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Long Branch

1 Ocean Blvd. , Long Branch, NJ 07740 40.305522 -73.980859
nr. Madison Ave. See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
732-571-1833 Send to Phone

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Type: Parks, Scenic Spots

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Hours

Memorial Day-Labor Day: daily, 24 hours; Labor Day-Memorial Day: daily, closed

Directions

New Jersey Turnpike to Garden State Parkway to Route 36 East; by train: New Jersey Transit to Long Branch.

Parking

Nearby Parking Lots
Street Parking

$5-$10 daily parking

Prices

$5 adults ages 18-61, free for everyone else. Students and seniors must have ID.

Payment Methods

Cash Only

Profile

The marketing slogan for Long Branch's newest members-only beach club—the Soho House–style Le Club at 23 Ocean Avenue—is "Access the Unaccessible." But the jetty-protected cove right in front of the quintessential North Jersey resort is about as accessible as they come. Just pay $5 at one of the public beach-entry points along Ocean Avenue, and you can share the same pristine sand and softly curling surf as Le Club's $5,000-a-year members. (You can't use le fenced-off daybeds or take a dip in le rooftop pool, but c'est la vie.) The newly glam north end of Long Branch, with its 30-store Pier Village shopping center, is all the rage among the resident Wall Streeters and Euro jet-setters who swoop around town in gleaming sedans and Italian sports cars. But the leafier West End neighborhood, several blocks south puts on far fewer airs. — Jon Steinberg

Note

Lifeguard is on duty from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Swimming at all other times is at your own risk.