Wildwood Crest: Beaches, Bike Paths and Parks

Wildwood Crest combines beaches with a range of bike paths, parks and summer events. The beaches can be accessed at the ends of every street. When choosing your vacation rental, you can consider whether beach days, bike rides or visits to the parks will be the defining features of your getaway. The variety of options gives you a practical guide to planning your days during your stay.

Beach Access, Surfing and Lifeguard Hours

The beaches can be accessed at the ends of every street. This means you can explore Wildwood Crest as a beach destination without being limited to a single access point. If you want to surf, be sure to observe the designated locations and times: surfing is permitted on Hollywood Avenue only from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Surfing is also permitted on Rambler Road and Aster Road; no times are specified for these two streets.

Lifeguards are on duty at the beaches on Saturdays and Sundays from the last weekend in May through mid-June, as well as on Memorial Day. From mid-June through Labor Day weekend, they are on duty daily from 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. These time periods can help you plan your beach days; the stated hours vary depending on the part of the season.

Explore Wildwood Crest by Bike

The Wildwood Crest Borough Bike Path runs along the beach from Rambler Road to Cresse Avenue. It then continues along the Wildwoods Boardwalk to North Wildwood. The route described therefore connects a section along the beach with an extension along the boardwalk. If you enjoy getting around by bike while traveling, this route is a useful point of reference.

The free Wildwoods bike route is a separate route: it begins on Rambler Road in Wildwood Crest and runs along almost the entire length of the five-mile island. Both route descriptions name Rambler Road as their starting point, but describe different paths. Wildwood Crest’s annual Mayor’s Wellness Walk takes place along the Wildwood Crest Bike Path and is a family run.

Parks for a Variety of Activities

The parks offer a variety of ways to take an active break. Scoop Taylor Park has a large children’s playground. Sunrise Park at Rambler Road has a splash park. If you want to play tennis, Washington Avenue Park has three free public tennis courts.

Coleman-Callahan Memorial Park has a free fishing pier and a kayak launch. Centennial Park has walking and running trails. These amenities vary considerably: depending on what you want to do during your stay, you can combine a park visit with play, tennis, fishing, a kayak launch, or exercise on walking and running trails.

Art, Nature and Summer Events

Crest Arts Pavilion is located at 6301 Ocean Avenue and serves as Wildwood Crest’s tourist information center. A free weekly Summer Concert Series takes place at the Gazebo at Sunset Lake, and craft markets are held at Sunset Lake throughout the summer. The concert series and markets offer different opportunities to enjoy the town’s art and events.

Nature and history are also among the things you can discover. At Bayview Memorial Park, you can find information about the turtle migration in Wildwood Crest. Atlantic bottlenose dolphins are often found in the waters off Wildwood Crest. At Turtle Gut Inlet Park, you can learn the full history of the Nancy.

This can help you narrow down what you want from your vacation rental: will your getaway focus mainly on the beach and surfing, on bike paths, or on a mix of parks, nature and summer events? Wildwood Crest offers specific options for each of these interests, without requiring you to limit yourself to just one activity.

Discover More Places

If you’d like to include more places in your travel plans, you can also find Avalon, Wildwood, Marmora, Stone Harbor, Dennis, Ocean City, Middle Township and Sea Isle City.

For the broader travel overview: Cape May.