Ocean City wins ‘New Jersey’s Best Beach’ title
By Shannon McDonald
Ocean City won this year’s award for New Jersey’s best beach, the second win a row for Cape May County, as Wildwood won last year. Regular visitors and town officials say the shore town wins for its family-friendly atmosphere, eight-mile beach and entertaining boardwalk.
See the list of New Jersey’s top 10 beaches below, or read the whole story about Ocean City on Philly.com.
New Jersey’s Top 10 Beaches
1. Ocean City 2. Long Beach Island 3. Wildwood (last year’s winner) 4. Wildwood Crest 5. Asbury Park 6. North Wildwood 7. Cape May 8. Seaside Heights 9. Sea Isle City 10. Avalon
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