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Avalon Beach Patrol 32nd Street & Beach 
G. Murray Wolf Captain
Craig Whitehead Sr. Lieutenant
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Telephone: (609) 967-7587
Beach tags 2012 
 To partially offset the cost of maintaining and protecting its beaches for your enjoyment, Avalon requires that beach tags be worn by all using the beach, 12 yrs. or older, 10 A.M. to 5 P.M. , starting the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend through September 3, 2012. Pre-season beach tags may be purchased weekends beginning March 31, 2012 at the Beach Tag Booth at Community Hall. Other beach tags may be purchased daily May 1 through September 5 at the booth on or beginning the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend from beach tag inspectors on the beach. Beach tag fees are: pre-season (purchase on or before May 31) $21.00; season tag (effective June 1) $26.00; weekly (Saturday through Saturday) $12.00 and daily $6.00. Reciprocity of beach tags is observed between Avalon and Stone Harbor.
Seasonal beach tags can also be ordered through the mail this Spring. Please send a stamped, self-addressed envelope, along with a check, to: Avalon Tax Office/Beach Tags, 3100 Dune Drive, Avalon, NJ 08202. Make check payable to: Borough of Avalon. Please indicate how many seasonal beach tags you are ordering at the $21.00 preseason price. You will be mailed a receipt from the tax office. During your next visit to Avalon, redeem your receipt for the number of beach tags that you ordered. Actual beach tags are not sent through the mail. Weekly and daily tags cannot be ordered through the mail.
DOGS On the Beach
Dogs are not permitted on the Avalon beach, boardwalk, or dunes anytime between March 1st and September 30th. In other areas of the Borough, dogs must be kept on a leash (when not confined) and their droppings must be retrieved immediately by the person in charge of the dogs.
Volleyball and Frisbees
The playing of volleyball and Frisbee is permitted on the beach between 38th Street and 76th Street with the exact locations to be designated by and under the control of the Beach Patrol Captain; and, also at 31st Street behind Community Hall
Protected Beaches
For your protection, bathing and swimming are permitted only at protected beaches where lifeguards are on duty 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM JUNE 16TH THROUGH AUGUST 18TH, 2012. Use of rafts and surfboards are permitted only at designated beaches.
From MAY 26TH-JUNE 15TH, and AUGUST 19TH-SEPTEMBER 9TH, a limited number of lifeguards will be assigned to one or more designated beaches as available personnel permits
Disclaimer:
Warning! If you swim before 10:00 AM or after 5:00 PM or when lifeguards are not on duty or if you swim at a beach which is not a designated beach, you do so at YOUR OWN RISK and the Borough of Avalon assumes no liability or responsibility.
PROTECTED BEACHES
9,12,15,18,21,24,26,28, 30,32,35,38,40,43,50,57,61,65,69,73,76,78
RAFT BEACHES(use of rafts and inflated objects)
9, 12, 18, 24, 28, 35, 40, 43, 50, 61, 69, 78
SURFING BEACHES
30TH Street and either side of the 12th Street lifeguard stand, but not near bathers
OTHER SURF ACTIVITIES
Kayaks, Stand up Paddleboards (including inflatable and non-inflatable) and Bodyboards and/or Bellyboards with skegs are prohibited on any beaches in the Borough during the hours of 10:00am through 5:00pm
BEACH WEDDINGS
Click here for contact information about a beach wedding in Avalon, plus contact information for wedding-related businesses in Avalon
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Avalon Bay Park Marina
54TH STREET & OCEAN DRIVE
Amy W. Kleuskens
Borough Clerk
(609) 967-5530
The following rules and regulations govern the use and manner of use of the Avalon Bay Park Marina.
1. Effective with the 2003 boating season, annual slip holders from the preceding season will be given the first right of refusal to renew their Slip Rental Agreement for the upcoming season. Prior slip holders will be required to reply, in writing, and pay a prescribed fee within a fixed period of time. Failure to do so shall be deemed evidence of a lack of interest to renew for the current year and the boat slip will be rented to the next party on the waiting list having priority.
2. The Borough Clerk may receive applications which will be placed on the waiting list. (BPM Waiting List Form). Applicants placed on the waiting list need not submit a deposit or insurance at the time of application but will be notified when a season slip becomes available.
3. Fees for season boat slip rental shall be $60.00 per foot, effective with the 2003 boating season. Boats may not exceed twenty-one (21) feet in length. Fees may, from time to time thereafter, be revised by Resolution of Borough Council.
4. Launching Ramp Season permit will be effective from the second weekend in May through the second weekend in September of each year. Hours of operation are hereby established as follows:
Second Weekend in May through Second Weekend in September:
Friday and Monday ------------------------------------------------7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday -----------------------------------------------7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday through Thursday (Holidays Only)----------------------7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
5. There shall be a charge of $6.00, one time daily, for use of the boat ramp.
6. Season boat ramp permit fee for the period covering the second weekend in May through the second weekend in September of each year shall be established at $75.00. Permits are not transferable and shall be issued on the basis of one per boat and shall be visibly displayed upon the boat.
7. Any change in size or type of boat will require a new permit. Permits are not transferable.
8. All owners shall be responsible for supplying mooring lines necessary for the vessel.
9. No repairs or other activities which delay the orderly process of loading/unloading of vessels shall be permitted in the ramp area.
10. The Borough reserves the right to reject all applications.
Avalon’s Free Kayak Park
The Borough of Avalon offers a free kayak park at the northwest corner of 57th Street and Ocean Drive. Nearly 200 spaces are available to store your kayaks for free on a first come, first served basis. The racks were constructed by the Avalon Department of Public Works. You may use the racks from April 1st through October 1st every season. As a courtesy to others, please do not put “placeholders” in the space at the kayak park in the spaces to reserve your spot. Only kayaks are to be stored in the racks; kayaks, canoes, small boats and other marine equipment are not to be left on the ground at the park. Kayaks remaining at the park past October 1st will be removed.
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