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 6, 2010. Pre-season beach tags may be purchased
weekends beginning April 3 at the Beach Tag Booth at Community Hall.
Other beach tags may be purchased daily May 1 through September 6 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)
$20.00; season tag (effective June 1) $25.00; weekly (Saturday
through Saturday) $12.00 and daily $6.00. Reciprocity of beach tags
is observed between Avalon and Stone Harbor.
Seasonal beach tags can also be ordered through the mail this
Spring. Please send a stamped, self-addressed envelope, along with a
check, to: Avalon Tax Office/Beach Tags, 3100 Dune Drive, Avalon, NJ
08202. Make check payable to: Borough of Avalon. Please indicate how
many seasonal beach tags you are ordering at the $20.00 preseason
price. You will be mailed a receipt from the tax office. During your
next visit to Avalon, redeem your receipt for the number of beach
tags that you ordered. Actual beach tags are not sent through the
mail. Checks must be received at the Avalon Tax Office no later than
May 29th, 2010. Weekly and daily tags cannot be ordered through the
mail.
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 19 through August 21, 2010. Use of rafts and surfboards are
permitted only at designated beaches. From May 29-June 18, and
August 22-September 12, a limited number of lifeguards will be
assigned to one or more designated beaches as available personnel
permits.
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, 43rd, 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.