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Island Beach State Park
- Established
- 1959
- Acreage
- 3,002 · ~3,002 acres on a 10-mile barrier island; state purchased Phipps estate (2,694 acres) in 1953 for $2.75M; opened as park 1959
- Location
- Ocean County, NJ (between Atlantic Ocean and Barnegat Bay, near Seaside Park)
- Key features
- 10-mile undeveloped barrier island; maritime forest; salt marshes; ospreys and shorebirds; one of NJ's last undeveloped barrier beaches
- Activities
- Swimming, surf fishing, kayaking, beachcombing, surfing, birdwatching, hiking
- Notable
- One of the few remaining undeveloped barrier beaches on the north Atlantic coast
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Source: dep.nj.gov · 2026-05-08