Eco
Looking for a trip that's eco-savvy and tons of fun? The Jersey Shore abounds in natural splendor. Think migratory birds and local farm stands; exciting towns accessible by mass transit; organic eats and opportunities to get involved.
Barnegat Bay National Estuary Program
- Ocean County College
- P.O. Box 2001
- Toms River, NJ 08754-2001
- (732) 255-0472 | Fax: (732) 864-3851
- Region: Ocean
An Environmental Program, the Barnegat Bay National Estuary Program works in partnership with dozens of organizations to protect Barnegat Bay and its Watershed.
Jenkinson's
- 300 Ocean Ave.
- Point Pleasant Beach, NJ 8742
- 732-899-4460
- Region: Ocean
Gifts, novelties, clothes, homemade candy, year round shopping on the boardwalk. Online shopping available.
Jersey Coast Anglers Association
- 1201 Rt. 37 E
- Toms River, NJ 08753
- (732) 506-6565 | Fax: (732) 506-6975
- Region: Ocean
New Jersey Campground Owners Association
- PO BOX 808
- Marmora, NJ 08223
- (609) 545-0145 | Fax: (609) 545-0145
The New Jersey Campground Owners Association is your most complete source of information regarding camping in New Jersey. No matter what type of camping you choose, tenting, RVing or MORE >>
ReClam the Bay
- 1623 Whitesville Rd.
- Toms River, NJ 08755
- (732) 349-1152 | Fax: (732) 505-8941
- Region: Ocean
Cattus Island County Park
- 1170 Cattus Island Blvd.
- Toms River, NJ 8753
- 732-270-6960
- Region: Ocean
Cooper Environmental Center features exhibits in natural surroundings, live animals, six miles of trails and a butterfly garden.
Crossley Preserve
- Pinewald - Keswick Rd. (Rt. 530)
- Berkeley Township, NJ 8721
- 732-244-7400
- Region: Ocean
1,200-acre Pinelands habitat. Nature trail.
Deep Cut Gardens
- 352 Red Hill Rd.
- Middletown, NJ 7748
- 732-671-6050
- Region: Monmouth
The 54 acres of gardens and greenhouses are a living catalog of cultivated and native plant materials.
Edith Duff Gwinn Gardens
- 507 5th at Central
- Barnegat Light, NJ 8006
- 609-494-8578
- Region: Ocean
One of the most delightful gardens on Long Beach Island.
Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge
- Great Creek Rd.
- Barnegat, NJ 8231
- 609-652-1665 | Fax: 609-652-1474
- Region: Ocean
Pristine marshes, great birding.
Fisherman's Cove Conservation Area
- 391 Third Ave.
- Manasquan, NJ 8736
- 732-922-3868
- Region: Monmouth
33 acres of marshland. Fishing and walking.
Great Bay Boulevard
- Little Egg Harbor, NJ 8215
- 609-259-2132 | Fax: 609-259-7479
- Region: Ocean
Superb birding location.
Henry Hudson Trail
- 945 Rt. 36 W., just west of Avenue D.
- Keyport, NJ 7735
- 732-787-3033
- Region: Monmouth
Nine-mile paved trail through six Bayshore towns.
Holmdel Arboretum
- Holmdel Park, Longstreet & Roberts Rds.
- Holmdel, NJ 7733
- 732-946-9562 | Fax: 732-946-2658
- Region: Monmouth
Flowering trees, ornamentals and plant collections.
Huber Woods Environmental Center
- 25 Brown's Dock Rd. (off Navesink Rd.)
- Middletown, NJ 7748
- 732-872-2670
- Region: Monmouth
Variety of hands-on displays featuring plants, animals, weather room and birdwatching.
Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve
- 130 Great Bay Blvd.
- Tuckerton, NJ 8087
- 609-812-0649
- Region: Ocean
More than 156,000-acre reserve of aquatic and forested habitat. Biking, fishing, hiking, kayaking, canoeing, birdwatching.
Jenkinson's Breakwater Beach Water Park at Casino Pier
- 62 Grant Ave. (on the pier)
- Seaside Heights, NJ 8751
- 732-793-6488
- Region: Ocean
A state-of-the-art water park with the largest interactive play area on the North Atlantic Coast.
Kateri Enviromental Center
- 160 Conover Rd.
- Wickatunk, NJ 7765
- 732-946-4771
- Region: Monmouth
Nature-oriented tours and programs.
Lake Horicon
- Lake St.
- Lakehurst, NJ 8733
- 732-657-4141
- Region: Ocean
64-acre lake, fishing, birding, hiking, canoeing.
Manasquan Inlet
- North End Ocean Ave.
- Point Pleasant Beach, NJ 8742
- 732-892-1118
- Region: Ocean
A prime winter birding location.
Manasquan Reservoir and Visitor Center
- 311 Windeler Rd. (east of Georgia Tavern Rd.)
- Howell, NJ 7731
- 732-919-0996 | Fax: 732-919-7689
- Region: Monmouth
1,200 acres of woods, wetlands, five-mile trail, birding, fishing, boating.
Moses D. Heath Farm Exhibit
- 219 Harmony Rd.
- Middletown, NJ 7748
- 732-671-0566
- Region: Monmouth
Former spy house collection, "For Land Sake" and family collection.
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