Travel experts at a major website have ranked the top beaches in New Jersey. Let's see if you agree.

The Best Beaches In New Jersey

It's hard to determine a ranking for different beaches in New Jersey. Visitors are looking for so many other things.

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If you are a family, you want the rides and boardwalk, plus an amazing beach. If you are a couple looking for a romantic time, you're looking for just the opposite.

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Brick Beach III

If you're looking for amazing clubs and nightlife, your beach may be in a different town entirely.

Experts Reveal The Top 5 Beaches At The Jersey Shore

Your choice of best beach is very personal, so we give credit to the folks at U.S. News & World Report for tackling the difficult task of putting that all together and coming up with a list of the best beaches in New Jersey.

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Their list is extensive, spanning 14 beaches, but we decided to focus on the top 5, and it's a solid one.

Sunrise at McCabe Ave Beach, Bradley Beach
Sunrise at McCabe Ave Beach, Bradley Beach (Bud McCormick)
Sunrise at McCabe Ave Beach, Bradley Beach

Their list leans strongly to the quieter, more family-oriented beaches at the Jersey Shore, so if that's what you like, you're going to love this Top 5.

Here are the Top 5 beaches from their list of 14. It makes a great bucket list for this summer at the Jersey Shore.

The Top 5 Beaches In New Jersey

#5 Long Branch.

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#4 Point Pleasant Beach

Point Pleasant Beach
Point Pleasant Beach (Bud McCormick)
Point Pleasant Beach

#3 Manasquan

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#2 Cape May

Photo by Tommy Kwak on Unsplash
Photo by Tommy Kwak on Unsplash
Photo by Tommy Kwak on Unsplash

#1 Stone Harbor

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Photo by David Di Veroli on Unsplash
Photo by David Di Veroli on Unsplash

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