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Visit: Island Beach State Park {Seaside Heights, New Jersey}

September 25, 2013 · Narrative

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Even though the calendar has officially closed the door to summer, I’d like to believe we still have a few more weeks that you can potentially visit the beach so I’m going to share one of our favorite Jersey Shore beach spots with you.

And when I say “we still have a few more weeks that you can potentially visit the beach,” I’m not thinking bathing suits because the weather isn’t quite warm enough for that. But this is also New Jersey, so anything is possible. Even with swimming potentially off the table, there is still lots to do in beach areas, just ask my kids.

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Last weekend, we headed over to Island Beach State Park in Seaside Heights. Our goal: find sea glass. Both kids, inspired by their grandmother a few years ago, love to collect sea glass and each have their own small collections. It’s a fun, free activity, and a great way to spend an afternoon along the sandy shores.

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Relatively easy to locate, Island Beach State Park is one of the state’s well-kept secrets, and even though I’m telling you about it, mum’s the word, ok? The beaches are seriously pristine. The bathrooms are spacious and clean. There are no concession stands or stores. This is pure, unadulterated beach in its best possible form. Sand dunes as far as the eye can see.

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When you arrive at the property, there is a gatehouse where you pay a small admission fee (for your car, not per person). Off season, it was a bargain $5. When the various parking lots are full, you won’t be able to enter, so during the hey day of summer, arrive early.

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Beyond the beaches, there is a nature center, hiking trails and walking paths, kayak tours, bird watching, surf fishing, and more. You can even ride your horse or bring your (leashed) dog!

Serene.

Peaceful.

Pure perfection.

And well worth a visit should you find yourself in the area.

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Island Beach State Park
Central Avenue
Seaside Park, NJ 08752
(732) 793-0506

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  1. Casey says

    September 25, 2013 at 7:40 pm

    So pretty! I have a Seaside keychain from Seaside, FL and people often ask me if it’s NJ.

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  2. Joanne says

    September 26, 2013 at 6:23 am

    The sand looks so wonderfully soft!! And crazy clean. Impressive.
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  3. patsy says

    September 26, 2013 at 7:39 am

    That is our favorite beach to go to each year! We didn’t manage to get there this year, and I’m sooooo happy to see that the beach is in such great condition! I’m thinking a trip down to watch waves and fly kites might be in order soon! Looks like you had a great time!
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This is 14-1/2. I love that her half birthday come This is 14-1/2. I love that her half birthday comes as we wrap up family summer birthdays so she is included too. 🥰 She loves lululemon, fountain Coke, and long hugs. She is a fiercely loyal friend, is the best debater I know, and sleeps later than I ever did when I was a teenager. 😂 She is quiet and loud all at once and is forever the biggest cheerleader her brother and I could ever have. My rainbow baby is growing up before my eyes and I love it and hate it all at once. Love you to the moon and back kiddo. 💛
“Everything good, everything magical happens bet “Everything good, everything magical happens between the months of June and August." Jenny Han
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Did the lyrics to “Sitting on the Dock of the Ba Did the lyrics to “Sitting on the Dock of the Bay” just run through your head or are you young? 😂 I despise Parkway traffic in the summer but love that our kids get to have a Jersey shore summer just like we did when we were their age. 💛

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This is 14-1/2. I love that her half birthday come This is 14-1/2. I love that her half birthday comes as we wrap up family summer birthdays so she is included too. 🥰 She loves lululemon, fountain Coke, and long hugs. She is a fiercely loyal friend, is the best debater I know, and sleeps later than I ever did when I was a teenager. 😂 She is quiet and loud all at once and is forever the biggest cheerleader her brother and I could ever have. My rainbow baby is growing up before my eyes and I love it and hate it all at once. Love you to the moon and back kiddo. 💛
“Everything good, everything magical happens bet “Everything good, everything magical happens between the months of June and August." Jenny Han
The disco ball was hung there temporarily for a ho The disco ball was hung there temporarily for a hot minute but when it starts showing off at sunset, how could I move it anywhere else? ✨
Did the lyrics to “Sitting on the Dock of the Ba Did the lyrics to “Sitting on the Dock of the Bay” just run through your head or are you young? 😂 I despise Parkway traffic in the summer but love that our kids get to have a Jersey shore summer just like we did when we were their age. 💛
Any time my kids ask to have dinner with me, I con Any time my kids ask to have dinner with me, I consider it a win… dinner date with my oldest at Cava to close out the weekend, perfection. 🥰
The five grandkids recreated one of the candy boar The five grandkids recreated one of the candy boards from @ainttooproudtomeg’s cheese board deck. They may have eaten about half as much as they arranged, but that’s the point, right? 😍
We hope today made you as happy as this little chi We hope today made you as happy as this little chippy who hit paydirt with a $100,000 grand candy bar he found. 😍 (he actually had found himself TWO candy bars from we don’t know where, but we squired one away bc that felt like a sugar coma waiting to happen 😂)
If burrata is the question, the answer should be a If burrata is the question, the answer should be a loud and emphatic YES. Unless you’re lactose intolerant or somethin’.

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