The Beaches of Ocean County, featuring Long Beach Island Long Beach Island in Ocean County consists of several townships on an eighteen-mile barrier island bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on the East and the Barnegat and Little Egg Harbor Bays on the West. At the north end is Barnegat Light and the famous Barnegat Lighthouse , while the southern terminus is home to the Holgate Wildlife Refuge . The beaches on Long Beach Island are white sugar sand, fringed by dunes.
Most areas are open to the public for a nominal daily fee.
The island is a popular vacation spot for thousands from May to November, and short-term home rentals are abundant throughout the Island. Other than sunbathing and swimming in the clear waters of the Atlantic, surf fishing is a favorite pastime of visitors and residents alike. A walk along the shore, especially in the evening, will find anglers any season of the year. This sentinel stands tall on the Atlantic and serves as a major navigational landmark for the many fishing and pleasure boats that take advantage of the Atlantic Ocean's clean and abundant waters. Barney is a bustling coastal hamlet where one can find many unique shops and restaurants as well as numerous fishing charters .