Atlantic farms - you feed the animals either carrots or corn
You can rent a boat on the lake. There's a nice small botanical gardens about a 1/2 hour away.
Popcorn Park Zoo - nice small zoo, 1/2 hour away
Turtle Back Zoo - 45 minutes away - very nice mid-sized zoo
Cape May Zoo - a little over an hour away - even nicer, bigger zoo *free*
Storybook Land - great small amusement park for younger kids age 5-12 about an hour away
Some nice spraygrounds within 1/2 hour
Storybook land in Egg Harbor (for younger kids)
Lake shanadoah - across from ocean county park, they also have boating
Brookside park playground, trail, and a creek you can Wade in
Turkey swamp park - also has boating
Manasquan reservoir - bike trail, boat ride
Jackson Jungle (its on the way to hallocks U Pick
Toms River Castle Park
Seven Presidents Park in Longbranch (it is right off the beach)
Chukee cheese
Peach Picking (battle view orchard)
Hallocks U Pick bike rental on the beach. Might not be able to go with older boys.
Rent pontoons for the day near the ocean,righr before bridge to sea side heights on rt 37 also sail boat rides and\or kayaking\canoeing near toms river
Longstreet farm\Holmdel park, fantastic park on the top level, very small farm.
Beach after 5:00. If you want to start earlier take Cedar bridge to mantoloking and you can park before the bridge and walk along the bridge and see people crabbing, fishing, boating, jet skiing.
Point Pleasant has fireworks Thursday nights
Monmouth county fair
Thompson Park
Are you up to driving:
Fort Delaware is fantastic. Park with old forts, ferry that takes you to a large fort where they re-inact life on the fort.
Trenton - planetarium (cheap, not so exciting), tour the state house.
Howell Living History Farm
DiggerLand
Staten Island Ferry - either to walk along the water in NY and then return - or go to Governors island - it is a full day adventure.
Camden Aquarium.
Philadelphia zoo. There is also a very nice park next to the zoo.
Mount Mitchill Scenic Overlook - its not a full day - but if you are driving by it is worth to stop.
Monmouth has fantastic parks. You can visit their website for a list and activities that go on.
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