cleanest jersey shore beaches (Atlantic City, Ocean City: restaurant, food, horse)

[E-TOWN-R.I.P.]

Originally Posted by billb7581

It's pretty amusing that you're equating friggin Wildwood to Manhattan like it's some cosmopolitan area. LOL.

It's pretty amusing that you think Sea Isle City is the jewel of the Jersey Shore.

[billb7581]

Originally Posted by E-TOWN-R.I.P.

Don't worry, just keep strumming your banjo and drinking your moonshine ... I wouldn't be caught dead in your little hole in the sand. YEE-HAW!!!

That doesn't even make sense. You'll see more Mullets and faded Dokken T shirts in Wildwood than just about anywhere else on Earth.

[billb7581]

Originally Posted by E-TOWN-R.I.P.

It's pretty amusing that you think Sea Isle City is the jewel of the Jersey Shore.

It's even more amusing that you think Wildwood is.


Don't get me wrong.. Wildwood was cool.............................
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[E-TOWN-R.I.P.]

Originally Posted by billb7581

That doesn't even make sense. You'll see more Mullets and faded Dokken T shirts in Wildwood than just about anywhere else on Earth.

Sure ... in 1988!!!

[E-TOWN-R.I.P.]

Originally Posted by billb7581

It's even more amusing that you think Wildwood is.


Don't get me wrong.. Wildwood was cool.............................
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Okay … something very emotionally scarring must’ve happened to you in Wildwood – hence your repressed anger towards the place. I’ll let you work this out with your psychologist.

[billb7581]

Originally Posted by E-TOWN-R.I.P.

Sure ... in 1988!!!

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[E-TOWN-R.I.P.]

Originally Posted by billb7581

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I can't open it.

[amgoff]

As far as water quality goes... for most of the shore, the discussion is rather moot... it's all brown/green Atlantic Ocean... The only exceptions would be the far northern shores due to their proximity to the heavily trafficked NYC area and Cape May - which basically has estuarial waters of the Delaware Bay.

As far as quality of the actual beaches... you'll generally find the best ones are the smaller, less frequented ones (those without other attractions, ie - boardwalks). The nicest of the more frequented beaches would be Cape May hands down... and to a lesser extent Ocean City, albeit once you get above say 30th street or so.

Personally, I believe the finest of all NJ beaches to be Stone Harbor. My family has had house there for decades... extremely clean, not too many "day-trippers," and just an all around cozy, friendly atmosphere.

[pbergen]

Originally Posted by amgoff

As far as water quality goes... for most of the shore, the discussion is rather moot... it's all brown/green Atlantic Ocean... The only exceptions would be the far northern shores due to their proximity to the heavily trafficked NYC area and Cape May - which basically has estuarial waters of the Delaware Bay.

As far as quality of the actual beaches... you'll generally find the best ones are the smaller, less frequented ones (those without other attractions, ie - boardwalks). The nicest of the more frequented beaches would be Cape May hands down... and to a lesser extent Ocean City, albeit once you get above say 30th street or so.

Personally, I believe the finest of all NJ beaches to be Stone Harbor. My family has had house there for decades... extremely clean, not too many "day-trippers," and just an all around cozy, friendly atmosphere.

good to know, thanks.

btw, is it a positive or a negative (in terms of cleanliness) that cape may's beaches have delaware bay waters? in other words, how would you compare the waters off of cape may versus, say, the atlantic ocean waters off of ocean city?

and i asked this to someone else, but what do you think of strathmere? i never hear anyone talk about that beach, but i was thinking of checking it out since it seems that it might be less crowded and with little or no amenities (a good thing IMO, since i'm looking for clean, less crowded beaches).

[amgoff]

Originally Posted by pbergen

good to know, thanks.

btw, is it a positive or a negative (in terms of cleanliness) that cape may's beaches have delaware bay waters? in other words, how would you compare the waters off of cape may versus, say, the atlantic ocean waters off of ocean city?

and i asked this to someone else, but what do you think of strathmere? i never hear anyone talk about that beach, but i was thinking of checking it out since it seems that it might be less crowded and with little or no amenities (a good thing IMO, since i'm looking for clean, less crowded beaches).

The waters off of Cape May differ from those of say Atlantic City mainly with regard to their freshwater content... While not drastically different, the main difference is a lower salinity level due to the fact that the waters there are constantly being "flushed" by the Delaware's discharge. Either way.. you can't really go wrong with Cape May. The Travel Channel didn't name it one of the ten best beaches in the entire country for nothing...

To be honest... when I think of Strathmere, I basically think of that small group of houses that one has to pass through when driving from Ocean City to Sea Isle City... it's the definition of a "one-horse town." However, I wouldn't necessarily count on Strathmere being less crowded than many other beaches for the simple fact that it's one of the four free beaches along the NJ shore. There are lots of folks that loathe the thought of paying for a beach tag... so that's a definite draw. I'd say the actual beaches are comparable to those of OC, SIC, and Avalon. As far as the water quality goes... the state doesn't have any monitoring stations in Strathmere, so there aren't any solid readings to be found with regard to bacterial content and the like.