Gunnison Beach located on Sandy Hook,NJ is managed by the National Park Service.

It is, by custom, the only nude beach in New Jersey, and one of the major clothing-optional recreation areas in the New York metropolitan area. picked by suebe 3 years ago

David Witthoft finally shunned his Brett Favre jersey for a red shirt for the first time in 1,581 days. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Children and adults who build castles and dig in the sand at the beach are at greater risk of developing gastrointestinal diseases and diarrhea than people who only walk on the shore or swim in the surf, according to researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the Environmental Protection Agency. picked by kakana 5 months ago

Pieces of meat are washing ashore in New Jersey and officials are trying to determine exactly what the meat is. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

A Brazilian wax, that is. The state on Friday decided to reverse course on the proposal after angry salon owners complained about losing business ahead of swimsuit season. One spa owner: "In New Jersey especially, where the government has been picking our pockets for so long, it was like, 'Just stay out of our pants, will you?'" Update to an earlier story picked by suebe 9 months ago

The unidentified falling object was first seen at about 8:40 p.m. by people on Normandy Beach in Ocean County, and was also spotted as far away as Fire Island and South Carolina, officials said. picked by DrNothing 2 years ago

A musical Halloween treat from that Jersey boy, Bruce Springsteen. Better yet, he plays the Jersey Devil himself in the video!

Video and free download here.

So who is the Jersey Devil? Check out Bornbad's earlier post picked by suebe 1 year ago

Jersey City councilman Steve Lipski decided that what his constituents need is a good old fashioned golden shower! picked by BrownTrout 1 year ago

The 10 point buck swam across the river to Governor's Island. Do you blame him? picked by suebe 1 day ago

A mammoth blue whale has washed up on a New Zealand beach. The 150-tonne female is covered in bites from great white sharks, but authorities say this may have happened after death.
Due to size and accessibility issues, the carcass will be left on the beach to rot. 4 PICS picked by bingo 6 months ago

"Today we made the decision to close this stretch of ill-gotten, illegally accumulated sand," said Patricio Patron, Mexico's attorney general for environmental protection. "This hotel was telling its tourists: 'Come here, I have sand ... the other hotels don't, because I stole it.'" picked by shep182 4 months ago

Officials tell the Jersey Journal they still don't know why a gunman robbing a gas station near the Holland Tunnel was carrying a potato in his left hand, but one Jersey City officer speculates he may have been trying to silence his gun with the vegetable. picked by Bornbad 5 months ago

...has haunted New Jersey and the surrounding areas for the past 260 years. picked by Bornbad 3 years ago

Donkey rides along the shore. Jam sandwiches gritty with sand. Now, that's a truly Great British Summer.

These postcard-perfect photographs, captured by pioneering photography firm Francis Frith between 1890 and 1924, show how our great-grandparents made the most of their time in the sun. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

A dozen turkeys are spotted all over New Jersey, including, seemingly, waiting for an outbound train. picked by Skid 3 years ago

Talk about lying down on the job! picked by readingitall 3 years ago

What do you do with a decaying finger with a french manicure when you determine it isn't really a finger (but you don't know what it is) - ya throw it away and fuggedaboutit! picked by BrownTrout 4 months ago

What seaside danger causes more deaths every year than sharks or waves? Surprisingly, the beach itself. picked by VooDooPeacock 2 years ago

A luxury hotel in Dubai is to create the first refrigerated beach so hotel guests can walk comfortably across the sand on scorching days. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

A 24-foot shark washed ashore on a Long Island beach today, but died a short time later. picked by nateebiinature 5 months ago