If baseball is more your speed, head to Lakewood to cheer on their minor league baseball team, the Lakewood BlueClaws. If you prefer under-the-hood horsepower, check our Raceway Park in Englishtown, or Wall Stadium in Wall Township. Land-based sports enthusiast will find fast-paced horse-racing action at Monmouth Park in Oceanport, or Freehold Raceway in Freehold. These lighthouses call you to revel in the beautiful beach towns where you'll find fantastic fishing, boating, and all watersports as well as summer concerts by the sea, your favorite musicals and the annual New Jersey Seafood Festival in Belmar. And now the reconstructed Tuckers Island Lighthouse in the Tuckerton Seaport. Further south is Barnegat Lighthouse, affectionately known locally as "Old Barney," built by Civil War hero George Gordon Meade in 1857. Several miles to the south are the Twin Lights of Navesink, the site of Marconi's first ship-to-shore broadcast. On the northern fringe of the Gateway National Recreation Area at Sandy Hook stands the nation's oldest operating beacon, the Sandy Hook Lighthouse. From the traditional roller coasters and sky-high rides of Seaside Heights to the latest thrill-a-minute wonders of Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, one of the country's largest theme parks and safari, you'll be able to take in the region from a different perspective, a hundred feet or so off the ground, on one of the parks many roller coasters or get your feet wet at Hurricane Harbor Water Park.įor a more tranquil high-rise look, tour any of the four historic lighthouses that tower over the region, each in a style all its own.
The Shore Region is filled with possibilities that will literally take you to new heights. Bring along more than a bathing suit or fishing rod if you want to enjoy all there is to offer. There's so much to do in the Shore Region, history, culture, golf, and entertainment also abound here.
With more than 60 miles of pristine beaches from Sandy Hook down to Holgate you can enjoy many activities like surfcasting off Seaside Park perhaps some bodysurfing off Bay Head or maybe a moonlit walk in Surf City.