Comb the beach for seashells and sea 19glass. Make a splash at Lake Barnegat’s inflatable 20Wibit water park. Take a Canoe or Kayak Eco-Tour for a 21close-up view of the Pinelands. Enjoy a program or display at one of the 22county’s 21 library branches.t Sip high tea at a tea room.t 23Photograph an awesome sunset over 24Barnegat Bay. Watch the Offshore Power Boat or 25Garvey races on the bay. Get scared at New Jersey’s biggest 26Halloween parade in Toms River. Dine with an Ocean or bay view.tt 27Charter a boat and a captain for fishing, 28birding, tours or a sunset cruise. Visit Navy Lakehurst’s Information 29Center, home of Historic Hangar 1 & the tragic Hindenburg crash.tt Take the New Jersey Lighthouse 30Challenge in October. tt Enjoy a Victorian Walking Tour in Beach 31Haven.tt Take an environmental appreciation tour 32on Long Beach Island.tt Visit the Pine Barrens and hunt for the 33legendary “Jersey Devil.” tt Spend the night at a romantic B&B.t 34 Take a lunch or dinner cruise on the 35Barnegat Bay aboard a double deck Mississippi paddle wheeler.tt Bird watch. (We are on a major fly way. 36Take binoculars.) Make a howl at Howling Wolves Farm. 37

Fish-in the surf, on fresh water and in 1the deep sea. Join the thrills at amusement rides in 2Point Pleasant, Seaside Heights, Beach Haven and Jackson. Visit the Tuckerton Seaport, a 40 acre-3maritime museum.tt Take a horseback riding lesson. 4Sail, row, or motor boat. 5Fly a kite on one of Ocean County’s 6beautiful beaches. Get your laughs in at a comedy show at 7Uncle Vinnie’s. Seek adventure at The Mainland’s aerial 8ropes course. Take me out to the ballgame! See the 9Lakewood BlueClaws, the A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies. Watch the commercial fisherman “pack 10out” their daily catch. Take an early morning or evening board-11walk bike ride. Watch a sailboat regatta on the Toms 12River, Metedeconk River, or Barnegat Bay. Catch a movie on the bay or ocean. 13Listen to the sounds of the Pinelands 14every Saturday at Waretown’s Albert Music Hall.t Learn to sail, water ski, scuba dive, 15swim, surf, or paddleboard. Crab and clam on one of our beautiful 16waterways. Cool down at one of Ocean County’s 17spray parks. Wind surf on Barnegat Bay. 18

Things To Do in Ocean County, NJ

From lively boardwalks to the solitude of the Pine Barrens, from sugar and sand beaches to exciting amusement parks’ thrills, there is a vacation of a lifetime and a long list of things to do waiting for you in Ocean County.

Activities subject to change. Visit our Calendar of Events at

www.oceancountytourism.com for contacts to confirm information.

Things To Do in Ocean County, NJ

Things To Do in Ocean County, NJRoller skate or bowl.t 38Take a tour at Ocean County’s 39Historical Society.t Race a crab at Harvey Cedars. 40Borrow a DVD about local history at The 41Ocean County Library. Rent a rowboat at Lake Shenandoah 42County Park. Play a game of chance on the boardwalk.tt 43Splash around at a water park ~ 44Breakwater Beach, Seaside Heights, Thundering Surf, Beach Haven, or Six Flag’s Hurricane Harbor, Jackson. Peek inside some Long Beach Island 45mansions on the annual house tour. tt Visit Antique Emporium in Point Pleasant 46Beach, many dealers under one roof. t Putt around at one of Ocean County’s 47many miniature golf courses. Hit some balls at a batting cage. 48Get up close and personal with alpaca’s 49at Out of Sight Alpaca’s. Here ye! Here ye! Watch knight’s joust at 50Lakewood’s Renaissance Festival (September). Bid at an auction.tt 51Hike and tour Cedar Bridge Tavern 52Museum Historical Site in Barnegat Catch your next wave in Seaside Heights 53~ Named one of the top ten places to surf in the US. Become an artist and create your own 54pottery at a studio.t Search for treasure on a pirate ship. 55Play beach volleyball. 56Attend Summer in the Street, in 57Downtown Toms River.

