Island Beach State Park

Parks Directory of the United States / State Parks / New Jersey

Location:Between the Atlantic Ocean and Barnegat Bay. Take Route 37 east to Route 35 south to park entrance.
Facilities:Self-guided trails, bike path (5 miles), bird observation blind, beach with designated swimming area, access ramp (é), bathhouses, concessions, interpretive center.
Activities:Boating (car top launch only), canoeing, fishing, swimming, surfing, sailboarding, scuba diving, picnicking (no tables or grills provided), hiking, bicycling, horseback riding, waterfowl hunting.
Special Features:Park occupies a narrow barrier island stretching for 10 miles between the Atlantic Ocean and Barnegat Bay, preserving one of New Jersey’s last remaining undeveloped barrier beaches.
Address:PO Box 37
Seaside Park, NJ 08752
Phone:732-793-0506
Web: www.njparksandforests.org/parks/island.html
Size: 3,002 acres.

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Bill Vibbert, the superintendent of Island Beach State Park, points out that zoning has been used to protect natural resources, but usually is applied on land, not at sea.

Protecting the Peace ... the Fish ..

Erosion also has degraded dunes and eliminated a wide section of beach and dune habitat along the southern margin of Island Beach State Park. Substantial erosion near Barnegat Lighthouse has deepened the south channel floor abutting the shoreline to [greater than]20 m.

Located along the southwest margin of the Island Beach State Park, the Sedge Islands consist of approximately 290 ha of tidal marshes, 114 ha of intertidal and subtidal habitat, and 14 ha of beaches and dunes.

BARNEGAT INLET, NEW JERSEY: A CASE STUDY OF STABILIZATION IMPACTS

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