5 New Jersey Beaches & Swimming Lakes Near NYC
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While there are certainly plenty of wonderful beaches in New York City, none of them give you that total out-of-town feeling. Much as we love NYC in the summer, sometimes even we natives want to escape for a day trip to swim and sun on a more suburban shore.
Happily, neighboring New Jersey is home to lots of pristine beaches and swimming lakes, and some of the best ones are less than an hour by car from midtown Manhattan. And if you don't have access to a vehicle, a few are also accessible via public transportation.
To find the five most fun-filled NJ swimming spots, we turned to the experts: local parents Cheryl and William de Jong-Lambert, who regularly blog about their family excursions at the Appalachian Mountain Club's Kids Outdoors New York City, a FREE online community for families featuring alfresco activities in the NYC area. Remember, these beaches and lakes are only open for swimming through Labor Day, so start planning your city escape right away.