Cape May is located at the southern tip of New Jersey. It was the first US
seaside resort. Take the Cape May Lewes Ferry to
Delaware beaches. Visit
Victorian homes or stay at an historic inn. Enjoy the surf, sun and
boardwalk. In nearby towns, stroll through beautiful flower gardens.
Watch glass blowing demonstrations or see glasswork exhibitions. Take a
cruise. See
dolphins or whales. Climb a lighthouse. Learn about history. Explore the
marsh, beach and meadows.
Golf. Bike.
Hike. Camp. Visit art
galleries, historic sites and museums. The area offers fun and
excitement as well as a chance to relax and enjoy a sunset or sunrise.
Go boating, fishing, surfing, biking. See fireworks. Attend festivals
and outdoor concerts. Walk a 2 mile boardwalk with amusement piers and
water parks.
Wildwood's Boardwalk has vendors, rides and games. It has a circa
1950's style architecture which makes its unique with a fun filled
atmosphere. Morey's Piers offer rides, games and water
parks. Take guided walking tours, back bay boat rides and kayak tours at
the Wetlands Institute in nearby Stone Harbor.
Towns along the South Coast
- Avalon - beach fee, ocean beach, sport fishing
- Bivalve - Bayshore Discovery project offers sailing trips aboard
restored schooner and museum with environmental and other
educational programs.
- Bridgeton - Cohanzick Zoo, Bridgeton City park, historical
district, museums, canoe rentals, swimming, picnicking, museum of
Indian artifacts, shopping downtown, festivals, unique shops, arts
and crafts
- Cape May - beach fee, ocean beach, historic district, guided
tours, musuems, lighthouse, festivals, theaters, fairgrounds, Whale
watch and research center, cruises,
camping, historic sites,
paddlewheel river boat, nature center with 18 acres of beach, meadow
and marshland, shopping mall, spa, sport fishing charters
- Cape May Court House - camping, golf club, Cape May Bird
Observatory center for research and education with nature programs,
Cape May National Wildlife refuge with birding and nature programs
- Cape May Point - beach fee, bay beach, lighthouse, museum, Cape
May Bird Observatory Northwood center, shopping, Cape May Point
State Park
- Clermont - campgrounds, golf
- Erma - golf
- Fairton - golf
- Goshen - camping
- Green Creek - cmaping
- Heislerville - East Point Lighhouse on Delaware Bay
- Lower Township - bay beach
- Marmora - camping
- Millville - arts district with exhibitions, Army air field
museum, art centers with exhibits, boat ramp
- Newport - New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route National Park
Service
- North Wildwood - ocean beach, no beach fee, boardwalk, Hereford
Inlet lighthouse with museum and gardens, boat and kayak rentals
- Ocean City - beach fee, ocean beach, miniature golf, amuseument
parks with water slides and rides, arcade games, go karts, golf
course, shopping downtown boutiques, specialty stores, guided kayak
nature tours, sailing lessons, wave runner rental shop, charter
fishing boats, marine mammal environmental tours
- Ocean View - campgrounds, golf
- Rio Grande - Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation museum, golf
driving range
- Sea Isle City - ocean beach, boardwalk, sunset cruises, nature
cruises, private charters, summer camps
- Seabrook - educational and cultural center
- South Seaville = campgrounds
- Stone Harbor - ocean beach, Stone Harbor bird sanctuary,
WEtlands Institute and museum with aquarium, exhibits andturtle
tanks, shopping at specialty shops downtown
- Strathmere - beach fee, ocean beach, Corson's Inlet State Park
- Swainton - golf, gardens
- Tuckahoe - camping, Lester G. MacNamara Wildlife Management Area
- Villas - golf
- Vineland - performing arts centers, golf, shopping mall, canoe
and boat rentals
- West Cape May - camping
- Wildwood - amusement park, boardwalk, ocean beach, museum,
marina, cruises on riverboat, Morey's Piers with rides and 2
waterparks, Nickel's Midway pier with arcade, speedboat cruises and
dolphin watch cruises, Splash Zone Interactive Waterpark, Mural with
life sized whales and dolphins, recreation center
- Wildwood Crest - ocean beach, historic sites, parasailing,
tennis courts
- Woodbine - camping, Belleplain State forest