Ocean County · Visitor Guide

Visiting & Lodging in Harvey Cedars

Harvey Cedars is a quiet residential beach destination with strong day-trip appeal, bayfront recreation, a compact dining district and limited traditional lodging.

2026 Visitor Essentials

Daily Beach Badge$7 for visitors age 12 and older during the badge season.

Weekly Badge$20.

Season Badge$40 through June 15, then $50.

Beach AccessBeach wheelchairs and a UTV access program are available for eligible visitors.

Guarded Beaches

The 2026 full-season schedule included guarded beaches at 86th, 83rd, 80th, 76th, 73rd and 69th Streets; Middlesex, Atlantic, Hudson and Cape May avenues; the Cumberland easement; Bergen Avenue south; and the bay beach at West 75th Street.

Lodging

Harvey Cedars has very limited conventional lodging. The Harvey Cedars Bible Conference at 12 Cedars Avenue operates as a retreat and conference campus rather than a general hotel. Vacation rentals are the dominant visitor lodging format in the borough, while Surf City, Ship Bottom and other LBI communities provide broader hotel and inn choices.

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