	free	–
Point Pleasant Beach	Point Pleasant Beach	175 yd	330 ft	paid	yes
Ocean Gate Beach	Ocean Gate	190 ft	50 ft	paid	yes
34th Street Beach	Ocean City	200 yd	400 yd	paid	yes
Public Beach	Barnegat	170 ft	350 yd	free	yes
Great Lawn Beach	Long Branch	0.7 miles	130 ft	paid	yes
Margate Beach: Jefferson Avenue	Margate City	200 yd	200 yd	free	yes
Higbee Beach	Cape May	40 ft	225 yd	free	yes
Pier Beach	Spring Lake	230 ft	300 yd	paid	yes
Brick Beach One	Mantoloking	150 yd	90 ft	–	yes
Chicken Bone Beach	Atlantic City	210 ft	200 yd	–	yes
Sea Girt Beach	Sea Girt	125 yd	525 yd	–	yes
Atlantic City Boardwalk And Beach	Atlantic City	150 yd	175 yd	paid	yes
Sea Bright Beach	Sea Bright	240 ft	90 ft	–	–
Ventnor City Beach	Ventnor City	150 yd	450 yd	paid	yes
Brighton Avenue Beach	Seaside Park	325 yd	50 ft	paid	–
Avon Beach	Avon-By-The-Sea	175 yd	525 yd	free	yes
Ocean Swimming Beach		140 ft	125 yd	paid	yes
Long Branch Beach	Long Branch	0.9 miles	120 ft	paid	yes
Maxson Avenue Beach	Point Pleasant	60 ft	160 ft	paid	yes
Loch Arbour Beach	Loch Arbour	330 ft	225 yd	paid	yes
Jersey Shore	Ocean City	140 ft	275 yd	–	–
Lake Avenue Playground and Beach	Seaside Heights	160 ft	–	–	–
Jersey Shore House	Seaside Heights	150 yd	100 ft	paid	–
Seawatch Beach	Manasquan	125 yd	210 ft	–	yes
Fishing Beach	Highlands	70 ft	650 yd	–	–
Laurence Harbor Beach	Old Bridge	160 ft	150 yd	–	yes
Beach at Avalon NJ	Avalon	125 yd	260 ft	free	yes
Funtown Beach	Seaside Park	125 yd	10 ft	paid	yes
68th Street Ocean Beach	Long Beach	280 ft	240 ft	–	yes
Ortley Beach Bayside Park	Seaside Heights	150 ft	175 yd	–	yes
Fortescue Beach		150 yd	–	–	–
Surf City Bay Beach	Surf City	40 ft	475 yd	–	–
The Cove Beach	Brigantine	140 ft	–	paid	–
White Sands Beach	Seaside Park	225 yd	125 yd	paid	yes
Beachwood Beach NJ	Beachwood	130 ft	20 ft	paid	–
Sunset Beach		50 ft	625 yd	free	–
Bianchini Beach & Park	Browns Mills	160 ft	150 ft	–	yes
Brigantine - 4x4 Beach North Entrance	Brigantine	125 yd	110 ft	–	–
Sunset Beach	Seaside Heights	150 ft	60 ft	free	yes
Public Beach		140 ft	500 yd	–	yes
Bayside Cove	Mantoloking	100 ft	110 ft	–	–
Surf Road Beach	Ocean City	80 ft	–	paid	yes
Beesley's Point Beach	Marmora	40 ft	200 ft	free	yes
Mantoloking Public Beach access	Mantoloking	175 yd	–	–	–
18th Avenue Beach	Longport	125 yd	575 yd	–	–
Hobie Cat Beach	Stone Harbor	175 yd	175 yd	free	yes
Long Beach Township Loveladies Public Beach	Long Beach	175 yd	–	free	yes
Miami Beach	Villas	180 ft	–	–	–
Glass Bottle Beach	Brooklyn	190 ft	525 yd	–	yes
Beach 1	Highlands	170 ft	325 yd	–	yes
Turner Cove	Absecon	0.7 miles	450 yd	–	–
Downer Ave Beach Access	Mantoloking	275 yd	30 ft	paid	–
Cliffwood Beach	Aberdeen Township	60 ft	300 ft	–	yes
Fourth Avenue Beach	Bradley Beach	270 ft	200 yd	–	yes
West Beach Park	Wayne	140 ft	225 yd	–	–
West End Beach	Long Branch	200 yd	120 ft	–	yes
Park at Beach 108 Street	Rockaway Park	150 yd	180 ft	–	yes
Bloomer Beach	Englewood Cliffs	40 ft	125 yd	–	yes
Hooks Creek Lake Beach	Old Bridge	1.0 miles	125 yd	paid	yes
East Island	North Wildwood	280 ft	400 yd	–	yes
Borough of Belmar Beach Department Office	Belmar	150 yd	80 ft	paid	yes
Wildwood	Wildwood	600 yd	450 yd	–	–
Long Branch Beach Volleyball	Long Branch	0.5 miles	150 yd	–	yes
