Long Branch
Long Branch is an oceanfront city in Monmouth County and one of the more developed beachfronts on the northern Shore.
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141 Miles verified June 8, 2026. Hours and prices may have shifted.
Long Branch is an oceanfront city in Monmouth County and one of the more developed beachfronts on the northern Shore.
Monmouth County·North Shore·Official site ↗
141 Miles verified June 8, 2026. Hours and prices may have shifted.
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Long Branch is an oceanfront city in Monmouth County and one of the more developed beachfronts on the northern Shore. The boardwalk and Pier Village anchor the waterfront, with hotels, restaurants, shops, and apartments packed close to the sand and open public beach access. It reads as a more urban take on the Jersey Shore than its quieter neighbors. Farther inland, older residential neighborhoods carry the city's year-round character, separate from the tourist strip.
History Long Branch was one of the country's earliest seaside resorts, fashionable through the 1800s. Several presidents summered here, giving it a turn as an informal summer capital, and gambling and grand hotels defined the Gilded Age scene. The resort faded over the twentieth century, and the old amusement pier was lost to fire. Recent decades brought large-scale redevelopment along the oceanfront.
What makes it unique Long Branch trades the small-town Shore feel for something closer to a beach city. The redeveloped oceanfront mixes apartments, hotels, restaurants, and a public boardwalk in a denser, more year-round setting than most Shore towns. It also carries an unusual layer of national history, from its run as a presidential summer retreat to the surviving church where those presidents worshipped. Inland, the working residential neighborhoods feel like a different town from the polished waterfront.
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Summary Long Branch suits people who want a livelier, more built-up beach with dining, nightlife, and public access, not a quiet residential Shore town. Come for the boardwalk, Pier Village, and an easy urban beach day.
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NJT station near Pier Village; bus connections available
Train to Pier Village area, then walk to beach. One of the best car-free options
Long Branch
Elberon
No dogs on beach during summer
Pier Village Beach
Seven Presidents Park
Municipal lots
Municipal parking lots near beach areas
Seven Presidents Park
Parking at Seven Presidents Oceanfront Park
Today
88°
Sunny then Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms
Tonight
75°
Mostly Clear
Tents and canopies banned. Umbrellas and baby tents permitted. No enclosed tents at Seven Presidents
Seven Presidents Park — early morning and off-season unrestricted. Summer lifeguards may restrict areas
Smoking banned on all NJ public beaches (state law since 2019). Fines $250–$1,000
Glass containers prohibited on beach
Alcohol prohibited on beach (local ordinance)
Monday
87°
Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Monday Night
75°
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Tuesday
85°
Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Tuesday Night
73°
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms