Survey: Ocean City is New Jersey’s favorite beach
The boardwalk in Ocean City, NJ. (Shutterstock file photo)
Ocean City continues to win “best beach” awards.
Just a few months after Coastal Living Magazine dubbed the Cape May County community the best beach in the United States, it’s receiving another honor closer to home.
Ocean City has once again taken top honors in a contest that lets people choose their favorite New Jersey shore beach.
After more than 9,000 votes tallied in a public poll, the resort town topped this year’s vote as best overall beach in the New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium survey, followed by Wildwood Crest.
Coastal Living magazine describes Ocean City as an “all-American” community with “its two-and-a-half-mile-long boardwalk, eight miles of pale sand, and the blue Atlantic (and beautiful bayside as well).”
The magazine states that it’s “hard to find a more iconic summer destination than this resort town” with a “true family vibe (Ocean City is a dry town) and fun-loving spirit.”
The self-billed “America’s Greatest Family Resort” was named the state’s most popular beach in 2009, 2014, and 2015.
From the poll:
Favorite Beaches in Atlantic County
Brigantine
Atlantic City
Margate
Longport
Ventnor
Favorite Beaches in Cape May County
Ocean City
Wildwood Crest
North Wildwood
Wildwood
Sea Isle City
Favorite Beaches in Monmouth County
Sandy Hook – Gateway National Recreation Area
Asbury Park
Spring Lake
Belmar
Long Branch
Favorite Beaches in Ocean County
Seaside Heights
Point Pleasant Beach
Beach Haven
Island Beach State Park
Surf City
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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