Bradshaw’s Beach	Point Pleasant Beach	150 yd	–	paid	–
Bay Beach And Swings	Beach Haven	50 ft	150 ft	–	yes
Lyman Street Public Beach Access	Mantoloking	175 yd	–	–	yes
Lake Barnegat Beach	Forked River	0.5 miles	375 yd	paid	–
Barnegat Light Bay Beach	Barnegat Light	30 ft	–	–	–
Soundside Beach Park	Bayville	125 yd	50 ft	–	yes
3rd Avenue Beach Badge Ticket Booth	Belmar	150 yd	200 yd	paid	yes
Parks Lake Beach	Rockaway	on the sand	125 yd	–	–
Atsion Lake Beach	Shamong	on the sand	230 ft	paid	yes
Dav and Duke’s Beach	Laurence Harbor	310 ft	80 ft	–	yes
Stockton Beach Park	Manasquan	210 ft	30 ft	paid	–
Brick Beach Two	Mantoloking	125 yd	250 yd	–	yes
Harvey Cedars Bay Beach	Harvey Cedars	90 ft	125 yd	–	–
Leonardo Beach	Leonardo	190 ft	130 ft	–	–
Snug Harbor Beach	Highlands	260 ft	250 yd	–	–
Kite Beach	Sandy Hook	on the sand	150 yd	–	–
Hazard Beach	Fort Lee	70 ft	–	–	yes
Reeds Beach, Cape May County	Cape May Court House	40 ft	–	–	–
Mussel Beach	New York	on the sand	110 ft	–	yes
Long Beach Township Bay Beach	Long Beach	50 ft	450 yd	–	–
Bay Head Beach	Bay Head	350 ft	425 yd	free	–
Beach Haven West Bay Beach	Manahawkin	50 ft	40 ft	–	–
Malaga Lake Beach	Malaga	110 ft	500 yd	–	–
Two Mile Beach	Lower Township	125 yd	–	–	–
Moores Beach	Maurice River	125 yd	–	–	–
Raritan Bay Beach	Old Bridge	70 ft	350 yd	–	yes
River Avenue Beach	Point Pleasant	110 ft	150 yd	paid	–
Middlesex Beach	Harvey Cedars	220 ft	550 yd	–	–
Cooks Beach	Middle Township	100 ft	–	–	–
Fort Wadsworth Beach	Staten Island	30 ft	275 yd	–	yes
Kiddie Beach	Brooklyn	80 ft	350 yd	paid	yes
Surfing Beach	Ocean City	100 ft	–	paid	–
Manasquan Inlet Beach	Manasquan	50 ft	150 yd	–	–
Crescent beach	Glen Cove	230 ft	50 ft	–	yes
The Cove at Lake Lenape	Mays Landing	90 ft	–	free	–
Peck Beach	Ocean City	330 ft	550 yd	–	yes
Ocean Beach	Ocean Beach	300 yd	–	–	–
Beach 97th Concessions	Queens	280 ft	200 yd	–	yes
Long Beach Public	Ship Bottom	300 ft	250 ft	–	–
Summit Avenue Beach	Island Heights	70 ft	20 ft	–	–
Beach Comfort	Long Beach	125 yd	60 ft	paid	yes
Sands Point Park	Waretown	200 ft	–	–	yes
Borough of Belmar Surfing Beach	Belmar	310 ft	250 yd	paid	yes
Leeds Pond Beach	Port Washington	220 ft	350 yd	–	–
Seidler Beach	Old Bridge	110 ft	400 yd	–	–
Lincoln Beach	Long Beach	140 ft	240 ft	free	yes
Island Beach		450 yd	–	–	–
Highlands Beach	Sea Bright	350 ft	20 ft	–	–
Sunray Beach	Middle Township	80 ft	–	–	–
Floyd Bennett North Beach	Brooklyn	90 ft	40 ft	–	yes
1st Ave. Beach	Asbury Park	0.8 miles	175 yd	paid	yes
Seaside park	Seaside Park	250 yd	180 ft	–	–
Cedar Creek Beach	Lanoka Harbor	225 yd	–	paid	–
Spring Lake Dog Beach	Spring Lake	120 ft	–	–	–
Swimming Beach	Far Rockaway	140 ft	375 yd	–	–
Hoffman Beach at Lake Parsippany	Parsippany	on the sand	600 yd	–	–
Shore Hills Park	Landing	125 yd	600 yd	–	–
Shore Beach	Barnegat Township	110 ft	600 yd	–	–
Atlantic Avenue Beach	Harvey Cedars	190 ft	275 yd	–	–
The Teroy A. Collins Beach Station	Atlantic City	90 ft	300 yd	–	–
Ventnor City Beach Jam	Ventnor City	175 yd	90 ft	–	yes
Chadwick Beach	Toms River	200 yd	450 yd	–	–
19th St. Beach	Surf City	140 ft	300 yd	–	–
Brick Beach 1	Mantoloking	150 yd	90 ft	paid	yes
Barnegat Beach	Waretown	80 ft	–	–	–
Sour Thumb Beach	Babylon	150 yd	–	paid	–
