Boardwalk: Avalon has a one-half
mile boardwalk for your walking pleasure. BICYCLES are permitted on
the boardwalk ONLY between 5 AM & 10 AM. Motorized bicycles,
skateboards, roller skates, roller blades, and mopeds are NOT
PERMITTED on the boardwalk ANYTIME. When on Dune Drive, bicyclists
should use the Dune Drive bike lane for their safety.
Public Docks: Use of public docks
is at the risk of the user. Using public docks during darkness,
alcoholic beverages and picnicking are prohibited.
Public Parking: Public parking is
available in Borough lots at 32nd & Dune Drive behind the municipal
Building; 28th - 30th Street and the beach; and on the corner of
21st Street and 5th Avenue.
Public Restrooms: Public restroom
are located in Borough Hall (32nd & Dune Drive), Public Safety
Building (31st & Dune Drive), Community Hall (30th & the beach),
Tennis Buildings (8th & 39th Street), 10th & Dune Drive, and 30th
Street and the beach (next to the Tot Lot).
Handicapped Access: Ramps to the
boardwalk are located at 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 26th, 27th, 29th, 32nd
and handicapped ramps at 24th and 30th Streets. There are ramps from
the boardwalk to the beach at 30th Street, to the beach at 8th &
Avalon Avenue and to an observation platform and to the beach at
80th Street. Hard packed gravel paths from the street to the beach
are located at 32nd, 38th and 60th Street. Handicapped parking is
available at 30th and 32nd Streets. There are surf chairs available
for the disabled at 8th, 30th, and 80th Streets. Please call the
Avalon Beach Patrol at 967-7587 to reserve a surf chair. Handicapped
accessible bayfront piers are located at 8th, 23rd, 24th, 33rd,
37th, 53rd, and 57th Streets. Handicapped restrooms are located at
30th and the beach and at the 10th Street & Dune Drive Recreation
Field. The Senior Citizen Center (31st Street & Dune Drive), Borough
Hall (32nd Street & Dune Drive) and Community Hall (30th Street &
the beach).
Skate Park: The Skate Park is
located at 29th & Boardwalk. The schedule for the park is Monday
through Saturday, 10:00 AM to Dusk and Sunday, Noon to Dusk. Any
questions call 967-3066, Avalon Community Hall.
Dogs and Cats: Dogs and cats must
be licensed; an animal control warden is employed by the Borough.
DOGS ARE NOT PERMITTED ON THE BEACH, BOARDWALK OR DUNES ANYTIME
between March 1st and September 30th. In other areas of the Borough,
dogs must be kept on a leash (when not confined) and their droppings
must be retrieved immediately by the person in charge of the dogs.
High Dunes / Clean Beaches: Avalon
has one of the only remaining high dune systems on the east coast.
$4.00 DUNE WALKS, guided by Wetlands Institute staff, will be
offered Wednesday at 9:00 A.M., June 17 - September 9, at 48th
Street dune path. Also, enjoy five miles of clean, wide beaches.
Please help keep Avalon Clean.
Beach Nesting Birds: Two species of
endangered nesting birds, Piping Plovers and Least Terns, visit
Avalon each summer to nest in the sand, between 43rd - 60th Streets. Certain areas will be posted as nesting
begins and access will be prohibited. During the nesting season,
beach raking will be coordinated to avoid destruction of nests. Some
areas of wrack line (high tide "grassy" line) may be left to provide
a feeding area for chicks. A brochure about these birds is available
at Community Hall (30th St. & the beach) or call a state wildlife
biologist at (609) 628-2103.
Borough Regulations: Beach Tags: To
partially offset the cost of maintaining and protecting its beaches
for your enjoyment, Avalon requires that beach tags be worn by all
using the beach, 12 yrs. or older, 10 A.M. to 5 P.M. , June 1
through September 7, 2009. Pre-season beach tags may be purchased
weekends beginning April 11 at the Beach Tag Booth at Community
Hall. Other beach tags may be purchased daily April 25 - September 7
at the booth on or beginning June 1 from beach tag inspectors on the
beach. Beach tag fees are: pre-season (purchase on or before May 31)
$179.00; season tag (effective June 1) $24.00; weekly (Saturday
through Saturday) $12.00 and daily $6.00. Reciprocity of beach tags
is observed between Avalon and Stone Harbor.
Protected Beaches: For your
protection, bathing and swimming are permitted only at protected
beaches where lifeguards are on duty 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM June 13
through August 13. From May 35 - June 12 and August 24 -
September 13, a limited number of lifeguards will be assigned to one
or more designated beaches as available personnel permits. Use of rafts and surfboards are permitted only at
designated beaches.
Protected Beaches:
9th, 12th, 15th, 18th, 21st, 24th, 26th, 28th, 30th, 32nd, 35th,
38th, 40th, 43rd, 50th, 57th, 61st, 65th, 69th, 73rd, 76th, and 78th
Streets
Raft Beaches:
9th, 12th, 18th, 24th, 28th, 35th, 40th, 50th, 61st, 69th, and 78th
Streets
Surfing Beaches:
30th Street & either side of the 12th Street lifeguard stand, but
not near bathers.
Catamarans:
Not permitted, pursuant to Resolution 247-2004
Disclaimer:
Warning! If you swim before 10:00 AM
or after 5:00 PM or when lifeguards are not on duty or if you swim
at a beach which is not a designated beach, you do so at YOUR OWN
RISK and the Borough of Avalon assumes no liability or
responsibility.
*Federal Beach
Restoration/State Jetty Projects, scheduled to begin this summer,
will result in some beach closings. Please do not attempt to access
any beach posted "CLOSED".
Beach Conduct: Picnicking on the
beach is permitted. However, please place refuse in trash and in
recycling containers. It is illegal to litter. Fires, alcoholic
beverage, bottles, glass, sharp objects, loud noise, indecent
language, or actions are STRICTLY PROHIBITED. No sleeping on the
beach or boardwalk from sunset to sunrise. Trespassing on the dunes
and in areas posted for endangered Beach Nesting Birds is STRICTLY
PROHIBITED. Please use the paths provided.
Curfew Ordinance: It shall be
unlawful for any juvenile to loiter, wander, stroll, park in a car
or other vehicle, be on a bicycle or other from of transportation,
or play in, remain in, or be upon a public place within the
territorial limits of the Borough between the hours of midnight and
6:00 A.M., Sunday through Saturday.