This is the second consecutive year that the Wildwoods’ Beaches have ranked #1 in New Jersey in the USA Today contest
The Wildwoods, NJ – May 28, 2025 – The Wildwoods beautiful FREE beaches have been voted the Best Beaches in New Jersey in the 2025 USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Travel Awards contest. This is the second consecutive year that the Wildwoods’ Beaches have ranked #1 in New Jersey in the USA Today contest.
The USA Today 10Best contest featured beaches across the state, curated by a panel of travel experts, and ultimately voted on by USA Today readers. The Wildwoods sparkling, clean beaches, stretching for five miles across the shores of North Wildwood, Wildwood, and Wildwood Crest are unlike most seashore resort beaches in that they are so spacious, offering plenty of room to spread out, and unlike most New Jersey beach destinations, the Wildwoods beaches are completely FREE with no beach tags required. They are the perfect spot for swimming, soaking up the sun, and relaxing on a hot summer day. For those looking for some adventure, the Wildwoods’ beaches also serve as an ideal location for surfing, boogie boarding, paddle boarding, and kayaking.
The Wildwoods Boardwalk was also voted the 2025 #1 Best Boardwalk in the US in the 2025 USA Today 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards contest. The Wildwoods offer everything a family could ever want in a fun, affordable vacation destination at the New Jersey Shore! With FREE Events, FREE Beaches, FREE Fireworks, and FREE Live Music throughout the summer, the Wildwoods are the best family vacation value at the Jersey shore.
“The Wildwoods Beaches have been the backdrop to countless family memories for generations,” said Ben Rose, Greater Wildwoods Tourism Improvement Development Authority Director of Marketing and Public Relations, “to be recognized by visitors across the region as the best beach in New Jersey for the second year in a row is a tremendous honor.”
Throughout the season, the Wildwoods’ beaches host many events, including the Barefoot Country Music Festival June 19-22, and the ‘Thunder Over the Waves’ Airshow September 5 & 6, in addition to championship soccer, lacrosse, baseball, beach volleyball, beach field hockey tournaments, the National Marbles Championships, The Race of Gentleman Vintage Car and Motorcycle Beach Drag Races, Monster Truck Races, Motocross Races, Sand Sculpting Festivals, headline concerts, the Wildwoods International Kite Festival, Ultimate Beach Frisbee Championship, and so much more.
USA Today’s 10Best provides users with original, unbiased, and experiential travel content of top attractions, things to see and do, and restaurants for top destinations in the U.S. and around the world. Created by a team of local travel experts: a well-traveled and well-educated group who are not only experts in their fields – and their cities – but discriminating in their tastes. These local experts live in the city they write about so the content is constantly updated.
For additional information about the Wildwoods, visit www.WildwoodsNJ.com or call 800-992-9732.
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