Ocean Access: The Beachfront Towns of Monmouth & Ocean County, New Jersey

Spanning New Jersey’s coastline, it explores the history, evolution, and beauty of Monmouth and Ocean County’s beachfront towns.

Stretching nearly 2,100 miles along the Atlantic Ocean, America’s eastern coastline is shared by only fourteen states—New Jersey among them. Of its 564 municipalities, only a select few touch the sea.

These shores were once home to the Lenape people, who thrived on the region’s fertile rivers, lush woodlands and bountiful ocean. By the early nineteenth century, the ...