The area
Spring Lake & Sea Girt
The cottage sits right on the line between them, so you get both: Spring Lake's quiet porches, swans, and shops on one side, Sea Girt's wider beach and better bars on the other. All of it on foot or a short golf cart ride.
6 blocks
to the sand
2 miles
of boardwalk
2 towns
walkable from the door
Sea Girt — south of the line
The wider beach, the volleyball nets, and the bars people drive an hour for.
Rod's Tavern
The neighborhood bar everyone ends up at. Cold, loud, and worth the walk.
The Parker House
The shore's most famous porch. Afternoon drinks that turn into a whole night.
Shore Pour
Self-pour taps and a patio — good stop before or after the beach.
Sea Girt beach
Wider sand, real waves, and volleyball nets up all summer.
Spring Lake — north of the line
Two miles of uninterrupted boardwalk, a lake with swans, and a town you can spend a day wandering.
Spring Lake Seafood
Off the boat that morning. Grab it and cook it in the cottage kitchen.
Spring Lake Tap House
Open until 2am, every night. The only late kitchen and bar in town.
Hoffman's Ice Cream
A Jersey institution. Go before nine or stand in line with everyone else.
St. Catharine's Church
A domed basilica on the lake — the prettiest building on the shore.
Divine Park & the lake
Swans, footbridges, and a shaded loop for the morning walk.
Third Avenue shops
A dozen little storefronts to bounce between, coffee at both ends.
Getting around
You won't move the car all week.
Beach in six blocks, dinner in both directions, and the Spring Lake station puts you on the train to New York. Add the golf cart and the whole thing gets easier.