The Wildwoods-by-the-Sea are known around the world for their extra-wide, clean, safe, FREE beaches! Spanning 5 miles of South Jersey coastline, our white sandy beaches are truly among the finest on the East Coast, and by far the biggest and best on the Jersey Shore!

Did you know...
Wildwood's beach was voted the #1 Beach in New Jersey in the 2008 "Top 10 New Jersey Beaches" poll conducted by the New Jersey Marine Sciences Consortium!

Wildwood has beautiful, white, safe, guarded beaches from about Memorial Day until Labor Day - 10 AM - 5:30 PM. These beaches are the widest at the Jersey shore. Where other beaches in South Jersey have a tendency to erode each year, Wildwood seems to be the recipient of their "lost" beaches. Best of all - there are no beach fees. No alcohol, barbeques or glass containers allowed on any of the beaches.

Besides sunning and bathing in the clean ocean water (chemists test the ocean water daily), you can walk and hunt for "Cape May Diamonds" - quartz stones that have been polished smooth by the changing tides. Beach access is restricted during the season from 10 pm to 6 am - May through September. You can rent beach chairs and umbrellas if you don't bring your own (in season only). The beaches in Wildwood are the widest on the coast and there is plenty of room to spread your beach towel and enjoy the lazy hazy days of summer

Parking on peak days can be somewhat trying, so try to arrive early, otherwise don't bring more than you can comfortably carry for a quarter-mile

Warning - wear some type of beach shoes as the sand can become very, very hot, and the distance from the street to the ocean could really burn your feet.

There is handicap access to the beach. The Beach Patrol has sand wheelchairs at NO cost to you. They are on a first come first serve basis at the Taylor Avenue and Lincoln Avenue beach patrol buildings - 522-5852

There are public bath houses in Wildwood. There is one at 116 East Poplar Avenue and another at Nomad Parking at 4320 Boardwalk.

From October through May, you can surf fish from all the beaches but during the summer you must check with the beach patrol. Pets are allowed on beaches from October to May but are NOT allowed on the boardwalk at any time. Pets must always be on a leash and owners are responsible for cleaning up after them