Address: 4 Ocean Ave N, Long Branch, NJ 07740, USA
Phone: +17322227000
Rating: 4.6
based on 178 reviews.
Beach Quality
Pros:
"Beautiful beach it is nice and clean."
"Great beach, clean, soft sandy beach with water taps near the entry and exit points."
"The beaches are sandy and not covered in seaweed like some of the ones in the Carribean."
"One of the cleanest beach in NJ."
"The beach itself is clean and well maintained."
"The beaches here are beautiful. The sand is clean."
"Clean, affordable, not too packed, and has great access to amenities like restaurants and bathrooms."
Cons:
"Dirty sand, trash along the waterfront, lots of algae and sea shells along the wake."
"Sometimes due to storms they kick you out and refuse to give you a refund of the ENTRANCE FEE which is 7 per adult."
"Today was wonderful on the beach, until the tide came in and TONS of garbage washed up. Even a dead rat on the beach."
"It’s very sad that the water in the ocean wasn’t very clean this year."
"Garbage everywhere on the sand disgusting how people do not take care of the beaches they enjoy."
"However, the beach has become a garbage pit."
"Don’t come to this Beach on Labor Day weekend if you have kids!! The lifeguard houses are shut down ever other one making it super crowded in small areas."
Accessibility and Parking
Pros:
"Parking took about 30 min, but I was able to find street parking for free."
"Plenty of free parking near the beach and swimming is free."
"For parking they have $10 all day parking, there's also a lot right across from the beach that is $20 for all day parking or you can park for free on the street and just walk to the beach."
"Parking is easy to find. 3/hr on weekends."
"Ample parking near the Seven President Ocean front."
"Lots of parking in the Municipal parking lot."
"The Long Branch train station is a short walk from the beach."
Cons:
"Parking was also very difficult, so expect to end up paying $20-30 for it."
"I paid $50 for parking this time for 2 blocks from the beach plus we have to pay entry to the beach."
"Parking right by the beach is very expensive at $50 a day."
"Parking was tough to find but we found a lot across from the Maya resort where you can park for $40 for the whole day."
"Had to park quite a ways away to walk to the beach."
"Be careful because it gets crowded and it’s hard to find a parking space in the afternoon."
"Parking is kinda hard to find, even mondays but besides that everything is fine."
Dining and Shopping
Pros:
"Lots of shops and restaurants."
"Pier village has great restaurants and various quick test shops (ice cream, coffee, etc.)."
"The resteraunts and shops in Pier Village are all top notch."
"Beautiful beach with a great variety of restaurants to choose from and decent parking."
"Great places around this area to eat."
"There are plenty restaurants in Pier Village and on Brighton Ave."
"Restaurants are right on the beach with a great view."
Cons:
"NJ is pathetic greedy machine charging a fee to step on the sand."
"The one restaurant was playing their music loudly so you could relax unless you went way down the beach."
"There are few nice restaurants with lovely views of the ocean, but they are quite pricey for what they have to offer."
"Vegetarians have a tough time finding food."
"Quality of service and food in the restaurants is very poor in the summer."
"Doesn't have any of the fun boardwalk stores you would expect, just pricey boutiques down at Pier Village."
"The food is good although a bit pricey."
Safety and Regulations
Pros:
"I would check availability of access passes during Covid-19 since they do enforce limits."
"There are lifeguards every 100 feet or so keeping a close watch on all the people."
"They have safe areas flagged off, that way you don’t step outside of where you can’t be seen or saved in the water."
"The life guards are vigilant and do a good job keeping people away from danger."
"It feels safe, well guarded by the life guard on duty and their facilities are well kept."
"Police keep a strict vigil."
"The beach rangers ensure and enforce requisite social distancing measures between two groups; so you’re in safe hands."
Cons:
"No masks at all- even the personnel, no social distancing, no limit of people allowed in the beach."
"Please do not come here during Covid 19 if you value your safety."
"Almost everyone had a mask on, but there were still far too many people for comfort."
"Went today and like others mentioned, this is a nice beach with a boardwalk full of shops and food establishments but there was no social distancing at all."
"Sadly such a nice place but lack of policing leads to people smoking weed, cigarettes and cigars on the beach, loud music, dogs unleashed and people drinking."
"The restroom had a sign that said masks required but no one wore masks in there and there was no one enforcing the policy."
"If you’re going to have two underage workers come up to people being disrespectful when the tourists are respectful is beyond me."
Atmosphere and Experience
Pros:
"Very nice place to go for a walk especially in the evening."
"The family and I had the very best time at these beach."
"Very peaceful and calm!"
"We also had brunch this morning at the Bacon Beach Grill. The food was delicious."
"This beach is in my top five list of beaches in New Jersey."
"Beautiful we’ll keep beach, great for families, plenty of restaurants to eat, drink or just appreciate the view."
"It's a great beach! Long branch keeps it clean, nice, friendly, good for families."
Cons:
"Super crowded on weekends and holidays and people tend to leave trash behind."
"We were forced to leave the beach when a couple white ladies complained about our music playing."
"You may be lil disappointed, many people just dump plastic glasses and bottles."
"The place was bottled up with sooooooo many people, I think it’s not safe yet to carry on so 'normal'."
"Long Branch beach is very crowded."
"The beach was really pleasant and pretty clean!"
"The beach can get hectic some days but it’s big so there’s lot of room to isolate if that’s what you need."