Spring is a special time of year, bringing flowers, new growth, warmer and longer days for more fun adventures... it is our favorite time of year. And with this change of season, many fun places around NJ will soon be opening for their 2022 season!
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Atlantic County
Six-story elephant landmark on the beach in Margate City, NJ, with guided tours up a spiral staircase to a rooftop howdah and shore views.
- Opening Day:
- Memorial Day Weekend
- Venue/Activity Type:
- Scenic Attraction
- Address
- 9200 Atlantic Ave,, Margate City, NJ 08402
- Website
- http://www.lucytheelephant.org
- https://www.facebook.com/elephantlucy/
- https://www.instagram.com/lucytheelephant/
AC's #1 Family Destination for Amusement Rides & Attractions. Now the home to the 3rd Largest Observation Wheel in the Country.
- Opening Day:
- April 16
- Venue/Activity Type:
- Amusement Park
- Address
- 1000 Boardwalk,, Atlantic City, New Jersey 08401
- Website
- https://steelpier.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/steelpier
- https://www.instagram.com/steelpierac/
Children's amusement park in Egg Harbor Township, NJ, where families walk through storybook and nursery rhyme scenes built for young kids.
- Opening Day:
- April 2
- Venue/Activity Type:
- Amusement Park
- Address
- 6415 Black Horse Pike,, Egg Harbor Township, NJ 08234
- Phone
- (609) 641-7847
- Website
- http://storybookland.com
- https://www.facebook.com/SBL1955
- https://instagram.com/storybookland_nj/
- X (Twitter)
- http://twitter.com/Storybook_Land
Bergen County
The Bergen County Zoo exhibits wildlife from North and South America. You have the unique opportunity to view such rare and unusual species as Baird's Tapirs, Andean Condors, American Alligators, Gold...
- Opening Day:
- Open Year-Round
- Venue/Activity Type:
- Zoo
- Address
- 216 Forest Avenue,, Paramus, New Jersey 07652
- Phone
- 201-262-3771
- Website
- https://www.co.bergen.nj.us/bergen-county-zoo/about-bergen-county-zoo
- https://www.facebook.com/BergenCountyZoo
- https://www.instagram.com/bergencountyzoo/?hl=en
Camden County
Clementon Park & Splash World is the Delaware Valleys only combination theme and water park and has been a destination for residents of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware for the last 104 years.
- Opening Day:
- May 21
- Venue/Activity Type:
- Amusement Park and Waterpark
- Address
- 144 Berlin Rd,, Clementon, New Jersey 08021
- Website
- https://www.clementonpark.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/ClementonParkOfficial
- https://www.instagram.com/clementonpark/
Cape May County
Visitors to the Cape May County Zoo are greeted by lions and tigers and bears, by red pandas and red foxes, by camels and cranes.
- Opening Day:
- Open Year-Round
- Venue/Activity Type:
- Zoo
- Address
- Route 9 & Crest Haven Road, Cape May Court House, New Jersey 08210
- Phone
- (609) 465-5271
- Website
- https://www.capemaycountynj.gov/1008/Park-Zoo
- https://www.facebook.com/capemaycountyparkzoo
- https://www.instagram.com/capemaycountyzoo/
Gillians Wonderland Pier is a historic amusement park founded in 1929 by David Gillian, who first came to Ocean City in 1914. It is located on the ocean boardwalk of the New Jersey shore.
- Opening Day:
- April 9
- Venue/Activity Type:
- Amusement Park
- Address
- 600 Boardwalk,, Ocean City, New Jersey 08226
- Phone
- 609-399-7082
- Website
- https://www.gillians.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/GilliansOCNJ
- https://www.instagram.com/gilliansocnj/
Amusement piers and water parks in Wildwood, NJ: three piers with rides for all ages, plus the Ocean Oasis and Raging Waters water parks.
- Opening Day:
- April 30
- Venue/Activity Type:
- Amusement Park
- Address
- 3501 Boardwalk,, Wildwood, New Jersey 08260
- Website
- https://www.moreyspiers.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/MoreysPiers/
- https://www.instagram.com/moreyspiers/
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Situated by the boardwalk, this long-standing amusement park has thrill rides, family rides, mini-golf go-karts & an arcade for all ages!
