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Island Beach State Park. Ocean County, New Jersey. The main gate of Island Beach State Park typically opens at 8 A.M. and closes at 8 P.M.. During summer weekends and holidays, from Memorial Day-weekend to Labor Day-weekend, the park opens at 7 A.M. Island Beach can get very crowded during the summer weekends and holidays.
Public transportation is available to the Statue Cruises ferry departure points in Battery Park, New York and Liberty State Park, New Jersey. The Hudson-Bergen Light Rail provides service through the Jersey City, NJ area and has a station at Liberty State Park, about a 1 mile walk from the ferry location. There is NO taxi service between the Light Rail station and the ferry departure point. Transfers to the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail can be made at Hoboken (via PATH Train or NJ Transit) or Exchange Place (via PATH Train). For more information on schedules, fares, service, etc. call: 1-973-275-5555 or (TTY) 1-800-772-2287 or visit their website.