Jenks

Boardwalk has a good mix of things for little and big kids to do. Variety of food options also. Bathrooms (ladies) always seem to have a long line but they have staff cleaning regularly which is really nice! Beach was clean and everyone was pleasant. Fee for beach was alittle steep considering swim hours are only til about 5p. Also beach actually closes, meaning pack your stuff and leave or get a ticket at about 645p. All in all not a bad place to stop when you're in the area. *Parking at municipal lot is expensive and the cooler regulation is a downer but those are in place by the municipality not jenkinsons.

A great beach! Safe..family oriented..Rides games restaurants.. the aquarium, miniature golf..all good. I put another post that was lengthy..this is the short form..the visitors were nice ! That makes for a great day..wear your kindliness on your sleeve ( even if you're sleeveless and you'll have the time of your life!

Well-kept boardwalk with the usual assortment of arcades, games, pizza and ice cream. The portion with businesses is relatively small compared to other boardwalks. At the south end is an area with rides geared mostly towards younger kids. At the north end are a few family-friendly sit-down restaurants, some with adult beverages and patio seating on the boardwalk & beach. The boardwalk itself is well-maintained, with composite planks that are uniform and easy to walk on. Employees and police are in evidence everywhere. Fireworks are on Thurs. Parking can be challenging on weekends. During the week it's usually OK. The main lot has inconvenient machines that require remembering your parking space, whereas street parking (less plentiful) is via app. There is a train station within walking distance. MID-ATLANTIC BOARDWALK COMPARISON (N to S): ** Jenkinson's / Point Pleasant, NJ - See above. *** Seaside Heights, NJ - Medium size. Good for all ages. Serious rides. Retains a slight MTV "Jersey Shore" edginess, but feels safe. Fireworks Wed. Plenty of parking, but uses inconvenient machines instead of app. *** Atlantic City, NJ - Large. Best for adults and older kids. Casinos and several sit-down restaurants along the boardwalk. One amusement pier with decent rides. Fireworks Sat. Parking options outside the casino garages can be hard to find, and do not always feel safe. **** Ocean City, NJ - Medium size. Good for all ages. Dry town. Well-patrolled. Two amusement areas, one geared towards young kids, and the other with more serious rides. No weekly fireworks. Lots of convenient app-enabled parking (rarely fills up). ***** Wildwoods, NJ - Large, with 3 amusement piers and a variety of rides for all ages. A 4th pier (Seaport) has live music. Fireworks Fri. Iconic electric tram. Lots of convenient app-enabled parking (almost never fills up). **** Rehoboth Beach, DE - Medium size. Pleasant & safe boardwalk with beach that is closer (less deep) than some. Good for all ages & orientations. Busy amusement park at south end with a charming, historic feel. Relatively small area on the boardwalk with businesses. Most are on the main street stretching inland from the bandstand at the middle. No weekly fireworks. Parking uses app but can get full unless you go far north. *** Ocean City, MD - Large boardwalk that feels a little rougher than those further north, but still reasonably safe. Good for all ages. Amusement pier at the south end ("inlet") and lots of restaurants stretching north. Fireworks Mon. Plenty of app-enabled parking. Tram that makes funny sounds. ** Virginia Beach, VA - Long, modern, wide "boardwalk" made of concrete. Most businesses are on the street running parallel, which has some vagrants & rough bars, but feels fairly safe. Amusement park at south end feels creepy & old (similar to Coney Island). No weekly fireworks. App-enabled parking at several garages and on the street.

Great for young kids. We have a 2 1/2 yo and many places don't have rides for that age but the rides here have at least 8-10 he could go on and we had a great time! (some had no minimum height, some were btwn 34-36"...They also have rides for the older kids) We went on a Sunday at noon which is right when they open. It was great bc there was no wait for any rides and not crowded.

We came here twice during our stay with Family in Jackson. Every Thursday they do fireworks. The kids really loved that! Then we came again Tuesday when they had a deal for wristbands. It was always such a great time. There is so much to do on the boardwalk! I wish we had something like this in Naples. But we don't, because Naples is boring... 🤣😂