Staycation Attractions Near Lakewood

Stay-cation things to do around Lakewood
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-Touch A Truck at Blue Claws stadium parking lot today starting 11am
-Monmouth county fair East Freehold Showgrounds, Kozloski Road, Freehold, NJ Sunday July 29 11- 6 Admission: $8.00 (Cash Only) Kids 12 and under: Free
-Allaire State Park (bike paths, hike paths, old village, park, picnic, train ride)
-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*
-Longstreet farm\Holmdel park, fantastic park on the top level, very small farm.
-Storybook Land - great small amusement park for younger kids age 5-12 about an hour away
-Escape room in Toms River 1747 Hooper Avenue  732-864-1200



Some nice spraygrounds within 1/2 hour
-Storybook land in Egg Harbor (for younger kids)
-Jackson Spray park (Near Jackson Township justice complex)
-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
-Ctrl U Entertainment center 4012 Rt 9 South Howell unit 2b 732-987-5857

-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
-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

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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