Dog-Friendly Beaches in New Jersey    

Quick Summary: 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 Ashbury Park, where they are allowed off leash at night on a small portion of the beach.