What beaches in Jersey are free?
What beaches in Jersey are free?
Free Public Beaches in Monmouth County
- Sandy Hook Beach. Sandy Hook is unique among free beaches in New Jersey, as it holds one of the greatest historical significances to the state. ...
- Keansburg Beach. ...
- Ideal Beach. ...
- The Wildwoods Beach. ...
- Atlantic City Beach. ...
- Cape May. ...
- Somers Point Beach. ...
- Strathmere.
Why are Jersey beaches not free?
Municipalities charged the equivalent of $16 to $20 per person, in today's dollars, as a way to keep local taxes low and the riffraff out. Because most New Jersey's beach towns are tiny, without a lot of revenue other than property taxes, the economic boon became a cottage industry for the Shore.