Ocean City retains title as New Jersey’s most popular beach in annual vote, Wildwood runner-up
OCEAN CITY, N.J. – The winner and still champion of New Jersey’s Top Ten Beaches contest is … Ocean City!
The southern New Jersey beach town that bills itself as “America’s Greatest Family Resort” was named the state’s most popular beach for the second straight year Thursday.
It also won in 2009.
Ocean City is known for its popular boardwalk, amusement rides and mini golf courses, restaurants and bayfront boating and water sports.
This year, Ocean City won the online vote for best beach; best day-trip beach; best family vacation beach; and top beach for ecotourism. It is a dry town, where the sale of alcohol is prohibited. Many residents and vacationers say that contributes to the family friendly reputation of the resort.
As usual, Cape May County beaches dominated the voting, taking the top five slots.
This year’s runners-up were Wildwood, Wildwood Crest, Sea Isle City, North Wildwood, Asbury Park, Manasquan, Belmar, Brigantine and Long Beach Township.
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