t indoor activity tt indoor and outdoor activity

Be a critic at an art gallery. 58Enjoy live theatre performances at The 59Surflight and Strand Theatres, The Arts and Community Center at Ocean County College, The RWJ Barnabas Arena, Ocean First Theater, Lakeside Children’s Theatre, and Ocean Professional Theatre Company, Exit 82 Theatre, and Six Flags Great Adventure. Be a taster at a Chowder Cook-Off in 60Beach Haven or for land-lubbers, a Chili Cook off in Toms River. Sign up for a free behind-the-scenes tour 61of the commercial fishing fleet at Viking Village, Barnegat Light. Watch a stock car race at New Egypt 62Speedway. Golf an 18 hole scenic course. 63End the year with a First Night 64Celebration in Seaside Heights.tt Dance to live music at a night club.t 65Cool off ice skating.tt 66Listen to free summer concerts on the 67beach in Point Pleasant Beach; in Beach Haven’s park; at Toms River’s Quad, Brick Beach, or Lavallette’s gazebo to name a few. Race a go kart. 68See 1,500 animals at Six Flag’s Great 69Adventure Wild Safari off Road Adventure. Walk miles of picturesque boardwalks. 70Compete in an 18 mile run on Long 71Beach Island (October). Take a hike or bike on the Barnegat 72Branch rail trail. Visit a U-Pick and pick your own fruits 73and vegetables.

Watch weekly fireworks over the ocean 74on Wednesday & Thursdays. Be a Farmer at Argo’s Farm, Farm Camp. 75Climb Barnegat Lighthouse; walk the 76inlet, then visit the lighthouse interpretive center.tt Plan a day at a Laurita Winery festival, 77and spend the night! tt Visit New Egypt flea market.tt 78Visit a brewery. 79Photograph St. Vladimir’s Russian 80Orthodox Church with its golden onion dome in Jackson. See the Blessing of the Fleet in June. 81Get to know a shark at Jenkinson’s 82Aquarium, Point Pleasant.t Plunge with the Polar Bears at Seaside 83Heights or Long Beach Island. Ride a surrey from Atlantic Ocean to 84Barnegat Bay. Visit the Popcorn Park Zoo in Lacey Twp. 85See small reptiles being fed at Cattus 86Island County Park.tt Power sail, windsurf or kite surf. 87Listen to a history talk at the Long Beach 88Island Museum.tt Attend the Wooden boat festival. 89See a performance & have some ice 90cream at Show Place Ice Cream Parlour, Beach Haven or the Music Man Ice Cream Shoppe, Lavallette.t Lunch on the jetty at the south end of 91Island Beach State Park. Enjoy and learn about astronomy at The 92Robert J. Novins Planetarium.tt Visit Seaside Heights Moreland Carousel 93and Museum.t

Relax and unwind at a seashore spa.t 94Enjoy a panoramic view of Barnegat Bay 95from Cattus Island Park, Toms River Township. See a cranberry bog and a restored 96sawmill at Double Trouble State Park. Camp in the Pineland’s. 97March in the Annual Ocean County St. 98Patrick’s Day and Columbus Day parades, Seaside Heights. Visit one of many farmers markets. 99

100 Join the excitement and watch a life guard tournament. 101 Get a 5 story view of the Pinelands from Jakes Branch County Park.

OCEANFRONT COMMUNITIES:

Point Pleasant Bay Head

Mantoloking Lavallette, Seaside Heights

Seaside Park Barnegat Light Harvey Cedars

Surf City Ship Bottom

Beach Haven & Long Beach Township And parts of Brick, Toms River and

Berkeley Township

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Ocean County Board of Commissioners Virginia E. Haines l John P. Kelly

Gerry P. Little l Gary Quinn Joseph H. Vicari: Tourism Liaison

Business Development & Tourism Sandra Lazzaro, Division Director

Administration Building 101 Hooper Avenue, Room 109

P.O. Box 2191, Toms River, N.J. 08754 (732) 929-2000

Web Site: https://www.oceancountytourism.com/

Alexa DeNoia & Carly LaCicero, Editors

Ocean County is Within Your Reach: Ocean County is on the eastern shore of New ▪

Jersey and little more than an hour’s drive from New York, Pennsylvania and Atlantic City.

It is easily reached between Garden State ▪ Parkway Exit 98 to the north; Exit 58 to the south.

On Interstate 195, use Exit 16 to Exit 36 ▪ Some resorts and major attractions are accessible ▪

by rail or bus. Call (800) 371-1339 for New Jersey Transit information.