Brick
to Sandy Hook
This 36-mile ride starts at the Mantoloking
Bridge County Park in Brick Township
and ends in the Sandy Hook Gateway
National Recreation Area in Highlands.
Whether daytripping or staying for
an extended period, you can spend your
time sunbathing on one of the many
beaches, swimming in the ocean, fishing
in the bay or visiting the many restaurants,
galleries, shops and music venues sprinkled
throughout the region.
The terrain is mostly flat, except
for the bridges which offer excellent
views along the Jersey Shore waterways.
Free parking and indoor bathrooms
are available at the start and end
points of this ride.
Besides the white sand beaches and people-filled boardwalks, visitors can experience great food, shopping, antiquing, historic sites, natural areas and astounding architecture in these shore communities. A few of the many attractions are highlighted below.
Traders
Cove Marina and Park, Brick Township
This 11.5-acre municipal park with spectacular
bay views features a public boat ramp,
a travel lift, a walking path, picnic
benches, parking facilities, landscaping
and a new Americans with Disabilities
Act (ADA)-compliant playground believed
to be the largest boundless playground
on the Barnegat Bay. It also provides
easy access to the recently opened F
and T Coves, which are managed by the
United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
Mantoloking
Bridge County Park and Fishing Pier,
Brick Township
This recently renovated county
park, adjacent to Traders Cove Marina
and Park, provides a recreational area
on the Brick side of Mantoloking Bridge.
Appealing to those looking to fish, crab
or sightsee, the park features a 70-foot
fishing and crabbing pier, a boardwalk,
picnic area, sun shade, gazebo, indoor
bathrooms and lighted paths.
Jenkinson's
Boardwalk, Point Pleasant Beach Borough
A visit to Jenkinson's
Boardwalk in Point
Pleasant Beach is a Jersey Shore must!
Visitors of all ages can take part in
the action along this bustling boardwalk,
with activities including an amusement
park, arcade games, an aquarium, sweet
shops and a nightclub.
Loughran Point
Park, Point Pleasant Beach Borough
Located along the Manasquan Inlet, the
northern tip of the intercoastal waterway,
Loughran Point Park is a popular spot
for fishermen and boaters. Activities
include fishing, crabbing and
picnicking. This park also features a
fisherman's memorial to honor those who
were lost at sea.
National
Guard Museum of New Jersey at the
National Guard Training Center, Sea
Girt
With the mission to preserve and explain
the military heritage of New Jersey and
enhance public understanding of how armed
conflicts and military institutions have
shaped the state and nation, this museum curates
and displays artifacts significant to
the Army National Guard, Air National
Guard and the Naval Militia of New Jersey.
General admission is free. For more information
call 732.974.5966.
Sea Girt
Lighthouse, Sea Girt
First illuminated in December 1896 to
safeguard the coastline between Sandy
Hook and Barnegat Inlet, this historic
lighthouse remained in operation until
the 1950s. The pinnacle of the lighthouse
offers magnificent panoramic views of
the Atlantic Ocean. Tours run Sundays,
2 - 4 pm, except holiday weekends, from
early May through the Sunday before Thanksgiving.
For full schedule, call 732.974.0514.
Belmar
Beach and Boardwalk, Belmar Borough
Belmar's
boardwalk and beach is located
along Ocean Avenue and extends over a
mile from First to Twentieth Avenue.
This popular stretch of beach offers
attractions including shops, eateries,
entertainment and water sports such as
sailing, boating, parasailing, wind-surfing
and kite sailing. The boardwalk is the
perfect place to walk, jog, cycle or
relax and enjoy the atmosphere. Interpretive
signs describe the plants and birds nearby.
Ocean Grove,
Neptune Township
Because of its high beach, thick groves
of pine, cedar and hickory, lack of mosquitoes
and proximity to the sea, Ocean
Grove was first settled as a camp
meeting site for religious services.
Today, attractions include renowned Victorian
residential architecture and the Great
Auditorium, built in 1894 and regarded
as the most impressive enclosed auditorium
in the state.
Asbury
Park
Asbury
Park is a Jersey Shore icon with
a famed music history. Its boardwalk
and downtown feature galleries, museums,
restaurants, antique shops, clothing
boutiques and entertainment. The Convention
Hall and Paramount Theatre, both on the
National Register of Historic Places,
are the site of many legendary performances.
No trip is complete without a visit to
the Stone Pony - the famous venue where
Bruce Springsteen and many other music
giants have played.
Long Branch
Historical Museum/Garfield Tea House,
Long Branch
President James Garfield was transported
from Washington, DC to Long Branch to
recover from an assassin's ultimately
fatal gunshot wound in 1881. After his
death, the Garfield Tea House was built
from the railroad ties used to lay the
emergency track that transported him
to the cottage where he died. Long Branch
Historical Museum, aptly nicknamed "Church
of the Presidents" for the seven
presidents who worshipped here, features
relics associated with the early history
of Long Branch, its Gilded Age and the
associated presidents.
Pier Village,
Long Branch Township
This Victorian-inspired
mixed-use residential community, located on the beach in
Long Branch, features 30 unique shops,
restaurants and spectacular views of
the Atlantic Ocean.
Gateway
National Recreation Area, Sandy Hook,
Highlands
Sandy
Hook, the 7-mile peninsula extending
into lower New York Harbor, features
historical attractions including the
decommissioned Fort Hancock and the
iconic Sandy Hook Lighthouse, the oldest
working lighthouse in the United States.
Within the park, a shared-use path
runs adjacent to the beach, through
a holly forest and along a salt marsh.
Stop by the Visitor Center to find
out more about Sandy Hook's diverse
attractions, activities and special
events.
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