There is no information to be found on this all dirt dog park. You MUST register your dog ahead of…read moretime at one of the locations listed on the brochure. Male dogs MUST be neutered. All shots must be up to date and you have to take all the ppwk with you when you go to register. I gave them 2 stars one for lack of information and 2, it's a sad park for a dog to frolic and play at. Coming from So Cal and Texas where our dog parks are lush and green this one is pathetic. I do realize it's winter but they don't Doesn'teven attempt to have any sort of grass

Love this place! Different entrances, beautiful scenery and wildlife, very well maintained. Great…read moretrails, nice place to be in touch with nature & our dog loves it as much as we do. Warning--it's very wet after snow & rain.

My favorite place to walk through. So peaceful and well maintained. Occasional water views and easy…read moreto follow trails.

It's heaven on earth for dogs and the people who love them! When I walked my dog Cooper for his…read morefirst ever trip to the ocean I was as floored as he was to see all these amazing dogs running around the shoreline! To see Cooper splash around in the waves trying to figure out what it was, his excitement was palpable! What a joy to see my best friend experience the beach! Tips: it opens at 6pm and the parking is free, the best lot is directly placed at the beach entrance at 8th avenue. Bring water and a bowl for your pooch! Leashes may be a good idea especially if your pup is unpredictable and young like my 10 month old Boxer/Lab is. There's a few wild cats dogs and owners ignorant of what their dog is doing so keep an eye out, but of all the dogs Cooper met, there was only one who needed a little discipline. Can't visit this beach enough, glad I'm part of the dog owners club again!

Awesome dog beach where dogs can be off their leashes. Everyone is friendly, and most of the dogs…read moreare friendly. Super clean and a good amount of parking available. Safe surroundings and a must for anyone fairly close by. The one drawbacks as other reviewers have stated is that there is a morning time and a night time period for usage. No biggie. Just a little limiting.

Finally since moving to South Jersey made it before the Island Beach State Park closed…read more Had to pay $5 to enter even though park was closing in 20 minutes. We drove to the trail #7 as recommended by the gate for the best sunset views! It was truly beautiful to see the sunset on the bay. Walked over to the beach- vehicles allowed on the beach, saw bonfires and lots of people fishing! Plan to buy season passes and enjoy this State Park more often!!

My favorite beach in Seaside! It's a nice clean beach, never really chaos and any craziness going…read moreon here. There's no pier/boardwalk like the other beaches which in turn makes it a much more peaceful beach to visit. Theres two food spots. One mini restaurant and a little food area with ice cream slushies, cheeseburgers, breakfast sandwiches, fries and more. The ice cream and milkshakes are good and refreshing! the breakfast sandwiches are good too. The cheeseburgers are not the best, cheap bun, meat and cheese and is not worth the $8. But all else has been good Service is nice a quick and theres picnic tables to sit and eat at in the food area as well. Theres bathrooms, dressing rooms and 2 areas of outdoor showers which is nice and convenient.

Such a fun place! Wish the parking situation was a little better- you really can't walk here…read more Parking is tight. BUT! So many pups, ours had a blast meeting new friends and swimming for the first time. A great experience for him! Pretty clean and well maintained all things considered

Great doggie beach with over half of the doggies off the leash and running around. I kept ours on…read morethe leash as he is smaller and there was lots of large dogs. All were friendly and being watched we had no issues. Only hard park is very limited parking max 20 cars on each side of the highway before a large bridge. Note this beach states no swimming, most were in up to waist height with the doggies.

A FB Corgi meet up brought us here today…read more Great big gated dog park. Jack, my miniature Doxie, did very well and we had a ball! There were ramps and tubes for the fur babies to play on and in. I got to rough up lots of Corgis, including a precious pup named Trixie :) Super nice group. I was welcomed by so many, despite not having my own Corgi (yet). This park is a tad too far for us to go to, but I totally would if we lived closer.

I must say that I was very impressed with this dog park. We wanted to take our dog out to get her…read moremind off of our other dog passing away :(. We found this park minutes from our house. It is right next to a sports complex and playground on the other side of the road. We were immediately impressed with the size of the fenced in area and the limitation on weight for the smaller dogs. The fenced in area closest to the street is for dogs 25lbs and less and then a pond in between that area and the large dog area for pups over 25lbs. There were plenty of benches to sit on, trees for shade, a dog mound with tunnel in the middle, and a water fountain for adults and for dogs. The grass was well maintained and the area was very clean. We are extremely happy we found this area. Our dog had a lot of fun chasing her ball around and made some friends along the way.

A brand new Dog park at Eastampton Gardens apartment complex. A new amenity for the pet parents…read more The facility is pretty large and it is for both small and large dogs. When you approach and please ask if the dogs inside is friendly just as a logical precaution. I went there today and the dog inside was not good with other dogs. I have a beautiful super sweet husky and left quickly. There aren't many dog parks around here so I'm happy to have one so close.

We used to frequent this dog park often but each time we've gone in this summer it seems to be less…read moreand less dogs. We arrived Saturday morning on an 85 degree day about 10:30am and there was only 1 other dog and his parents there. I love the fact that they have a water fountain that's easy to fill the dog bowls and they used to have doggie bags for easy waste pick up but lately not many dogs

Lovely park with great dog owners, these people know how to and should own a dog. They're…read moreresponsible and are extremely attentive to their dogs and to their surroundings. There's signs at the entrance of the park that warns people either that have dogs that are fixed or owners that are irresponsible can be reported (and should). They even provide the number and everything in case that should arise. Thankfully it didn't the day we went. While some parks also have some sparse water areas, this one has PLENTY. It has two really well functioning water fountains, and nearby are restrooms in case you need to go or they are shut off. For people, bring your own water. These are not recommended for your consumption. It is funny that most of the dogs congregate in one small area despite the fact there's a much larger to the park, but that's not the fault of anybody but the dogs. Check it out if you have a dog and live in the area.

