Terrific place for a walk or bike ride. Flat, straight, beautiful homes on one side, clean ocean…read moreon the other (lots of dolphins in summer), and you can watch the boats enter and exit the Inlet. Not a lot of food choices, but that's a plus for me.

Free entrance beach that is well maintained! Keep it clean and don't bring your filth to the…read morepublic. Showers on each entrance and restrooms at some areas. See images for reference.

My favorite beach by far to visit. Clean, quiet and convenient. Parking is also easy to find and…read morefree!

Clean ,quiet ,not crowded and love to bring grandchildren My…read morehusband is a veteran !parking is good not far to walk to from parking lot and it's free to military and their family

We only found out about this beach by accident. Was speaking with a Veteran who told us about this…read morebeach and now this is the only beach we will go to. Yes while there is no boardwalk or places to eat, it's a quiet and peaceful beach. Bringing our own food isn't a problem because we usually always do when we go to the beach. The best part is no fees for entry, no fees for parking. There are porta potties, outdoor showers and a bath house where the RVs park. This is overall a no frills beach that's quiet and definitely a hidden gem

SEA GIRT: is known for their great beach and leashed and friendly dogs are allowed to enjoy the…read moreseaside in the off-season. Brie had fun walking the 1-mile stretch on a beautiful day, dug some holes, and made other doggy friends. "Permitted but leashed: October 1 to May 15 (inclusive) - ONLY in "Recreational Zone" which includes everything south of North Beach. Prohibited: March 15 to September 30 - Entire Beach which includes the "Protected, Precautionary & Recreational Zones" Dogs are never permitted on the Sea Girt Boardwalk.

If you're looking for a boardwalk and other amusements, this is NOT the beach for you…read more However, it is one of the most chill beach spots I've ever visited along the Jersey coastline. I love walking the beach to check out the rear ends of those multi-million dollar homes. Hubba Hubba!

Cute little boardwalk restaurant. Plenty of seating, boring decor. The food is average at best,…read moreit's made by a bunch of "this is my first job" teenage girls, and they do their best with the low grade ingredients they have. If you're hungry you'll eat it, if you have a choice, you wont. Oh, but even if u eat there, you can't use the bathroom unless you paid for "their" side of the beach. Bull shit. No seriously. We paid to be on the beach, but apparently a different company owns different parts of the boardwalk and beach (only in North Jersey)... so we came in, ate a burger, hotdog, fries, and had 2 drinks... and we couldn't use their bathroom because our wristband indicated that we paid for our beach tags 200 feet away.... What are you gonna do? Fight with a little highschool girl who does as her boss tells her? of course not. You say thank you and have a nice day... and you never come back again.

This is the worst beach I've been to. $9 just to get on the stand. Then the are the rules,…read moreincluding no frisbees, no balls, no kites, and when we were there no swimming. This is a great reason why beaches should be public like a lot of places.

Really enjoy walking this board walk. In the summer time got to come early if you want to avoid…read morecrowds. Still it's worth the day trip

Do you enjoy paying out of the nose for EVERYTHING? Do you enjoy walking 12 blocks to the beach,…read morebecause EVERY SINGLE parking space is taken; and I mean EVERY. SINGLE. ONE? Do you like being shoulder to shoulder on a gravelly beach, as quads tear down the beach in front of and behind you? If so, boy do I have a beach for you! I knew something was wrong when we were crossing the bridge INTO POINT PLEASANT, and I saw people walking with their beach stuff. I literally said to my wife, "thats a terrible sign. If people are walking from HERE, it must be PAAAAAAAAAAAACKED." Understatement of the year. Mind you, this was a SUNDAY AFTERNOON, when most people are usually heading BACK from the shore. There was ABSOLUTELY NOT A SINGLE SPOT to be had in the entirety of Point Pleasant. We parked on like St. Louis and Philadelphia, at the ABSOLUTE END of a dead end street, which is about 5 or 6 CITY blocks from the beach. (A PRIVATE beach, by the way, so we also had to walk about 3-4 blocks up to get to the peasant section where the Poors could participate.) In fact, after parking, and realizing how far of a walk it was, I drove my wife and daughter to the beach and dropped them off with all the supplies so they wouldn't have to endure the military grade road march, and drove back to where our spot was. It was taken by the time I got back. MAYBE 3 minutes total. I'm not exaggerating about the parking issue. Spots would get taken AS people were pulling out of them. I found my spot by basically stalking a family walking to their car and hopping in their spot the millisecond they left. They weren't even done the K turn in the street before I was in their abandoned spot. It's a nightmare. Once you hit the parking lottery and do find a spot, head up to the kiosk to stand in line to pay for the privilege of setting foot on PPs gravel beach. The sand here is 30 grit sand paper. It's so coarse that it doesn't even feel like SAND. The price for all this is $15 per adult. (Saving grace; kids under 12 are free, and veterans are free....a rare W for Point Pleasant.) Once onto gravel beach, good luck finding a spot, as the beach is as packed as the parking spots. Also, after setting up, keep an eye out for the life guards zooming back and forth on their 4 wheelers. There is no dedicated path, lane or area; they just zoom in and out of the beach goers. Also, for the love of god, I hope you don't get hungry, or even worse, have to use the bathroom. Your options are $47 pizza (that is not an exaggeration), and a mobile port-a-potty set up in a parking lot, with a line extending back to the boardwalk. I almost forgot to mention the waves. I'm not sure if this is a Point Pleasant problem, or if it was just a rough day, but the waves here are legit scary. I wouldn't let my 7 year old in the water past her ankles, and that was with me right by her side. Grown men were being knocked down and dragged back into the surf with every passing wave. Again, not sure if that's normal, but I saw another reviewer mentioning it, so I decided to throw my 2 cents in. If it IS a normal thing here, you are INSANE or have the parenting acumen of Casey Anthony, if you let your children go into this beaches ocean. UGH. I really, REALLY didn't feel going here was anywhere NEAR worth the time and cost it took to come here. I will not be back of my own volition. Positives are that it was very clean, the aforementioned discounts for vets and kids, and that it has that Jersey Shore, summer time beach vibe, if that is your thing. But, you better LOVE people if you're coming here. Me....I'm good.

All the staff here is very friendly, knowledgeable and extremely helpful. We are really happy with…read moreour family trip. We will be back soon!

Paddle Out is great for paddle boarding or kayaking in the Manasquan River, without the hassle or…read morecost of owning your own equipment. Whether you are experienced or a beginner you will have a great experience. They have guided tours or you can rent the equipment hourly. I chose to take my daughter paddle boarding for $20 per hour. The paddle boards were clean and in excellent condition. The water in the river is fairly calm, especially during the week when most of the boats are docked. This isn't my kind of swimming water (very murky due to all the boats and jellies) but you can definitely hop on/off your board to cool off. You can make a reservation online but walk-ups are welcome. Just fill out the waiver online to move things along quickly. There is a paid parking lot or plenty of street parking.

My 9-year-old son had been asking for surf lessons since visiting Asbury Park last summer and was…read morethrilled to know he'd finally get one during our 2022 vacation. His instructor, Chris Wilson, was patient, encouraging, informative, and dedicated to ensuring my kid had an amazing experience...and he did! It's no wonder that the school is so busy -- it's TOTALLY WORTH IT! Thank you!

AMAZING! Great Program! My girls (7yo & 9yo) LOVED the camp. We will be doing this again!read more