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Summary and Frequenly Asked Questions:
- Living in New Jersey means having 141 miles of magnificent beaches to enjoy.
- Stretched along the Atlantic Ocean between Perth Amboy and Cape May, there are small and large beaches, popular and secluded beaches, and beaches for everyone.
- Except for dogs - NJ beaches are not particularly dog-friendly.
- Most communities allow dogs on the beach during the off season only, and even then they have to be leashed.
- The luckiest dogs live close to Longport Dog Beach in Somers Point, where they are allowed to roam free year round.
- Also fortunate are the dogs that live close to 8th Avenue Dog Beach in Asbury Park, where they are allowed off leash at night on a small portion of the beach.
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