Ocean Grove Beach Badges 2026

In Ocean Grove, daily badges are $13, and season badges are $100. Youth (6-17) and seniors $52 season. Sunday morning beach closures (9am-noon) ended by 2025 NJ DEP ruling.

Children under 5 do not need a badge in Ocean Grove. Older kids pay $52 for a season badge.

Daily badges are typically sold right at the beach entrances by badge checkers (bring cash — many don't take cards). Season badges are usually available at the municipal building or borough hall, often with early-bird discounts in spring.

Budget for two charges, not one. A daily beach badge is $13 per person, and beach-lot parking runs $10 per car. For two adults driving in, that is roughly $36-$36 for the day before food. Street parking is free in some blocks but usually resident-permit only near the beach.

Ocean Grove beach lots charge $10 for a day. There is also some free parking — true Lots nearest the sand fill first on summer weekends.

Ocean Grove beaches are patrolled by lifeguards through the summer season, typically 9 or 10 AM to 5 PM. Badge checkers work those same hours, which is why early mornings and evenings are effectively free — the beach itself stays open, there is simply nobody selling or checking badges.

Yes — the senior rate in Ocean Grove is $52. Youth (6-17) and seniors $52 season. Sunday morning beach closures (9am-noon) ended by 2025 NJ DEP ruling.