Beaches
· 14 listingsAsbury Park Beach & Boardwalk
Lively boardwalk with music venues, dining, arcades and a wide beach.
Atlantic City Beach
Free beach along the famous boardwalk — casinos, Steel Pier & shops (~90 min).
Belmar Beach
Wide, family-friendly beach with a boardwalk — a Jersey Shore day-trip favorite.
Cape May Beach
Victorian seaside town with beaches (badges required), a lighthouse & whale-watching (~2.5 hrs).
Coney Island Beach & Boardwalk
Free NYC beach with Luna Park, the NY Aquarium & the boardwalk — subway-accessible.
Island Beach State Park
10-mile undeveloped barrier island — natural dunes, swimming, fishing & kayaking.
Jones Beach State Park
Massive Long Island state beach — 6.5 miles of ocean, a 2-mile boardwalk & an amphitheater.
Long Beach Island (Beach Haven)
18-mile barrier island — quieter beaches plus Fantasy Island amusements and Barnegat Lighthouse.
Point Pleasant Beach
Jenkinson's boardwalk with an aquarium, rides & arcades right on the sand.
Sandy Hook (Gateway National Recreation Area)
7-mile national-park barrier beach with Fort Hancock — the closest ocean beach to Edison.
Seaside Heights Beach
Classic Jersey Shore boardwalk with Casino Pier amusements and a waterpark.
Spring Lake Beach
Quiet, upscale beach with a non-commercial boardwalk — calmer than the amusement towns.
The Wildwoods Beach
Wide **free** beaches plus a huge boardwalk with amusement piers (~2.5 hrs).