Big Rock Beach	Flushing	30 ft	525 yd	–	–
Seven Mile Beach	Avalon	150 yd	–	–	–
North End Beach	Long Branch	160 ft	250 yd	–	–
Surf City Beach	Surf City	190 ft	250 yd	–	–
Public Beach	Long Beach	80 ft	525 yd	–	yes
Canoe Beach	Englewood Cliffs	0.9 miles	400 yd	–	–
Mile Beach	Wildwood	350 yd	270 ft	–	yes
Tennessee Avenue Beach	Long Beach	125 yd	225 yd	–	–
LMCC Beach 4 "Gahonjonton Beach"	Sparta	on the sand	550 yd	–	–
Kentford Beach	Beach Haven	350 ft	300 yd	–	–
Brick Beach III	Mantoloking	125 yd	140 ft	paid	yes
Ludlam Beach		90 ft	–	–	–
L Street Bathing Beach	Belmar	80 ft	210 ft	–	yes
Beach 19th Street Sitting Area	Far Rockaway	200 yd	210 ft	–	–
South Beach Wetlands	Staten Island	400 yd	200 yd	–	yes
Sandy Fishing Beach	Brooklyn	40 ft	300 yd	–	–
Beach 98th Street Park	Rockaway Park	340 ft	300 yd	–	yes
The City of Long Beach	Long Beach	525 yd	100 ft	–	–
Shore Boulevard Mall	Brooklyn	125 yd	325 yd	–	yes
Harper’s cove	Ship Bottom	280 ft	300 yd	–	–
Sand and Sky Beach Supply - Belmar	Belmar	150 yd	190 ft	–	yes
Miller Street Beach	Highlands	50 ft	300 yd	–	–
Long Beach		175 yd	225 yd	–	–
Fisherman's Cove Beach	Manasquan	60 ft	250 yd	paid	–
Cabana Beach Seaside	Seaside Heights	340 ft	100 ft	–	yes
Far Rockaway Beach & Swimming	Far Rockaway	60 ft	600 yd	free	–
Brinley Avenue Beach	Bradley Beach	200 ft	425 yd	–	yes
Ocean beach	Ocean City	180 ft	260 ft	–	yes
Brant Beach, Long Beach Island	Long Beach	175 yd	575 yd	–	–
76th Street Beach	Harvey Cedars	200 ft	225 yd	–	–
Bergen Beach	Harvey Cedars	260 ft	–	–	–
LMCC Beach 11A "Toboggan"	Sparta	50 ft	–	–	–
Mount Loretto Beach	Staten Island	50 ft	180 ft	–	–
Takanassee Beach	Long Branch	260 ft	30 ft	–	–
Shore Front Parkway Adventure Course	Rockaway Park	280 ft	125 yd	–	yes
Nejecho Beach	Brick Township	on the sand	475 yd	paid	–
Mosquito Cove	Toms River	on the sand	550 yd	–	–
Deal Esplanade- Beach Access	Deal	250 ft	–	–	–
West Beach	Great River	220 ft	280 ft	–	yes
Secret Beach Jones Beach Field 10	Wantagh	50 ft	10 ft	–	–
Civic Beach	Point Lookout	150 ft	400 yd	–	–
Shore Road Sanctuary	Cold Spring Harbor	310 ft	30 ft	–	–
Gibbs Avenue Beach	Somers Point	40 ft	350 ft	–	–
Cumberland Avenue Beach	Harvey Cedars	190 ft	375 yd	–	–
Coast Ave Beach	Long Beach	330 ft	250 yd	–	–
Teqball Table at the Beach	Brooklyn	125 yd	175 yd	–	yes
Canarsie Beach East	Brooklyn	on the sand	150 yd	–	yes
Riis Beach Shore Line	Neponsit	100 ft	325 yd	–	yes
Floyd Bennet Park Beach	Brooklyn	140 ft	260 ft	–	yes
80th Street Beach	Harvey Cedars	160 ft	125 yd	–	–
Franklin Boulevard Beach	Long Beach	270 ft	100 ft	–	yes
Magnolia Beach	Long Beach	150 yd	100 ft	–	yes
Fort Hill Beach	Lloyd Harbor	300 ft	–	–	–
Beach Nature Reserve	Arverne	300 yd	225 yd	–	yes
New Dorp Beach		160 ft	175 yd	–	yes
Jacob Riis Park Beach 3		310 ft	260 ft	–	yes
Jacob Riis Park Beach 2		300 ft	225 yd	–	yes
Jacob Riis Park Beach 1		170 ft	400 yd	–	yes
Gold Star Battalion Beach		140 ft	140 ft	–	yes
Harry Tappen Beach		200 ft	100 ft	–	–
West Harbor Beach		340 ft	10 ft	–	yes
Budd Lake Municipal Beach		on the sand	210 ft	–	–
Public Beach Access	Mantoloking	150 yd	350 yd	–	–
5th Avenue Park		100 ft	150 yd	–	–
GICA Beach		50 ft	50 ft	–	–
Money Island Beach		80 ft	500 yd	–	–
Amherst Beach		50 ft	80 ft	–	–