- Opening Day:
- April 9
- Venue/Activity Type:
- Amusement Park
- Address
- 1020 Boardwalk,, Ocean City, New Jersey 08226
- Website
- https://oceancityfun.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/playlandscastawaycoveocnj
- https://www.instagram.com/playlandscastawaycove_official/
Essex County
Walk, jog or bike the park's miles of paths and roads, including an unpaved two-mile loop in the north and a stretch of the 36-mile Lenape Trail. Playgrounds, tennis and bocce courts, ball fields and ...
- Cherry Blossoms:
- First week of April
- Venue/Activity Type:
- Scenic Attraction
- Address
- Park Avenue and Lake Street,, Newark, New Jersey 07104
- Website
- https://www.essexcountyparks.org/parks/branch-brook-park
- Branch Brook Park Alliance
- http://www.branchbrookpark.org/
- https://www.instagram.com/branchbrookpark/
- https://www.facebook.com/BranchBrookPark/
Hunterdon County
The Red Mill is a 4-story grist mill located along the South Branch Raritan River at 56 Main Street in Clinton, New Jersey. It was built c. 1810 as an industrial mill. It has served several roles, inc...
- Opening Day:
- April 1
- Venue/Activity Type:
- Scenic Attraction
- Address
- 56 Main Street,, Clinton, New Jersey 08809
- Website
- https://theredmill.org/
- https://www.facebook.com/redmillmuseum
- https://www.instagram.com/theredmillmuseum/
Mercer County
Big League Futures. Major League Fun. The Trenton Thunder are a collegiate summer baseball team of the MLB Draft League, playing at the Trenton Thunder Ballpark (Trenton, New Jersey).
- Opening Day:
- June 7
- Venue/Activity Type:
- Baseball
- Address
- One Thunder Road , Trenton, NJ 08611
- Website
- https://www.milb.com/trenton
- https://www.facebook.com/TrentonThunder/
- https://www.instagram.com/trentonthunder/
Monmouth County
Pick your own sunflowers, dahlias, gladiolus and wildflowers in fall and more than 8 million tulips in spring at Holland Ridge Farms. A tractor-pulled hayride loops the fields, and you can climb a Dut...
- Tulip Bloom Starts:
- Beginning of April
- Venue/Activity Type:
- Scenic Attraction
- Address
- 108 Rues Road,, Cream Ridge, New Jersey 08514
- Phone
- 609-448 -7483
- Website
- https://www.hollandridgefarms.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/hollandridgefarms
- https://www.instagram.com/hollandridgefarms/
- YouTube
- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc1dLzKgx08M4bcohfNTU9w
Keansburg Amusement Park is safe, clean affordable fun for young and old. Filled w/dozens of kiddie rides, thrill rides and family attraction.
~!~- Rides Open:
- April 1
- Water Park Opens:
- May 21
- Venue/Activity Type:
- Amusement Park and Waterpark
- Address
- 275 Beachway Ave,, Keansburg, NJ 07734
- Phone
- (732) 495-1400
- Website
- http://www.keansburgamusementpark.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/KeansburgAmusementRunawayRapids
- https://www.instagram.com/keansburg_amusement_park/
Ocean County
Breakwater Beach Waterpark offers great water slides, a water playground, a lazy river and more.
- Opening Day:
- May 28
- Venue/Activity Type:
- Waterpark
- Address
- 800 Ocean Terr., Seaside Heights, New Jersey 08751
- Phone
- (732) 793-6488
- Website
- http://www.casinopiernj.com/breakwaterbeach/index.html
- https://www.facebook.com/casinopier.breakwaterbeach
- https://www.instagram.com/casinopier_bwb/
The Casino Pier is a "Family Fun and Sun Resort" historically known for offering an unforgettable Jersey Shore experience. They have a lot to offer the whole family with events, shows, great food, a g...
- Opening Day:
- April 2
- Venue/Activity Type:
- Amusement Park
- Address
- 800 Ocean Terrace, Seaside Heights, New Jersey 08751,
- Phone
- (732) 793-6488
- Website
- http://www.casinopiernj.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/casinopier.breakwaterbeach/
- https://www.instagram.com/casinopier_bwb/
Ride a classic carousel, the Giant Wheel and 16 other rides at this Long Beach Island amusement park, from kiddie rides to a spinning coaster. A 12,000 square foot arcade and 13 midway games keep ever...
- Opening Day:
- May 21
- Venue/Activity Type:
- Amusement Park
- Address
- 750 North Bay Avenue,, Beach Haven, New Jersey 08008
- Phone
- 609-492-4000
- Website
- https://fantasyislandlbi.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/fantasyislandlbi
- https://www.instagram.com/fantasyislandlbi/
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This is the baseball stadium where the Jersey Shore BlueClaws call home.
