"Water was chilly but pleasurable. Great sand, not many shells, sandy bottom in ocean."
"Beach is very clean and well kept."
"Free beach access, there's a dog beach section, tons of stuff to do here."
"The beaches are beautiful and never really too crowded."
"Absolutely beautiful, from sunrise to sunset. The beach is clean and the waves are wonderful."
"The beaches are free and huge, so there is no problem finding a spot."
"It also has a huge public beach for all with warm waters and low depth."
Cons:
"Hardest part for my older mom was that very long walk to the beach.. this could be advertised better prior to arrival so she could be prepared for this walk."
"The distance from parking to the actual beach is a no go, especially with young children."
"Beach is pretty wide so prep for a long walk from board-walk to the ocean (200+steps per pedometer- but there is a beach taxi)."
"The walk to the water across the beach is about a quarter mile."
"Beach was very far from the boardwalk and all I can see a long stretch of sand."
"The beach is fun to go to, but it is a little dirty."
"No fresh water to rinse off and changing room."
Boardwalk Attractions
Pros:
"Fireworks on Fridays and make sure to check out the event calendar for extra fun activities like the kite and marbles tournament."
"Typical American Jersey Shore boardwalk. Colorful amusement park rides, greasy food, ice cream, candy, arcade games, and boardwalk games."
"The boardwalk is clean, the beaches are large & pristine...including port-a-potties & no smoking."
"It's just pure, it's what it is, fun, everybody around you.... Pure America, pure summer..."
"Best boardwalk out there! There's tons of great food, stores, games, and rides."
"The Wildwood Boardwalk is full of shops with great food, arcades, stores with all kinds of merchandise and piers with all kinds of rides and games."
"The boardwalk is the heart of Wildwood. You have amusement piers, games, restaurants, boardwalk pizza and of course a wonderful beach view."
Cons:
"Unfortunately tickets for the rides are ridiculously over priced.. It cost us $25 to just ride the ferris wheel."
"Rides will generally cost between 3-10 tickets each, and a ticket card loaded with 150 tickets will run you about $170."
"Be ready to pay the equivalent of a trip to Great Adventure for a couple of rides + parking."
"The piers are no longer for little kids, just rowdy people!"
"Alot of stuff was closed, the piers had weird and late open times which made it hard for the little ones to participate."
"The only problem is the water rides are closed too early for this time of year."
"Most of the shops and rides are closed for the season."
Accessibility and Convenience
Pros:
"Parking spot are available all u need is to get the parking app."
"We rented electric scooters for elder parents..worth $100 for 2 for the day. They had a ball."
"Plenty of close parking ($60 for 12 hrs)."
"There is a great tram service available."
"If you are staying at a hotel or a rental house you will probably have a parking space."
"Patrolled by police and pfc the tr car to get you around if you don't want to walk."
"There were many people visiting that day but didn’t feel crowded."
Cons:
"Not enough parking given the size of the joint... Had to walk quite the distance to avoid outrageous parking lots."
"Parking is a bit expensive the closer you park to the boardwalk."
"If you're not staying close by or lucky enough to find on street parking, they charge you $25+ to park in a paid lot for a few hours during peak times."
"Close parking is important because the walk from the pier to the water is about half a mile or more."
"The tram car wasn't running til after 5pm was extraordinarily inconvenient."
"No public restroom open on whole boardwalk no tram running after 5 no transit buses to take you thru town."
"The boardwalk needs to be repaired, I tripped MULTIPLE times."
Food and Shopping
Pros:
"The variety of shops is astounding. The food - wow! Amazing prices & great selection - deep-fried oreos are a necessity to try!"
"Food is good and the lemonade is outstanding."
"So much to eat on the board walk."
"We love the different food shops (pizza, frozen custard, gyros, etc.) and the arcades."
"The food was delicious. Breakfast was enjoyed by all."
"The food is always great."
"Food options are wonderful entertainment is wonderful."
Cons:
"Prices on undoubtedly very pricey for a lot of food, and water is always overpriced!"
"Everything is pricey."
"VERY expensive! (as in the Lifefuard store is more affordable than the beachy bs shops all around)."
"But Jesus they price gouge every single thing."
"Also everything here is very expensive."
"Everything is super expensive however, seems every store is trying to make up for the past two years in one summer."
"Most things are pretty expensive, including ride tickets."
Atmosphere and Environment
Pros:
"Beautiful atmosphere for families, teenagers, kids and young couples. plenty of public restrooms."
"Wildwood is the perfect place for families and for all ages!"
"It's a cool place to walk and for bicycle riding people it's a good place and path for bike riders till 12 PM."
"It's a beautiful boardwalk. Clean, a lot of Activities and food."
"It's even more beautiful at night."
"The Wildwood Boardwalk is always a wonderful place to go."