Point Pleasant, NJ An Exciting Family Beach Destination

Point Pleasant is the ultimate Jersey Shore familyand a fossil room.
destination, offering exciting activities for a day trip, aPoint Pleasant Beach Boardwalk - Over a one-mile
week end, or as a summer vacation destination?long boardwalk with arcades, amusements,
Point Pleasant Beach bills itself as family-oriented.entertainment, food stands and beach train.
The Boardwalk, one of the nicest in the state,Point Pleasant Beach - clean beaches,
stretches for a mile and has a first class aquarium,accommodations, amusements, bathhouses, daily or
family amusements, rides, games of chance, arcades,seasonal badges, boardwalk, fishing, lifeguard on duty
food, live entertainment, and a one-of-a-kinduntil 6:00, picnicking, scuba diving and surfing. There are
Victorian-style ice cream parlor.both public and private beaches in Point Pleasant. A
The beach is safe and clean where children buildpublic access beach can be found at the southern end
sandcastles and body surf in the ocean while theirof town with an entrance on Ocean Avenue across
parents bask in the sunshine and cool salt-air breezes.from the Dunes Motel. It's free, but be aware there are
It has all the fanfare and excitement expected of ano lifeguards, so use common sense if swimming.
top rated beach town.Everything's open from Memorial Day to Labor Day
Downtown Point Pleasant boasts a shopping districtwith lifeguards on duty from 9:30 am to 5:30 pm.
with many unique shops and antique establishments,The Festival of the Sea - One of Point Pleasant
making the area a great location for all ages. And ifBeachs top events. Held Downtown in September as
shopping builds up an appetite, the many finean end of summer gathering. Local restaurants and
restaurants, coffee shops and cafes are there tovendors provide the large crowds with delicacies such
satisfy whatever your taste is.as crab cakes, shrimp skewers, paella, soups and
At night, the Boardwalk vibrates with colorful lights,bisques, lobster, and other seafood items.
exciting rides twisting with screams and music, and inThe Point Pleasant Beach race Sunday September
the arcades you can hear the bleeps of the latest9th 2007, is a major offshore power boat Race. If you
video games. For adults, several nightclubs with theare on the beach or in a boat between Point Pleasant
latest music blasting away can be heard along withBeach and Bay Head, you are in for a treat as boats
their dancing into the late night hours.roar down the ocean at speeds up to 115 miles per
The commercial fishing industry is still an importanthour.
year-round activity, and the sea-food restaurants andFishing - Point Pleasant offers the opportunity to catch
retail shops along Channel Drive and Inlet Drive aresome big tuna, bluefish and fluke. For those who just
popular with residents and visitors alike.want to kick back, tours offer the use of all their
Interested in becoming a resident, Point Pleasant wasequipment, leaving you with nothing to worry about.
named the 3rd best place to live in the USA by theParty and charter boats go offshore from the
July 1997 issue of U.S. by Money Magazine.Broadway Basin or Ken's Landing.
Only a one-hour drive from New York City, or an hourKayaking - In summer, at Point Pleasant Beach, the
and a half ride on New Jersey Transit, with a 15 minutenorth end is a kayak zone with nice 3- to 6-foot
walk to the boardwalk, this small town on the Jerseycurlers at high tide when winds are from the east.
shore is a popular vacation spot for North New JerseyDuring the off season, on the north side of the
and NYC tourists, or bennys as the locals call them.Manasquan Inlet, Manasquan Beach has an off-shore
Major Attractionsbreak that's great after the crowds leave for the
Jenkinsons Aquarium - Explore two floors of exoticseason.
fish, mammals, and birds. Facilities include a petting tank