![]() ![]() ![]() The beach in Stone Harbor is absolutely ideal, not too wide, nice and long, with a soft, sandy-bottomed, gradual entry into the surf. ![]() Many are steep, rocky, too wide, not wide enough, too short, etc. Another detail that separates Stone Harbor from neighboring towns is that it is located one mile closer to the sea than many other Jersey Shore communities making it’s beautiful beaches very accessible and perfect for boogie boarding! 5 Reasons Why Stone Harbor is the Perfect Place to StayĮast coast beaches often leave a lot to be desired. At the far southern tip is a swath of beach known as Stone Harbor Point, accessible only by foot or boat, where you can stand and look across the Hereford Inlet toward the Wildwoods and Cape May. The island is bordered on the east by the Atlantic Ocean and on the west by intercostal waterway known as the Bay. It is the southern half of what is known as Seven Mile Beach, a barrier island that also encompasses the town of Avalon to its north. Stone Harbor is an absolutely magical place. Sure, some of the towns feature a bit more vice and glitz along their infamous boardwalks, however, most are simply beautiful, quaint towns blessed with spectacular beaches. The beautiful Atlantic coastline known as the Jersey Shore stretches over 200-miles from Sandy Hook to Cape May, New Jersey and is home to some 40 different communities along the way, each one offering its own distinct flavor. Known nationally, and rather unfortunately, by a reality television series of the same name as well as for the damage incurred during Hurricane Sandy, the Jersey Shore is a favorite summertime beach vacation for many families in the New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania region and beyond. Isn’t the Jersey Shore all Big Hair and Tattoos and Gold Chains? Now, all these years later, Stone Harbor has become our daughters’ favorite place on the planet and despite all of the fantastic travel we do it remains the vacation we all seem to look forward to the most every year. In the 1960s and 70s, my husband’s family spent several summers there, renting houses on their own or staying with family friends. In the 1950s, his mother visited Stone Harbor with her college roommate, a Philadelphia native whose family had house on the Bay. That said, we have been renting as a family in Stone Harbor for 11-years now and my husband’s history with the town goes back much further. Saying that one town along the whole Jersey Shore is the best is a pretty bold statement, especially considering that I haven’t visited many of the other towns up and down New Jersey’s famed coast. Thinking of visiting the Jersey Shore this summer but not sure where to begin? Stone Harbor, one of the Shore’s southernmost towns, is an absolutely idyllic spot for a family beach vacation. ![]()
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