Editing Ocean County, New Jersey (section)

==Attractions==
Ocean County has an extensive [[shoreline]] stretching along the [[Atlantic Ocean]], including the [[Jersey Shore]] communities and oceanfront boardwalk resorts of [[Seaside Heights, New Jersey|Seaside Heights]] and [[Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey|Point Pleasant Beach]].

[[Six Flags Great Adventure]], America's largest Six Flags theme park, was home to the world's tallest and formerly fastest roller coaster, [[Kingda Ka]], which closed in November 2024. The park also contains [[Six Flags Hurricane Harbor#Six Flags Great Adventure|Six Flags Hurricane Harbor]], New Jersey's largest [[water park]], and the {{convert|2200|acre|adj=on}} [[Safari Off Road Adventure]], the largest drive-thru animal safari outside of Africa.<ref>Frassinelli, Mike. [http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/10/exit_7a_a_perfect_spot_for_adv.html "Exit 7A: A perfect spot for Adventure on the N.J. Turnpike"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826113302/http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/10/exit_7a_a_perfect_spot_for_adv.html |date=August 26, 2014 }}, ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', October 9, 2011. Accessed October 6, 2013. "What remained was still pretty grand: the largest drive-thru safari outside of Africa — providing generations of New Jerseyans with stories about how a baboon jumped on their car — and the larger-than-life Enchanted Forest. The 2,200-acre amusement park and safari, which has more than 1,200 animals, opened in July 1974.... The purchase by Six Flags in 1977 brought larger roller coasters, a trend that has continued with the arrival of Kingda Ka, which at 45 stories is the world's tallest. An acceleration of 0 to 128 mph in 3.5 seconds also makes it North America's fastest coaster."</ref>

Approximately {{Convert|40|mi|km}} of barrier beaches form the Barnegat and Little Egg Harbor Bays, offering ample watersports. It also is home of the [[Tuckerton Seaport]], a {{convert|40|acre|m2|adj=on}} maritime history village in [[Tuckerton, New Jersey|Tuckerton]]. In addition to being the northeast gateway to New Jersey's [[Pine Barrens (New Jersey)|Pine Barrens]], Ocean County is also home to several [[List of New Jersey state parks|state parks]]:
*[[Barnegat Lighthouse State Park]] covers {{convert|32|acres}} surrounding Barnegat Lighthouse at the northern tip of Long Beach Island.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/parks/barnlig.html Barnegat Lighthouse State Park] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024005645/http://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/parks/barnlig.html |date=October 24, 2017 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection]] Division of Parks and Forestry. Accessed October 24, 2017.</ref>
*[[Island Beach State Park]] has {{convert|3000|acres}} of coastal dunes.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/parks/island.html Island Beach State Park] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171022085020/http://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/parks/island.html |date=October 22, 2017 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection]] Division of Parks and Forestry. Accessed October 24, 2017.</ref>
*[[Double Trouble State Park]] includes {{convert|8000|acres}} of land in the [[Pine Barrens (New Jersey)|New Jersey Pine Barrens]].<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/parks/double.html Double Trouble State Park] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171106081154/http://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/parks/double.html |date=November 6, 2017 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection]] Division of Parks and Forestry. Accessed October 24, 2017.</ref>
*[[Brendan T. Byrne State Forest]] includes {{convert|37000|acres}} and was formerly known as Lebanon State Forest.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/parks/byrne.html Brendan T. Byrne State Forest] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171016015428/http://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/parks/byrne.html |date=October 16, 2017 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection]] Division of Parks and Forestry. Accessed October 24, 2017.</ref>
*[[List of New Jersey state parks#State marinas|Forked River State Marina]]<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/parks/marinas.html Forked River State Marina] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171203173807/http://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/parks/marinas.html |date=December 3, 2017 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection]] Division of Parks and Forestry. Accessed October 24, 2017.</ref>

[[ShoreTown Ballpark]] located in Lakewood, opened in 2001 with 6,588 reserved seats and is home of the [[Jersey Shore BlueClaws]], the High-A affiliate of the [[Philadelphia Phillies]].<ref>[https://www.milb.com/news/gcs-8089998 Stadium Guide: FirstEnergy Park], [[Minor League Baseball]]. Accessed June 27, 2016.</ref>

===National protected area===

*[[Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge]] covers {{convert|48000|acres}} of wetlands and coastal habitat in [[Atlantic County, New Jersey|Atlantic]] and Ocean counties.<ref>[https://www.fws.gov/refuge/edwin-b-forsythe ''Edwin P. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013210722/https://www.fws.gov/refuge/edwin-b-forsythe |date=October 13, 2022 }}, [[United States Fish and Wildlife Service]]. Accessed October 13, 2022. "Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge protects more than 48,000 acres of southern New Jersey coastal habitats. More than 82 percent of Forsythe refuge is wetlands, of which 78 percent is salt marsh, interspersed with shallow coves and bays."</ref>