I live in indiana, looking for the closest ocean beach to vacation with my family
Some where on the New Jersey shore. I would choose Wildwood. I Loved it there when I lived in Jersey. The Cape May Ferry boat across the bay to Delaware is fun for all ages. It’s right near Wildwood at the tip of Jersey.
I need directions to the dog beach in Ocean City, New Jersey, and I can’t find them anywhere. If you could provide the street where I would need to park that would help as well. Thanks.
i ive in florida
My Husband and I are planning a trip to Florida and we can’t decide which hotel to stay and where in Florida, but the things I came across when looking at hotels are some of the rooms say Ocean Front or Beach front or gulf view.
What is the difference between them? We want a room facing the beach but on a higher floor of the hotel. We don’t want to be on the first or second floor.
Also can you tell me the best beaches to go to in Florida that isn’t too expensive to stay in a hotel on the ocean?
I actually think the hotels in North Palm Beach were pretty cheap and they are right on the beach. Like you step outside the back door right into sand. It really never gets that packed (relative to Miami and other packed areas) and its usually filled with older people/families, but its a cheap hotel located right on the beach.
Since you posted this in "Miami", it is important to note that Beach Front Hotels in Miami tend not to be physically right on the beach. Instead most hotels have a little back entrance (with a gate that uses your room card to open and close) that you use to access the beach. you need to walk through 10-20 yards of brush and the broadwalk/pedestrian walkway before you get right to the beach. (everything is cleared and its a easy walk). So it goes Hotel/backyard gate/pedestrian walkway/10-20 yards of vegetation/and then sand. Its not a big deal, but some people never know what to expect. Not all hotels are like this, but many are.
Concerning room views. You will often see "Ocean Front" vs "Ocean View" rooms. Ocean Front rooms actually face the beach (full-on) while Ocean View rooms usually involve having to go on the balcony to be able to see the beach. Many hotels dont have rooms that face to the inland part of Florida, unless their is some sort of intercostal waterway and the hotel thinks the views are still nice. Its a little bit more tricky to get a room on a higher floor. Most of the time, rooms are given out when you arrive, so your best bet is to ask for a higher floor when you get there.
Again, in Miami, many hotels are only 1-3 stories and family owned (and not right on the beach…always check where the hotel is on a map…many of the cheaper hotel rooms in Miami beach are located 1-2 blocks away from the beach). The taller hotels tend to be the more up-scale resorts/chain hotels and these tend to be right on the beach.
I need the exact mileage and time it takes to get there, please.
Long Branch NJ
While I agree w/mapquest’s routing [a rarity btw] I would add 60-90 minutes onto their given travel time
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John Frieda’s beach blonde ocean wave spray was the best spray ever to condition my brown v. thick, wavy hair – there is no other product at all, not even his frizz ease that works. Now this product has been discontinued all over the world, what can I do? Have any of you found a great alternative that has the same FX, if so what product(s)?
Thanx xx
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were having a party, and i understand that there are firepits already set up. what materials will i need to build a bonfire and how do i build one (how do i get one started)?
In San Francisco, you must put lots of fa66ots on the fire. (A fa66ot is a bundle of wood)
I am looking for a beautiful white sand beach to stay at while we travel to Destin Florida, are there any close by beautiful beaches that are more beautiful to stay at other than Destin? A secluded beach would be preferable.
You can find it here –> http://jrdbeachroad.blogspot.com/
There lots more beautiful beaches worldwide!!! Hope it helps…
I’m going to be at the beach next week and I’d like to be able to watch the Pens vs. Hurricanes games. I’m not 21 yet so I can’t go in a bar so are there any other places I could go to watch the game in or close by Ocean Isle Beach?
Do they have a Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant there? They usually have all sorts of sports on in there, plus the food is good too.
How do I get there if I get off at Powell? Or is there a closer station to Ocean Beach? Thanks 
I’m starting from the Union City station. So I should get off at Civic station, and then go outside to the MUNI? I hardly go to SF, and I usually only go on the BART.
Get off at Civic Center, then transfer to MUNI N-Judah for Ocean Beach from the same station. BART always comes in on the Lower Level of the station. And MUNI uses the Mezzanine Level. The destination signs on the trams will say "Ocean Beach" because it is the last stop.
Edit – Do not go outside at Civic Center. Simply get out of the paid area for BART and find the MUNI gates. Feed $2.00 worth of coins into the slot – there are change machines nearby if you only have bills – and head down to the MUNI platform. The gate will spit out a transfer slip, which you should keep in case you run into San Francisco’s finest. The economy is bad and they have been ordered to vamp up fare evasion enforcement on MUNI. The fine for getting caught without a transfer are $75.
I’m in a debate and I think of going to a beach near an ocean like in Florida. I don’t think of going to the beach when I’m going to a lake. Can some clarify this information?
I definitely think that a beach can be around any body of water, regardless of its size. Beaches near oceans may be more popularly accepted, especially if you grew up in Florida, but I think a beach can be near any body of water and still hold that classification.