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    Barnegat Lighthouse

    4.6 (84 reviews)
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    Chuck O.

    This place always brings me back to my childhood and relaxes me. I like to stop by just to take in the beauty. I've been to the top many times but did not this time. Was very windy but beautiful as usual!

    Sanjay G.

    History: Barnegat Lighthouse, locally known as "Old Barney," is situated on the precarious northern tip of Long Beach Island, NJ, and was originally lit in 1859. Coastal vessels heading to and from New York relied heavily on the lighthouse to protect them from the point's dangerous shoals, swift currents, and shifting sandbars. Visitors can climb 217 steps to the top of this maritime specimen for a breathtaking panoramic view of Island Beach, Barnegat Bay, and Long Beach Island. Lighthouse is not the only thing here, there are also a couple of activities that you can do while you are here Maritime Forest Trail - The self-guided loop trail is 0.2 miles long, with forest, and migratory birds. Interpretive signs explain the birds and plants you may see during your stroll. Fishing - If fishing is your game, be sure to bring your gear and head to the bulkhead near the picnic area Bird watching, picnics, and more... A few blocks away, you can visit the Barnegat Light Museum, which we didn't have the opportunity to see but it's still worth checking out If you were picturing an area of a lighthouse with beautiful glistening blue-green water, then visiting the Barnegat Lighthouse should be a stop you should make down here in southern New Jersey.

    Alex T.

    What an excellent state park that you must visit if you ever come to LBI. The lighthouse is usually open from 9am - 3pm every day (I believe until like late october for free!) and a really nice tour guide was willing to let us up right at 3 even though they were just getting ready to close. Also some great spots to fish here and a few trails that you can walk on. Only downside is that there is not a lot of shoreside/beach area that you can immediately access. Mostly rocks that you can stand and fish on. If you do end up going to the lighthouse, be prepared to walk up around 13 flights of stairs! (217 steps). Definitely a work out if you are as... out of shape as I am...

    The lighthouse
    Betsy B.

    It was nice to see the Barnegat Lighthouse that I hadn't been too in a lot of years. There is an interpretive center where you can learn the history of it. The area is nice with walking paths. My friend climbed to the top but I did not. I walked along the path by the water and sat for awhile on the bench to enjoy the breeze. There were some people fishing off the rocks there and some sitting on the beach. It's a pleasant area to spend some time.

    Archie M.

    Hey, its a lighthouse like so many others. What makes this place so special is that next to longwood gardens, this was my mom's favorite place on earth. What would've been her 78th birthday is coming up next week, and since I don't visit graves, I drove here. It's been 27 years since she went away, but she was here! Still as beautiful and peaceful as I remember as a child

    TH C.

    Love coming here for a nice walk around the trail. Peaceful area with some nice nature scenes to see.

    Lighthouse, with lighthouse keeper statue.
    Jacqueline L.

    Went here with my family on Sunday June 9th 2024, as part of our long beach vacation. The Barnegat Lighthouse, known as Old Barney! is located on the far north end of the island, and it is a beautiful place. First off, I like that you can see it from the parking lot where one parks their car to head into the musuem, and the grounds. The musuem has history on the lighthouse, and i also liked that there was a film playing that was telling us about the history of the lighthouse. We learned about the lighthouse keepers, which is an interesting part of history. Cause in a way, the lighthouse keepers, and their assistants are early forms of our coast guard if one really thinks about it. Then, we walked to the lighthouse. It was closing soon, so we didn't go up the steps, but from what i see here, the view up there is gorgeous. one can even just lay on the beach and enjoy the sun. beautiful grounds. Highly recommend to stop here!

    Mel M.

    BARNEGAT LIGHT: on the northern edge of Long Beach Island is Barnegat Lighthouse State Park, featuring "Old Barney," an over 150 year old lighthouse! Leashed dogs are allowed to join you on the property (see official rules below). It was so cool to bring Brie to a place listed on the National Register of Historic Places! The 40-foot tall lighthouse was crucial to guiding sailors away from big groups of fish on the coastline, sandbars, and ocean currents. The park is open daily, weather permitting, and there is no cost to walk the property. There is a short forest trail to see various trees and plant life. Leashed dogs are also allowed on the beach area from 9/16-3/31, but not on the walkway or in the buildings. There is a beautiful view of the inlet and ocean from the beach! As of January 2021: "Pets are not permitted on the beach from April 1st through September 15th to help protect endangered bird species during nesting season. They must be on a leash (maximum length - 6 feet) and you must clean up after your pet." From our experience, dogs are also not allowed on the walkway or inside the lighthouse and interpretive center.

