Interesting how many people commenting know nothing about the Jersey Shore. Stay the night at the airport and stop in Pt. Pleasant Beach for the kids to enjoy the boardwalk, if on the weekend. If a weekday then Asbury Park/Ocean Grove. That part of Shore is open year round.

I don't know why. Residents in Loch Arbour won a court case against a person reststricting access. Actually the Public Trust Doctrine gives everyone access to the sand below the mean high tide line. During summer the municipalities have the rights to charge for access. We all have access to mist beaches. take a drive up Ocean Ave from Spring Lake to Asbury Park. All those beaches are never closed.

You can go on any NJ beach at night. It's called the Public Trust Act.

Loch Arbour beach