Harvey Cedars is the Quiet, Relaxed Corner of Long Beach Island
Harvey Cedars is a very small jewel on Long Beach Island, tightly situated between North Beach and Loveladies. Its little over one square mile houses fewer than 400 residents year round, but watch out in the seasonal months: more than 2000 tourists flock to this area for the peace and tranquility that the island has to offer. Most of the properties in town are seasonal rental properties or they are used by owners who live elsewhere in the off season months. Most tourists come to this section of LBI for the beaches and the quietness that this part of the island has to offer. Seasonal beach badges are available at Beach Badge booth and Sunset Park. Seasonal badges are available from June 17 through Labor Day. Seasonal are $30, weekly $15, daily $5, and seniors can get their seasonal badge for only $9. These special passes are only sold at the Beach Badge Booth. Children 11 and under are free. There are special events all summer long at the municipal park or hosted by the fire house. Every street in the borough of Harvey Cedars will lead you to directly to the beach; the town even has a special children’s beach. Parking is not as much of a problem here as it is in some of the other towns on LBI. Parking is available all along the shore with special parking and ramps for the handicapped on Mercer Ave. and 80th street. Parking is also allowed on the side streets; just make sure that you leave room for the locals to get out of their driveways. On the really overcrowded days at the beach (weekends, and especially holiday weekends), you may be able to find additional municipal parking at the sunset park and the public works building between Salem and Passaic Avenues. If you need to use the restrooms or take a shower you will be able to do so at Sunset Park on West Salem Avenue. There are not a lot of restaurants, but with all of the other LBI towns so close by, you can find your pick of restaurants within a short drive. You can tell that this is a real summer community and it therefore makes it as nice and easy as possible for visitors to relax and enjoy their stay here.
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