Summer may still be months away, but many Jersey Shore towns have announced 2025 beach badge pricing for daily and season tags.
For early planners, some towns are offering preseason discounts on full season badges.
Most New Jersey beaches require paid badges or tags, with prices ranging from $3.50 for a daily pass to $200 for a season pass.
The towns offering discounts for season passes if you purchase them early include Barnegat Light, Beach Haven, Brigantine, Lavallette, Margate and more.
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More than a dozen beaches offer free entry to veterans, and many have discount options for seniors and those with disabilities. Entrance is usually free for young children.
Want to compare beach tag prices? Here’s NJ Advance Media’s list of fees for Jersey Shore towns that have announced prices for the 2025 season:
Allenhurst
- Daily: $12
- Weekend/Holidays: $15
Asbury Park
- Daily: $7
- Weekend/Holidays: $10
- Season badge: $70
- Teen season badge: $20
Atlantic City
- Free, no badge required
Avalon
- Daily: $8
- Weekly: $17
- Season badge: $40
Avon-by-the-Sea
- Daily wristband: $12
- Adult season badge: $100
- Senior (65+) season badge: $55
- Youth (12-18) season badge: $55
Barnegat Light
- Season badge, preseason (through June 5): $40
- Season badge, full price: $50
- Weekly: $25
- Daily: $10
- Senior: $12
Bay Head
- Season badge: $110
- Half season badge: $60
- Daily: $14
Beach Haven
- Season badge, preseason (through May 31): $40
- Season badge, full price: $50
- Weekly: $20
- Daily: $10
- Senior lifetime: $10
Belmar
- Season badge: $80
- Season badge, senior (65+): $32
- Daily: $12
Bradley Beach
- Season badge: $90
- Season badge, senior or junior: $35
Check back for daily and weekly badge pricing.
Brick
- Daily: $10
- Season badge: $40
- Preseason badge (through May 15): $30
Brigantine
- Season badge, preseason (through May 31): $20
- Season badge, full price: $25
- Daily: $10
- Weekly: $15
Cape May
- Daily: $10
- Season badge: $40
- Preseason badge (through April 30): $30
Cape May Point
- Season badge, preseason: $40
- Season badge, full price: $50
- Weekly: $25
- Daily: $10
Corson’s Inlet State Park
- Free, no badge required
Deal
- Seasonal walk-on fee: $200
- Daily: $12
- Weekend and holidays: $15
Harvey Cedars
- Season badge, preseason (through June 15): $40
- Season badge, full price: $50
- Season badge, senior pricing: $12
- Daily: $7
- Weekly: $20
Holgate
- Season badge, preseason (through June 15): $40
- Season badge, full price: $50
- Season badge, senior (65+): $5
- Weekly: $20
- Daily: $10
Island Beach State Park
- No beach badge required
- Free parking through June 30. Parking during the season is $6 during the week and $10 on weekends.
Lavallette
- Season badge, preseason (through May 30): $60
- Season badge, full price: $65
- Season badge, preseason for seniors: $25
- Weekly: $35
- Daily: $13
Loch Arbour
- Season badge: $150
- Season badge, senior: $100
- Daily: $10
- Weekend & holiday: $15
Long Beach Township
- Season badge, preseason (through June 15): $40
- Season badge, full price: $50
- Season badge, senior (65+): $5
- Weekly: $20
- Daily: $10
Long Branch
Check back for 2025 pricing.
Longport
Check back for 2025 pricing.
Manasquan
Check back for 2025 pricing.
Mantoloking
Check back for 2025 pricing.
Margate
- Season badge, preseason (through May 31): $10
- Season badge, senior rate, preseason: $3.50
- Season badge, full price: $20
Monmouth Beach
- Season badge: $105
- Daily: $13
North Wildwood
- Free, no badge required
Ocean City
- Season badge, preseason (through May 31): $30
- Season badge, full price: $35
- Weekly: $20
- Daily: $10
Ocean Grove
- Season badge, full price: $100
- Season badge, youth/senior: $52
- Daily: $13
Ortley Beach
- Season badge, preseason (through May 23): $50
- Season badge, full price: $65
Check back for daily and weekly pricing.
Sandy Hook
- No badge required
- Parking is $20 per car. Season parking passes available for $100.
Sea Bright
- Season badge: $100
- Season badge, senior: $35
- Daily: $8
Sea Girt
- Season badge: $115
- Season badge, senior: $70
- Daily: $12
Sea Isle City
- Season badge, preseason (through May 15): $25
- Season badge, full price: $30
- Daily: $10
- Weekly: $15
Seaside Heights
Check back for 2025 pricing.
Seaside Park
Check back for 2025 pricing.
Seven Presidents (Long Branch)
- Season badge: $75
- Season badge, senior (65+): $30
- Daily: $10
Ship Bottom
Check back for 2025 pricing.
Spring Lake
- Season badge: $110
- Season badge, senior (65+): $80
Stone Harbor
- Season badge, preseason (through May 31): $32
- Season badge, full price: $40
- Weekly: $17
- Daily: $8
Strathmere
- Free, no badge required
Surf City
- Season badge, preseason (through May 31): $40
- Season badge, full price: $50
- Daily: $10
- Weekly: $20
Ventnor
Check back for 2025 pricing.
Wildwood
- Free, no badge required
Wildwood Crest
- Free, no badge required
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