Daily Badges: The Most and Least Affordable Beaches

If you need a beach badge for one day, you'll need to pay at least $5 and often much more than that to get on the beach.

The cost between a weekday and weekend beach badge can vary widely across the Jersey Shore.

We compiled a list of least to most expensive daily beach badges for Monmouth and Ocean County. Check out where your favorite beach stacks up.

MONMOUTH COUNTY

Asbury Park: $5 daily, $6 weekends.

Loch Arbour: $5 daily, $6 weekends.

Long Branch: $5 daily, $7 weekends.

Deal: $6 daily, $7 weekends.

Belmar: $7 daily, $7 weekends.

Bradley Beach: $7 daily, $8 weekends.

Ocean Grove: $7 daily, $12 weekends.  

Manasquan: $8 daily, $8 weekends.

Spring Lake: $8 daily, $8 weekends.

Avon-by-the-Sea: $9 daily, $9 weekends.

Sea Girt: $9 daily, $9 weekends.

OCEAN COUNTY

Best Deal for the Family: Island Beach State Park: (per vehicle) $6 daily, $10 weekends.

Barnegat Light: $5 daily, $5 weekends. ($1 surcharge if purchased on beach).

Beach Haven: $5 daily, $5 weekends.

Brick (Barnegat Peninsula): $5 daily, $5 weekends.

Lacey Township: $5 daily, $5 weekends. (Proof of residency is required).

Long Beach Township: $5 daily, $5 weekends.

Seaside Heights: $5 daily, $5 weekends.

Ship Bottom: $5 daily, $5 weekends.

White Sands Beach: $5 daily, $6 weekends.

Martell’s (Point Pleasant Beach): $6 daily, $7.50 weekends.

Bay Head: $7 daily, $7 weekends.

Lavallette: $7 daily, $7 weekends.

Surf City: $7 daily, $7 weekends.

Jenkinson’s (Point Pleasant Beach): $7 daily, $8 weekends.

Ortley Beach: $7 daily, $8 weekends.

Bradshaw’s (Point Pleasant Beach): $8 daily, $8 weekends.

Maryland Avenue (Point Pleasant Beach): $8 daily, $8 weekends.

Risden’s (Point Pleasant Beach): $8 daily, $8 weekends.

Harvey Cedars: $9 daily, $9 weekends.

Seaside Park: $10 daily, $10 weekends.

Mantoloking: $12 for the season.

The prices above are for adult badges. For a comprehensive look at additional beach information, visit our .