    Denise Z.

    I'm so very lucky to have grown up in such a beautiful area. Not only is this one of the nicest and largest lighthouse's I've seen and climbed. But a beautiful nature trail or a pathway along the water to stroll. When I was little, yup smaller! My dad and I would pick out a special kite and fly it on LBI kite day when hundreds of people enjoy the beautiful kite's. Now that I have kids they enjoy this area for different reasons but they still find it's beauty!

    Before the climb!
    Bridget P.

    Barnegat offers a beautiful view, great exercise and tid bits of history that are interesting even to the non-history lover in me. The climb up isn't too bad, it gives an excuse to get some well-deserved ice cream afterwards! Photographers- you will have a ball capturing shots from the gorgeous grounds below all the way up to the top.

    Views from the top
    Fabian C.

    We took a quick trip to LBI for a Kite Festival and were lucky enough to get some time to check out the Barnegat Lighthouse. Located on the northern of the island, the Lighthouse is accompanied by a big park that offers beautiful views of the water from ground level. Plenty of space to spread out and even have a picnic at one of their tables which are under a shaded area. There is also a small museum with restrooms for visitors. The parking lot is fairly big and on an off season day, there was plenty of parking. The climb to the top is narrow as expected but very much worth the 200+ steps. There are plenty of rest steps along the way to the top too allow for a few extra breaths or to allow others by. Oh and did i mention the price, thats because there is none. All of this was free of charge. A great way to spend a beautiful day seeing the view from the top.

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    I absolutely love it here! It's breathtakingly beautiful, and I can't wait to explore more. This is definitely a must-see destination!

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    Great lighthouse on a fun island. The museum is also a must see- it's run by volunteers

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    Batsto Village

    4.4(21 reviews)
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    Marthas Furnace - walk, anyone?

    Marthas Furnace

    5.0(1 review)
    22.2 mi

    This is a rather special Yelp. Its not for a restaurant or hotel or cafe or salon. Its for a ghost…read moretown. Yep. In New Jersey. In the Pine Barrens. Scared? No need to be. Its a superb day trip--a place unlike any other. You wont find tourists here; or probably any other living soul for miles around. Its just not that well-known enough. Its not an excursion accompanied by a lot of tourist-board support, advertising, or fanfare. There are no audioguides, no pamphlets, no maps. There's also no fees, gates, ticket-stands, trinkets, permits, or clerks. You can just park on the shoulder of the expressway, and mosey right in off the roadside. Its just a tract of deserted woodland. Its a part of New Jersey only a few people ever have reason to explore; its for the imaginative and intrepid. In the course of a year, the site probably only gets a couple photographers, an artist or two, or perhaps an author once in a while. Some 4WD-nuts pass by occasionally. [And this Yelp won't change that--even if I told you about great dining here, this place will always be forlorn and neglected.] Its the location of a vanished Piney town which sprang up in the 1800s around an iron-smelting furnace; and which has now almost completely disappeared from above-ground. Iron? There were iron mines in New Jersey? Not exactly. Its a strange chemical process, organically-occurring, whereby it forms in the swamps and bogs around here. You'll notice all the water is naturally 'tea'-colored. But all the left-behind equipment and abandoned buildings are now, just as if they never were. You might only notice some strange shapes --hummocks, berms--in the terrain and that's about it. This is where your imagination comes to the fore. You're strolling around on top of a village. Chalk one up for NATURE! If it doesn't grab your fancy, then..no matter--just wandering around in the Pine Barrens is in itself, ethereal and stupefying. Take care not to get lost; because the trees have an eerie manner of all looking exactly the same. A few unmindful steps can get you turned around. The Pine Barrens are just a fabulous and unique environment. People love to discredit the Garden State without ever having heard of forests like this. To try to explain: the soil is flat, level, and sandy and without underbrush--covered only with a carpet of pine needles. Thus, with the trees racing up so tall and straight--like columns in a church--and also branching so high; the effect is quite cathedral-like. Sun slants through as if coming through high windows. And its uncannily quiet. Like a big empty room. Just the coolest. Bring boots (its occasionally muddy) and a survival knife *just in case* of feral dogs. I recommend this excursion to all the Yelpers who like to make a fuss over their daring and adventurous, active lifestyles. You're not impressing me with your tour-guide led whitewater rafting adventures. Try exploring the Pine Barrens. .

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