Brigantine Beach
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  • DonnaC
    Collingswood, New Jersey6 contributions
    Quiet Beach Town
    I stayed for a week of perfect weather at a little B&B adjacent to an award winning garden path leading to the dunes and wide sandy beach. It is a quiet residential island with restaurants, beach bars and convenience stores. The town is a 5 minute drive over a bay bridge to Atlantic City hotels, casinos and upscale outlet shopping. It is an easy drive from Philadelphia via the Atlantic City Expressway.
    Visited June 2020
    Traveled solo
    Written July 12, 2020
  • marie4899
    New Jersey57 contributions
    Awesome
    Love this beach. It’s clean and more chill then AC. Lifeguards are actually watching the ocean and not their phones! I saw them go in twice to help people! It was rough waters from a storm the night before. There’s also a beach bar / restaurant on this beach.
    Visited June 2020
    Written July 11, 2020
  • MooseKnuckle
    Vineland, New Jersey240 contributions
    Nice beach
    First time visiting the beach. I thought it was odd paying for beach access, but after going on the beach, you realize it is well taken care of. Great family beach, not too crowded, and very clean.
    Visited August 2020
    Traveled with family
    Written August 23, 2020
  • TWB
    Cincinnati, Ohio2,431 contributions
    Nice Visit
    Even with freezing temperature and snow, Brigantine Beach was a beautiful thing to see. In the off season, what seemed to stretch on forever, rarely a person in sight. I bundled up, and took a daily walk. Neat.
    Visited March 2019
    Written January 14, 2020
  • Cheri D
    Yardville, New Jersey415 contributions
    Beautiful beach
    Nice beach and right across the inlet from Atlantic City so that there is plenty to do in the area. Several restaurants remain open after the summer season. Nice and quiet in the offseason. I have taken two day trips in about the last 6 months, most recently on a cold winter day. It definitely was not beach weather, but that's not what I came for on the last two trips. Brigantine is a great birding spot for birders. Shorebirds abound and during the winter months, there are plenty of ducks to see along the inlet and looping around to the bay area, easily navigable in the offseason, but not so in season.
    Visited February 2020
    Written February 29, 2020
  • Amy H
    Brooklyn, New York2 contributions
    July Beach Vacation 2021
    Great beach, clean and uncrowded. Stayed for a week. Overall a lovely destination for a quiet retreat. Downfall: green-head flies were brutal. You have to pay careful attention to the direction of the wind because these flies can make a day in Brigantine miserable. We only tried the natural sprays, but was told that Off with Deet works best? (We didn’t try it). Ocean City, NJ day retreat was a welcomed dose of excitement for kids.
    Visited July 2021
    Traveled with family
    Written July 28, 2021
  • TheSeaSoothesMySoul
    Hershey, Pennsylvania1,394 contributions
    Quiet Gem
    We stayed at a local hotel located right in the beach, and it was lovely. Not a long walk from road to water, and typical north atlantic black sand. We had an usual warm day in January to enjoy a long walk on the beach. No glass or shells worth keeping, but a place we will surely visit again.
    Visited January 2020
    Traveled as a couple
    Written February 2, 2020
  • TangoNY
    Great Neck, New York416 contributions
    Great clean beach! Beautiful!
    We were visiting a friend in her Birthday in Brigantine Island while staying in Atlantic City hotel. The Brigantine Island is only about 15-20 minutes away from AC. The beach was very clean with clearly indicated area for swimming and a lifeguard on duty. The water was a bit cold. But there were so many locals on the beach even on Wednesday’s afternoon. Highly recommend this beach and Brigantine Island!
    Visited August 2022
    Traveled with friends
    Written September 1, 2022
  • lindaannie2
    Allentown, Pennsylvania143 contributions
    Great beach
    Took two grandfamilies to this beach for the first time this year: we have always gone to Ocean City, NJ. EVERYONE much prefers this beach: soooo much more open space, never got crowded, water was more clear. Also, much more family friendly beachwear. And, while beach tags are required, their approach is friendlier and easier on the pocketbook, being free for veterans and seniors.
    Visited August 2021
    Traveled with family
    Written August 3, 2021
  • Mark & Marie Hozey
    Sewell, New Jersey37 contributions
    Our happy place
    The Cove beach is a permit only 4x4 drive on beach in Brigantine NJ. It's our happy place. Tanning, grilling, fishing, surfing, chillaxing with friends and adult beverages. open year round, load up the truck and drive to your spot. Never pay to park-lug stuff blocks to the beach and across the hot sand!! less busy during the week, weekends and holidays get your spot Early....
    Visited October 2021
    Written February 9, 2022
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TWB
Cincinnati, OH2,431 contributions
Mar 2019
Even with freezing temperature and snow, Brigantine Beach was a beautiful thing to see. In the off season, what seemed to stretch on forever, rarely a person in sight. I bundled up, and took a daily walk. Neat.
Written January 14, 2020
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Cheri D
Yardville, NJ415 contributions
Feb 2020
Nice beach and right across the inlet from Atlantic City so that there is plenty to do in the area. Several restaurants remain open after the summer season. Nice and quiet in the offseason. I have taken two day trips in about the last 6 months, most recently on a cold winter day. It definitely was not beach weather, but that's not what I came for on the last two trips. Brigantine is a great birding spot for birders. Shorebirds abound and during the winter months, there are plenty of ducks to see along the inlet and looping around to the bay area, easily navigable in the offseason, but not so in season.
Written February 29, 2020
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Amy H
Brooklyn, NY2 contributions
Jul 2021 • Family
Great beach, clean and uncrowded. Stayed for a week. Overall a lovely destination for a quiet retreat. Downfall: green-head flies were brutal. You have to
pay careful attention to the direction of the wind because these flies can make a day in Brigantine miserable. We only tried the natural sprays, but was told that Off with Deet works best? (We didn’t try it). Ocean City, NJ day retreat was a welcomed dose of excitement for kids.
Written July 28, 2021
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TheSeaSoothesMySoul
Hershey, PA1,394 contributions
Jan 2020 • Couples
We stayed at a local hotel located right in the beach, and it was lovely.
Not a long walk from road to water, and typical north atlantic black sand. We had an usual warm day in January to enjoy a long walk on the beach.
No glass or shells worth keeping, but a place we will surely visit again.
Written February 2, 2020
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TangoNY
Great Neck, NY416 contributions
Aug 2022 • Friends
We were visiting a friend in her Birthday in Brigantine Island while staying in Atlantic City hotel. The Brigantine Island is only about 15-20 minutes away from AC.
The beach was very clean with clearly indicated area for swimming and a lifeguard on duty. The water was a bit cold. But there were so many locals on the beach even on Wednesday’s afternoon. Highly recommend this beach and Brigantine Island!
Written September 1, 2022
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lindaannie2
Allentown, PA143 contributions
Aug 2021 • Family
Took two grandfamilies to this beach for the first time this year: we have always gone to Ocean City, NJ. EVERYONE much prefers this beach: soooo much more open space, never got crowded, water was more clear. Also, much more family friendly beachwear. And, while beach tags are required, their approach is friendlier and easier on the pocketbook, being free for veterans and seniors.
Written August 3, 2021
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.