Walk and parking distances are measured on OpenStreetMap. Fee and restrooms come from counted visitor reviews and mapped facilities. A dash means we have no evidence either way, not that the answer is no.

Questions

Common questions

Which New Jersey beach has the shortest walk from the car?

Kite Beach in Sandy Hook has the listing right on the shoreline. We measure the straight line from the listed location to the mapped waterline for every beach, so the table above ranks them all.

Do you have to pay to park at New Jersey beaches?

Mostly yes. Of the 228 beaches here, 61 have visitors reporting a parking or entry fee and 8 report free parking. Reported fees run from $20 to $35 a day in season, and several beaches drop the fee after 5pm or outside the summer.

Which beaches have restrooms?

116 of the 228 beaches have restrooms mapped on site or reported by visitors. Seasonal closures are common: several National Seashore beaches close their facilities outside the summer.

How current is this?

Tide, waves, wind and water temperature are fetched live in your browser from NOAA and Open-Meteo. Parking and facility positions come from OpenStreetMap; imagery from USGS NAIP. Facts counted from visitor reviews carry the year range they were written in.

How we know

Where this comes from

Place details from the public Google business listing. Beach shape, parking and facility positions from OpenStreetMap (ODbL). Aerial imagery is public-domain USGS NAIP. Tide comes from NOAA, and weather and water from Open-Meteo. Map drawings are redrawn from that aerial imagery by an image model. Markers, distances and every fact on this page come from OpenStreetMap and counted reviews, never from a drawing. Review text is never republished.