Bayshore Waterfront Park Is Open Every Day of the Bayshore Waterfront Park the Park System Welcomes the Public to fish Year from 8Am to Dusk, Free of Charge
Monmouth County Park System Park Hours Welcome to Fishing Bayshore Waterfront Park is open every day of the Bayshore Waterfront Park The Park System welcomes the public to fish year from 8am to dusk, free of charge. At 227 acres, this scenic park is home to a 300-foot year-round off the park’s wheelchair accessible Bayshore 300-foot pier or from the sandy shores. No Bayshore Waterfront Park fishing pier, beautiful views of the New York City Port Monmouth, NJ (732) 787-3033 fishing license is required for anglers to cast in UNION skyline, and the historic Seabrook-Wilson House. BEACH 1 the Raritan Bay for striped bass, fluke, flounder, y KEANSBURG Waterfront It provides visitors with a quiet place for a picnic, a C w en Fr h Ca t on ac er
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From State Hwy 35: Traveling northbound, turn right onto Other Activities Laurel Avenue; traveling southbound, take jughandle to turn Bayshore Waterfront Park is a conveniently left onto Laurel Avenue. Follow to Middle Road, turn right. located spot to enjoy the sun and surf during the Middle Road becomes Main Street. Follow and cross Hwy summer, and views of the New York City skyline 36. Follow Main Street to Wilson Avenue, turn left and continue to end. Turn left onto Port Monmouth Road; year round. A view of the ocean sets the perfect follow to park entrance. ambience for picnicking next to the Seabrook- Wilson house, followed by a stroll on the beach.
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3HZV&UHHN 3URJUDP 3RUW0RQPRXWK5G %XLOGLQJ Protect Your Parks The Park System preserves and manages natural and cultural resources on more than 14,000 acres of land in Monmouth :LOVRQ$YH County. Protecting water quality, 0RQPRXWK$YH eliminating invasive plant species, and %UDLQDUG$YH 0DLQ6W 3DUN$YH promoting healthy wildlife habitats are Dunes Marina just a few objectives. More than just a clean place for fun in the sun, Monmouth Cove Marina neighbors Bayshore the park is something increasingly rare at the Waterfront Park. As a multi-service facility for Please help protect the park by leaving Jersey Shore: a protected ecological habitat. The boaters, the marina is home to 154 wet slips fl owers, plants, animals, and other features Park System attempts to stabilize the shoreline (3 available for personal watercraft), which are as you found them; adhering to posted park by planting erosion-fi ghting beach grass. These supplied with electricity and water, concrete rules; using designated containers for trash, planted areas act as a natural barrier against fl oating docks, transient dockage and a fuel recyclables and pet waste; and keeping severe storms and serve as habitat for threatened dock. The marina also offers year-around boat your pets leashed. Alcoholic beverages bird and plant species. As such, certain areas of storage, both on land and wet/rack depending on are not permitted. Call (732) 842-4000 or the beach are sometimes closed and removed the season, using 58-rack storage bunks, 15-ton visit www.monmouthcountyparks.com for from the beach raking schedule to “let natural Acme Marina Hoist and Taylor forklift. Please more information. processes prevail.” This is done so that various call (732) 495-9440 for more information. native species may survive and thrive undisturbed.