Mark & Marie Hozey
Sewell, NJ37 contributions
Oct 2021
The Cove beach is a permit only 4x4 drive on beach in Brigantine NJ. It's our happy place. Tanning, grilling, fishing, surfing, chillaxing with friends and adult beverages. open year round, load up the truck and drive to your spot. Never pay to park-lug stuff blocks to the beach and across the hot sand!! less busy during the week, weekends and holidays get your spot Early....
Written February 9, 2022
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Mili815
Hatboro, PA56 contributions
Jul 2020 • Couples
We arrived on Sat the 18th. We were a few houses up from the beach but the trip to the ocean was far. Thrilled we had our son's beach buggy for the walk. For the next 6 days we had beautiful weather in and out of the water. Plenty of room to feel secure in our space. We were on 37th street all week and had NO greenheads. The week was perfect. We enjoyed the water everyday...could have floated all day Mon and Tues. Until next year...
Written July 24, 2020
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lky p
Paris, France31 contributions
Apr 2021 • Couples
This is a gem, beautiful beaches from North end to South end also lots great view of the bay.  Love this island, not too touristy..It has amazing beautiful sunrise and sunset.
Love this island..
Written April 21, 2021
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Jessica O
Boston, MA484 contributions
Oct 2016 • Couples
While on a trip to visit friends in the Atlantic City area, we checked out Brigantine Beach on a summer-like day in October. After riding up and down the island to get a feel for it, we parked in a lot east of Ocean Ave between 26th and 27th streets.

There are long paths going through the dunes from each end of the parking lot to the beach. The beach is at least 100 yards wide from the edge of the dunes to the water in this area, and the shoreline seems to extend for miles in each direction. There was no one there when we arrived.

We found a nice spot away from the paths that lead to the beach, and we stripped down. I always go topless at the beach and both my husband and I normally wear g-string swimsuits. However, given the solitude and expansiveness of the beach, we decided to go nude, which is our true preference, although not often feasible.

It was fabulous. We could see people and a few vehicles on the beach in the distance in both directions, but they were quite far away. We took long walks without a care. The water was warm enough for swimming, and the breeze dried us off quickly.

The second time when we came back from a walk, there was a couple in their thirties with a toddler set up quite close to our blanket. The little girl was naked, but the parents had swimsuits on – a g-string bikini on her and a thong on him. Upon seeing us, the mother approached and, instead of raising an objection, asked if this was an official or at least commonly-accepted clothing-optional beach.

It turned out that the family was from North Carolina and accustomed to going nude on remote sections of beaches on the Outer Banks. I said that I didn't know whether nudity was allowed officially or in practice, but explained that we had been there for more than two hours without negative consequences. After our chat, she returned to her husband and daughter, and the adults removed their swimsuits.

Later, I offered to entertain the daughter so the parents could have some alone time. The little girl was very affable and eager to have someone else to play with. We’re planning to have kids at some point (I’m only 28), so this was an opportunity to see what it might be like, if only for 30-45 minutes. I had fun, and my husband seemed to enjoy it as well.

In the afternoon, a few more people showed up on the beach. Everyone seemed to be of retirement age. No one came close to our little nude section, but they certainly must have seen that none of us was wearing anything when we went back and forth to the water. If Brigantine Beach is clothing-optional or at least topless all summer, it must be awesome!
Written October 26, 2016
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