nohero said:
Try Round Valley Reservoir, about an hour west of here on Route 78. There's a small beach area, with bathhouse facilities, lifeguards and a playground - and it would be similar to the inlets described in the initial post.
http://www.njparksandforests.org/parks/round.html
[Edited to add] Although I don't know if you were looking for a day trip or a vacation week, my suggestion was for the day trip.
noo2wood said:
debpod,
Avon doesn't have a lot of activities like, say, Point Pleasant, and not that much in town, but my kids have certainly never needed anything other than the beach itself.
conandrob240 said:
One of the many things I miss about LI. The sound/Northshore beaches that are protected vs the open Ocean beaches. If you are up for a drive the other way-Sunken Meadow, Crab Meadow are lively, calm LI beaches with great facilities like playgrounds, food stands, sunken meadow has a great long boardwalk. Crab meadow gets a great tide pool area a foot deep or so for a few hours each day that my niece & nephews love playing in.
phyllis said:
Also, on LBI, at least, there are also beaches on the Bay side, which have no waves/undertow. You might have to drive to one of those, but most of them have parking.
debpod said:
Thanks
we are going on a weekday next week, so hopefully it'll just be the usual GSP madness without lots of added beach volume.
Avon definitely sounds like our afternoon stop! I love catching crabs and other sea creatures. Hoping to foster that same interest with my very curious toddler. Does the dollar store around here sell beach stuff like nets?
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We visited the cape last year and loved the vast beaches with large shallow tidal pools. Alas, it's too far to travel this summer. Where in NJ do you take your small children to swim?