Ocean County
Beaches

Beach	Fee	Restrooms	Parking	Other
Barnegat Light	$5.00 weekday; $15.00 weekly (Sat. to Fri); $30.00 seasonal, $20.00 if purchased before June 15; 11 and under free; 65 and older: $8.00 season	Free parking at Barnegat Lighthouse State Park and along side streets where the borough has designated parking areas.	10th Street and Bayview Avenue and Barnegat Lighthouse State Park	Food is prohibited on the beach. There are restaurants and stores along Long Beach Boulevard, Broadway and Bayview Avenue. Family oriented beachgoers.
Beach Haven	$5.00 daily; $15.00 weekly; $25.00 season, $20.00 if purchased before June 15; 11 and under free 65 and older free.	Restrooms are near the Centre Street Beach, on the bayside at Taylor Avenue, at the public dock on Dock Road and the bay, at the tennis courts on Pearl Street and at the playground at Nelson and West avenues.
Harvey Cedars	$6.00 daily; $20.00 weekly; $35.00 Full Season, $20.00 if purchased through June 15; 11 and under free; 65 and older $9.00 Full Season.	Sunset Park has restrooms and out door showers.	Parking is allowed on most side streets and at Sunset Park.	The beach stretches from William Street to 86th Street. Windsurfing, kayaking and fishing are allowed off Sunset Park on the bay, but swimming is not. It also has courts for boccie, tennis and basketball.
Island Beach State Park	$6.00 per car weekdays; $10.00 on weekends and holidays (starting Memorial Day) Bicyclists and hikers are admitted free. A season pass for cars sells for $50.	Two refreshment pavilions are located approximately 1/4 mile apart, one off each parking area in the bathing beach section. Showers, dressing rooms as well as restrooms are available. Pavilions are com- pletely handicapped accessible with ramps onto the beach, and you can rent surf chairs to take you right to the surf line. There is a concession stand, where you can purchase hot dogs, hamburgers, ice cream as well as sundries. You can also rent beach umbrellas and beach chairs here too.	There are parking lots approximately 3.5 miles from the gate next to the two swimming beaches. Parking is also available throughout the park but not within walking distance of swimming beach.	Cycling is permitted in the bike lanes running parallel to the road. New Jersey state law requires that all children under 14 wear helmets. There are no bike trails at Island Beach State Park. Picnicking is allowed on the ocean beach in the Recrea- tion and Southern Natural Areas. Open fires are permit- ted 50 feet east of the dune line from parking area 3 south to the inlet. No fires or cooking devices of any kind are permitted on the beach in the lifeguard areas during the summer season. Island Beach is a Carry In- Carry Out park. Alcohol is not Permitted. Pets are allowed in the park on leashes only and are not permitted on lifeguard patrolled beaches during the summer.
Point Pleasant Beach Jenkinson Beach:(between Broad and Trenton Ave)	$6.50 weekday; $7.50 weekends and Holidays $55.00 Half-Season; $80.00 Full-Season; Children 5-11:$2.00 daily; $35.00 half-season; $55 season 65 and over: $55.00 Season; 4 and under: Free	Men’s and women’s free public restrooms	Meter parking available on Ocean Avenue, however space is limited. Private parking lots next to the boardwalk charge up to $25.00 depending on conditions (weather, holiday, weekend). There is one free municipal lot at the railroad station off Route 35 northbound and Arnold Avenue and another across the street between the post office and Ocean Fire Company. There are two other free lots downtown.	The municipal lots near the ocean charge $2 per hour, and metered parking on the street near the ocean is also $2 an hour. Free side-street parking is available but very limited. Private lots cahrge as much as $25/day
Seaside Heights	Beaches are Free every Wednesday and Thursday during July and August except holidays. $5.00 daily Friday through Tuesday and on holidays. $35.00 season; 65 and older: $10 season 12 and under: free.	Located in various sites along the boardwalk.	Ocean Terrace has metered parking for 75 cents an hour and off Ocean Terrace for 50 cents an hour. Private lots charge $15 to $20 daily. Free parking along Bay Boulevard and west of Central Avenue. Free parking lot near the town's entrance, where Routes 35 and 37 meet. The borough has an inexpensive municipal lot at Hiering Avenue. Parking also available at Hiering Avenue Beach Control building. All-day parking; $5 on weekdays, except holidays. $10 on weekends and holidays.	Badges are sold at borough hall, 901 Boulevard, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. They are also available at beach head quarters on Hiering Avenue starting Memorial Day weekend, on weekends and holidays through June 16, and from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. daily for the rest of the season, except Wednesdays and Thursdays. On those days, passes can be bought at borough hall.
Ship Bottom	$7.00 Daily, $35.00 season; over 65 $3/season. Free for children 12 and younger.	Restrooms are available near the boat ramp between 10th and 11th streets and at the bay beach area between 13th & 14th streets.	Free parking along oceanfront side streets. Parking is also available at the Plaza between 18th & 22nd streets.	Beach showers are available at the SandBox Cafe at 2604 Long Beach Blv'd. Cost is $5 per person, or $15 for a family of four. Shower users also receive a 10% discount at the restaurant
Surf City	$8.00 daily; $17.00 weekly $35.00 Season, $25.00 by May 31; 65 and over and 11 and under free	There is a public restroom at the municipal building, but there are no bathhouses.	Free parking is available along the Boulevard and designated side streets. Two handicapped-accessible parking spaces are located at the end of the ocean side of each street.	Surfing beaches are south of the First Street jetty to north of the Second Street flag. Surf fishing is allowed north pf the 23rd Street jetty to 24th Street flag. The beach, which stretches from North 25th to South Third streets, is accessible at each street end. Badges can be purchased at Borough Hall, 813 Long Beach Blvd., and at the beach.