Closest beach to Edgewater? (Atlantic City, Keansburg: 2013, amusement park, getaway)

[Deb889]

I drove to Asbury a while back and was thinking about going back tomorrow.

Is there something closer? I just want to have a quiet area to relax and go in the water. I'd prefer driving since I have my chair and stuff.

I haven't tried any NY beaches because I figure parking would be annoying as usual.

[yankeechick78]

Sandy hook is closer. But I'm not sure it's going to open this summer because of Sandy.

[Retriever]

In terms of mileage, Jacob Riis Park, a municipal beach in the borough of Queens, is actually closer than the NJ beaches. However, the tolls that you would need to pay, coupled with the traffic congestion, would probably make it a much less pleasant (and more time-consuming) drive than if you drove to Sandy Hook.

Sometimes, mileage is not the best way to judge whether to go to a particular destination or to a different one, but you did ask which beach is, "closer", and on that basis, my answer would be Jacob Riis Park.

[Docendo discimus]

For proximity to North Jersey try KEANSBURG. This is where my friends and I went to ride the tilt-a-whirl and have a beach day when we were young & broke and didn't have enough gas & toll money to make it all the way down to Wildwood and back. Wouldn't be my first choice for a classic, summer NJ shore getaway experience or anything, but if you're talking about somewhere close to dip your feet in the ocean in April, it works.

http://www.app.com/article/20120524/...own-Sea-Bright

Not sure about how things look since Hurricane Sandy, though. It seems they are rebuilding the amusement park section...don't know if that means the beach is also wrecked.

[yankeechick78]

I just heard on the radio that Sandy Hook is reopening this week. Bathrooms won't be open for a few weeks though.

As far as Wildwood it is my understanding that south of Atlantic City was okay. I could be wrong though.

[HalfFull]

Originally Posted by yankeechick78

I just heard on the radio that Sandy Hook is reopening this week. Bathrooms won't be open for a few weeks though.

As far as Wildwood it is my understanding that south of Atlantic City was okay. I could be wrong though.

The latest on Sandy Hook:
Hurricane-battered Sandy Hook opens today | NJ.com

[tommyc_37]

Sandy Hook and Long Beach on Long Island would be your closest beaches.

[cjanet]

What about Orchard Beach in the Bronx? You just cross the GWB and it's really close....parking is in a parking lot.

[Retriever]

Originally Posted by cjanet

What about Orchard Beach in the Bronx? You just cross the GWB and it's really close....parking is in a parking lot.

I forgot about Orchard Beach!
Both Orchard Beach and Jabob Riis Park (in Queens) are closer than Long Island's Long Beach or NJ's Sandy Hook.