Vacation on Long Beach Island NJ

Long Beach Island is a barrier island 18 miles long and a quarter mile wide and is located about 5 or 6 miles off New Jersey shores.

Easily accessible by private or public transportation over the Causeway Bridge, is an area of some of the the most beautiful N J Beach resorts.

What one considers to be the best of NJ Beach resorts is a personal matter as people like to come to the beach for many different reasons. There are many New Jersey Beach rentals that offer the ultimate in rest and relaxation while boating, skiing, gliding and various other past times are available just outside your door.

Long Beach Island NJ is home to some 20,000 residents in 20 some odd communities along its shores. Only two of these communities were developed as N J beach resorts--Beach Haven and Barnegat Light. All the others are known as just wonderful places for rest and relaxation.

For decades Long Beach Island NJ has been known as one of the best natural NJ beach resorts for families and a place just to relax and enjoy the ocean.

With the island being only a quarter mile wide one can easily enjoy the bay as well as the ocean. Beach badges are available, at a nominal fee, which help to insure that the beaches maintain their high standards.

There is no boardwalk and only one amusement park on the island, along with a number of miniature golf courses and bike rental places..

The beaches of Long Beach Island NJ rate as some of the most beautiful beaches on the East Coast.

Along with its natural beauty, hundreds of boutiques and fine restaurants, Long Beach Island NJ is an easy choice for one of the best NJ Beach resorts for vacation.

Some of the best fishing and most varied fishing is found along the New Jersey shores. Bluefish, fluke, weakfish, striped bass, along with many other species, are produced in the waters off Long Beach Island.

Selected beaches offer surf casting and fishing can be enjoyed in the inlets.

Marinas are all along the New Jersey shores--Atlantic City, Belmar, Cape May, Long Beach Island, Point Pleasant and Wildwood.

Also, blue fishing on the Atlantic can be enjoyed and even overnight big game fishing trips via party boat are available.

Long Beach Island's proximity to Atlantic City, which is about a 30 minute drive away, offers all the entertainment, fine restaurants, and gaming one could want.