First Beach

First Beach: 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 First Beach

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 First Beach — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.73409, -74.71112. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near First Beach

• Wharton State Forest · sanctuary · Burlington · ~2 km · Must-see
• Atsion Lake · lake · Burlington · ~3 km · Must-see
• Apple Pie Hill · viewpoint · Burlington · ~17 km · Must-see
• Hobb Lake · lake · Camden · ~18 km · Must-see
• Batona Trail · trek · Burlington · ~18 km · Must-see
• Atco Lake · lake · Camden · ~19 km · Must-see
• Protestant Community Church of Medford Lakes · church · Burlington · ~20 km · Must-see
• Jacobus Evangelical Lutheran Church · church · Atlantic · ~23 km · Must-see
• Pinelands National Reserve · sanctuary · Burlington · ~23 km · Must-see
• Franklin Parker Preserve · sanctuary · Burlington · ~23 km · Must-see
• Brendan T. Byrne State Forest · sanctuary · Burlington · ~24 km · Must-see
• Blue Hole · lake · Gloucester · ~25 km · Must-see
• Main Street Friends Meeting House · church · Burlington · ~26 km · Must-see
• Makepeace Lake · lake · Atlantic · ~27 km · Must-see
• Penn State Forest · sanctuary · Burlington · ~27 km · Must-see
• Air Victory Museum · museum · Burlington · ~32 km · Must-see
• Bass River State Forest · sanctuary · Burlington · ~32 km · Must-see
• Cropwell Friends Meeting House · church · Burlington · ~33 km · Must-see

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Other beaches & coast near First Beach

• Beach Haven Historic District · beach · Ocean · ~56 km · Must-see
• Long Beach Island · beach · Ocean · ~56 km · Must-see
• Little Beach · beach · Ocean · ~57 km · Must-see
• Brigantine Lighthouse · beach · Atlantic · ~58 km · Must-see
• Absecon Lighthouse · beach · Atlantic · ~60 km · Must-see
• Chicken Bone Beach · beach · Atlantic · ~60 km · Must-see
• Turtle Rock Light · beach · Philadelphia · ~61 km · Must-see
• Pine Lake · beach · Ocean · ~62 km · Must-see
• Island Beach State Park · beach · Ocean · ~67 km · Must-see
• Tices Shoal · beach · Ocean · ~67 km · Must-see

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