Sea Girt is the Mayberry RFD of the Jersey Shore
Sea Girt is a quiet seaside community of lovely homes and loyal residents who are justly proud of their one square mile bit of heaven. What started out as summer resort area is now a vital year round community of about 3000. On a drive through this charming town on a summer day, you will encounter boys on bikes with fishing poles slung across the handlebars, barefoot kids wending their way to the beach and moms pushing strollers.
The two notable features are the Sea Girt Lighthouse
and the National Guard Camp. The lighthouse was built at the end of the 19th century and was the last shore lighthouse with an integral keeper's residence built on the east coast of the United States. The National Guard Camp was established in 1887 as a summer training camp for the New Jersey National Guard and is still in use today.
Since this is more of a suburban bedroom community than a beach town (even though it has one of the nicest beaches on the Jersey Shore), there are not as many commercial establishments or rental places as you would find in other shore towns.
The lovely Sea Girt Lodge is well situated for visits to the beach, golfing outings and trips to Allaire State Park or the Jersey Shore Outlets. There are some lovely homes for rent, but be warned that this is not your little bunglow by the sea kind of town like Point Pleasant or even Belmar. Here you will get a beautiful spacious home and you will feel as much a part of the community as if you also lived there year round.
You also won't find the non stop pizzas, delis and other eateries as you would find in a lot of beach communities such as those on Long Beach Island. A few wonderful old places with a loyal clientele, such as the
Parker House,
Rod's
and Edgar's keep the local crowd fed. But since the town is right in the middle of it all, they can afford to keep their little square mile pristine and pretty commercial free.
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