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N O U N : A strip of land covered with sand, pebbles, or small stones at the edge of a body of water, especially by the ocean between high – and low-water marks.
VERB: Run or haul up (a boat or ship) on to a beach.
HERE’S AN EXAMPLE: “I love the Jersey Shore! We beach in Longport.”
“Oh, I spent a lot of time there when I was in college. My family beaches in Avalon.”
Depending on a variety of factors that
may include proximity to restaurants and bars, remoteness, sports facilities, distance from street end to the water, or simply family tradition, repeat visitors to New Jersey’s Southern Shore oceanfront communities usually have a go-to resort in which they beach. That’s not to say visitors can’t beach in a different resort every day, because that is a wonderful option for those looking for all the region has to offer.
From Cape May Point in the south up to Brigantine, just north of Atlantic City, the
beaches are watched over by well-trained lifeguards who protect swimmers (and non- swimmers!) during regular beach hours from Memorial Day through Labor Day and beyond. Further safeguarding the public health, all of the state’s beaches are tested weekly to ensure bathers are swimming in unpolluted water.
Some beaches (the Wildwoods, Strathmere, and Atlantic City) charge no fee for use, but all other municipal beaches on the Atlantic Ocean require the purchase of beach tags. Many accommodations will provide beach tags for their guests, but even without that nicety, beach tags are reasonably priced at about $30 for the season and less than $20 for weekly tags. Tags are usually required for people 12 years of age and older. Beach tags may be purchased at local visitor information centers, municipal halls, booths at particular streets, at beach entrances, or even from the people checking for tags.
While most beaching people have a regular beach routine – pack the cooler, put lotion on the kids, grab the beach chairs and umbrella – beachfront resorts have concessions from which beachgoers can rent chairs, umbrellas, boogie and surf boards, or even cabanas, and purchase treats such as ice cream or iced coffee for cooling off
BEACH
/bēCH/
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