Matawan Point

Matawan Point: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Matawan Point

Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Matawan Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.44609, -74.20883. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Matawan Point

• Lake Lefferts · lake · Monmouth · ~6 km · Must-see
• Cheesequake State Park · sanctuary · Middlesex · ~6 km · Must-see
• Great Beds Light · fort · Middlesex · ~7 km · Must-see
• Crawford Hill · viewpoint · Monmouth · ~8 km · Must-see
• Freneau Woods Park · sanctuary · Monmouth · ~8 km · Must-see
• Holmdel Horn Antenna · park · Monmouth · ~8 km · Must-see
• Conference House Park · park · New York · ~8 km · Must-see
• Princes Bay Light · beach · New York · ~9 km · Must-see
• Princes Bay Light · church · Monmouth · ~9 km · Must-see
• Conference House Park · park · Middlesex · ~9 km · Must-see
• Proprietary House · museum · Middlesex · ~10 km · Must-see
• Wolfe's Pond Park · park · New York · ~11 km · Must-see
• Wolfe's Pond Park · park · Monmouth · ~11 km · Must-see
• Henry Hudson Trail · sanctuary · Monmouth · ~11 km · Must-see
• Deep Cut Gardens · park · Monmouth · ~12 km · Must-see
• Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve · park · Middlesex · ~12 km · Must-see
• Blue Heron Park Preserve · park · Monmouth · ~12 km · Must-see
• Lower New York Bay · beach · New York · ~13 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Matawan Point

Other beaches & coast near Matawan Point

• Princes Bay Light · beach · New York · ~9 km · Must-see
• Lower New York Bay · beach · New York · ~13 km · Must-see
• New Dorp Light · beach · New York · ~21 km · Must-see
• Sandy Hook Lighthouse · beach · Monmouth · ~22 km · Must-see
• Gunnison Beach · beach · Monmouth · ~23 km · Must-see
• Fort Wadsworth Light · beach · New York · ~28 km · Must-see
• Coney Island Lighthouse · beach · New York · ~28 km · Must-see
• Jewish Center of Brighton Beach · beach · New York · ~32 km · Must-see
• Newark Bay · beach · Essex · ~33 km · Must-see
• Dead Horse Bay · beach · New York · ~38 km · Must-see

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