Love this park, especially for the fenced in dog park area. There are roughly 9 acres of woods that…read moreare all fenced in for off-leash play for friendly dogs. There are a ton more trails for leashed walking too. Everybody was really nice and parking was easy. Our dog loved her first visit and we'll be sure to come back again. Make sure your dog has good recall because they could go off chasing another dog. Bathrooms at the parking lot are convenient but didn't see any other bathrooms.

This is a phenomenal park for the whole family. The hiking trails are really nice and the fenced in…read moredog park is amazing and huge! Add on a nice playground for the kids and rotating ice cream trucks.

I'm generally not an advocate of hiking in the rain (or really whenever anything is falling from…read morethe sky), but this is definitely the place to do it if you're going to. The Millennial Chum and I made our Pine Barrens hiking debut here this past Saturday, which was rainy and hovering in the high 40s. Our itinerary was very straight-forward - it was an 8.5-mile hike along the white trail (my ye olde pre-Sandy NJ hiking book identifies it as the Penns Hill Trail, but the website for Wells Mills cites it as the Macri trail; regardless, it's the white one), which is basically one giant loop circling Wells Mills Lake, though it veers much further west than that at several points. Our book claimed this would take four to five hours, which we thought was a ridiculous overestimate and was - we did this in a little over three hours, though we're both in good shape and really didn't stop. We were both enormously impressed by the facilities and trail markings here. The Nature Center at the beginning of the hike looks and is pretty spiffy, with a toasty, clean bathroom and helpful kiosks with maps to grab (handheld maps are not a given in this day and age). They DID run out of hand soap, but I think any of us would take a warm, functioning indoor plumbing situation over what we usually have to deal with. There was one time late in the hike when we stopped to peer around for the next marking, but we literally found it about five seconds later. Given that a lot of the trails overlap, turn and often cut into or across non-hiking fire trails, I thought they did a great job denoting the specific routes. I expected the entire hike to be flat, which is my general/uninformed impression of the Pine Barrens, but it actually had a few ups and downs over dune-like, woody hills, especially in the first two miles. Nothing crazy, and while we stopped for a few water breaks at the top of those mounds, we never felt obligated to pause to catch our breaths. I'm at a point in 2023 where I'm gauging the strenuousness of an activity based on what my Fitbit says, and it claimed I had no zone moments, which is essentially high cardio activity. So take that for what you will. Regardless, I think this is also a selling point, as I've actually been reluctant to hike around here due to the lack of terrain; definitely adds some character. The viewpoint situation was not my favorite. On a rainy day like this, you're treated to an X-files-esque view of a lake right at the beginning, complete with Vancouver-like pine trees (if you know, you know), but this is not a hike where you're going to end up looking out over anything; even the tops of the hills are in the middle of the woods, so you're just looking at the same trees you were looking at when you were at the bottom, just...higher. The other downside (depending on your perspective) is that this is probably the best kind of weather for the Pine Barrens in many ways, but it's hazardous. This hike has many boardwalks throughout the damper/swampier areas, but they get very slippery when it's rainy. I don't believe either of us legit lost our footing but we both hollered, 'Careful!' a lot. I'd recommend some tread on the hindpaws. I suspect due mostly to the weather, the wildlife and canine chum situations were terrible. We saw a pooch in the parking lot getting ready for a walk, but never encountered one during the entire 8.5 miles (and only saw a miserable-looking boy scout troop and two other people). Hopefully others have better luck. There was also a bright pink port-a-potty about halfway through right where the trail brushes up against the scout reservation, so if nature calls and you're trying to avoid direct body contact with pine needles dot dot dot. A lot of the hiking intangibles are here, so it's hard not to recommend this for just about anyone, regardless of skill level. It's not the kind of hike I'd do for a real workout, but to just get some fresh air and steps in? It's a nice change of pace if you're in the area.

Wells Mills County Park is the largest county park in Ocean County. It's substantial actually. It…read moreactually feels more like a state park because the trails are longer and more involved. There's no admission fee to enter, which is great. You can just hang out closer to the main entrance by the lake. You can also go down the trails for just a little bit and come back. So, it can be what do you make of it. They have trails of all different lengths, however. The trails interconnect, so you can "cheat" and don't have to go down the full length of them. The green trail takes about an hour and a half to walk around. The white trail is windier and a little bit more scenic. The white trail also goes down much closer to the lake and through the cedar or swamp next to the lake. The yellow trail is very long. I've been on parts of it, but I've heard that it's relatively boring. One day I will want to walk the whole distance of it because it's close to 10 miles long. While most parks in Ocean County tend to be flat like a pancake, there's a little bit more elevation here. Some parts of the green and white trail would be easy to moderately difficult. But the trails are well blazed, and it's not terrible. Be careful because the trail map that I found online is old, and they have since updated it. When you come in there's a board that has a map posted. You can pick up an updated trail map there. It's also recommended that you sign in if you are going to be hiking for a distance. You don't want to get stuck in there and have the gates close on you. It's for your safety. There is a canoe launching dock on the lake, as well. When my friend comes next summer, who is a big kayaker, then I'll try it out. But I mostly go just for exercise and to go on the trails now. The park has a very safe feel, and I feel comfortable walking there. People generally say hi to you when you pass them on the trail. The only thing you need to worry about is ticks that may cause Lyme disease. So, make sure that you check for ticks, and take a shower as soon as you get home from there.