Make New Jersey beaches free! We ask the governor and legislators to act now to eliminate entrance fees and make all publicly owned beaches free for everyone. Only in NJ must you pay to walk on the beach and enjoy the ocean water. It is wrong to deprive the economically disadvantaged the basic human rights of swimming and sunbathing. It is cruel to force the poor to wait until lifeguards have gone home, when most drownings occur. It is harmful to wildlife to litter the ecosystem with lost and discarded plastic badges and wristbands. The beach fee system is repressive, discriminatory, and inefficient. The state government should dedicate a tiny sliver of its yearly budget to reimbursing beach towns for lifeguards and maintenance. The resulting boost to tourism revenues from ending the aggravation and indignity of badges and wristbands might even make the switch to free beaches pay for itself. See https://www.makenjbeachesfree.com to learn more. The time is right to free the beach!