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Sunday, July 24, 2011

Daily Badges: The Most and Least Affordable Beaches

Here's our comparison of daily beach badges

If you need a beach badge for one day, you'll need to pay at least $5 and often much more than that to get on the beach. The cost between a weekday and weekend beach badge can vary widely across the Jersey Shore. We compiled a list of least to most expensive daily beach badges for Monmouth and Ocean counties. Check out where your favorite beach stacks up. OCEAN COUNTY Best Deal for the Family: Island Beach State Park: (per vehicle) $6 daily, $10 weekends. Barnegat Light: $5 daily, $5 weekends. ($1 surcharge if purchased on beach). Beach Haven: $5 daily, $5 weekends. Brick (Barnegat Peninsula): $5 daily, $5 weekends. Lacey Township: $5 daily, $5 weekends. (Proof of residency is required). Long Beach Township: $5 daily, $5 weekends. Seaside …

joe

12:24 pm on Sunday, July 24, 2011

Ridiculous prices. You know the money the towns take in is supposed to only be for upkeep of the beach and workers salaries. Where does the rest of the money go? Deep pockets? Beaches should be free. Charge for parking, not access to the ocean.   more ›

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