- Opening Day:
- April 8
- Venue/Activity Type:
- Baseball
- Address
- 2 Stadium Way, Lakewood, New Jersey 08701,
- Phone
- (732) 901-7000
- Website
- http://www.blueclaws.com/
- http://www.facebook.com/BlueClaws1
Amusement park with rides for small children and larger thrill rides like the Wave Swinger, Himalaya and Moby Dick, in Point Pleasant Beach, NJ.
- Opening Day:
- April 9
- Venue/Activity Type:
- Amusement Park
- Address
- 300 North Ocean Avenue,, Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey 08742
- Website
- https://jenkinsons.com/amusement-park/
- https://www.facebook.com/JenksAmusementPark
- https://www.instagram.com/jenksamusementpark/
Large theme park with roller coasters, gentler rides for young children, entertainment shows and on-site restaurants, in Jackson, NJ.
- Opening Day:
- April 1
- Venue/Activity Type:
- Amusement Park
- Address
- 1 Six Flags Blvd,, Jackson, NJ 08527
- Website
- http://www.sixflags.com/greatadventure
- https://www.facebook.com/sixflagsgreatadventure
- https://www.instagram.com/sfgradventure/
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Water park with thrill attractions including Hurricane Mountain and Tornado, part of Six Flags Great Adventure, in Jackson, NJ.
- Opening Day:
- May 14
- Venue/Activity Type:
- Waterpark
- Address
- 1 Six Flags Boulevard,, Jackson Township, New Jersey 08527
- Website
- https://www.sixflags.com/hurricaneharbornj
- https://www.facebook.com/sixflagsgreatadventure
- https://www.instagram.com/sfgradventure/
Boasting 1,200 animals from six continents including elephants, rhinos, tigers, giraffes and lions, Wild Safari Drive-Thru Adventure takes explorers on an exhilarating, interactive animal adventure.
- Opening Day:
- March 19
- Venue/Activity Type:
- Zoo
- Address
- 1 Six Flags Boulevard,, Jackson Township, New Jersey 08527
- Website
- https://www.sixflags.com/greatadventure/things-to-do/animal-attractions
- https://www.facebook.com/sixflagsgradventurewildsafari
- https://www.instagram.com/sfgradventure/
Large, seasonal entertainment venue featuring a water park, miniature golf course & casual eateries.
- Opening Day:
- May 21
- Venue/Activity Type:
- Waterpark
- Address
- 300 Taylor Avenue,, Beach Haven, New Jersey 08008
- Website
- https://www.thunderingsurfwaterpark.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/ThunderingSurfWaterpark
- https://www.instagram.com/thunderingsurfwaterpark/
Passaic County
Stream-fed natural swimming pool open to the public for a day fee, with provisional and annual memberships and refreshments on site, in Ringwood, NJ.
- Opening Day:
- May 28
- Venue/Activity Type:
- Scenic Attraction
- Address
- 180 Snake Den Rd,, Ringwood, NJ 07456
- Website
- https://www.highlandsnaturalpool.org
- https://www.facebook.com/hnpool/
- https://www.instagram.com/highlandsnaturalpool/
The stadium is home to the New Jersey Jackals professional baseball team and is located on the campus of Montclair State University in Little Falls, NJ. Fans can enjoy baseball games as well as other ...
- Opening Day:
- May 27
- Venue/Activity Type:
- Baseball
- Address
- 27 Clove Road,, Little Falls, New Jersey 07424
- Website
- http://njjackals.pointstreaksites.com/view/njjackals/home-page-657/
- https://www.facebook.com/YogiBerraStadium/
Somerset County
Two thousand seven hundred acres of meadow, woodland and water in Hillsborough, with eighteen miles of trails, no cars, and free admission. Dogs are not permitted anywhere on the property.
- Bike rentals start:
-
Late April
(Duke is open throughout the year... we just wanted to mention them :)) - Venue/Activity Type:
- Scenic Attraction
- Address
- 1112 Dukes Parkway West,, Hillsborough, New Jersey 08844
- Phone
- (908) 722-3700
- Website
- https://www.dukefarms.org/
- http://www.facebook.com/visitdukefarms
- https://www.instagram.com/dukefarms
- Website
- https://www.dukefarms.org/faqs/
As The New York Yankees Double-A Affiliate, the Somerset Patriots develop todays top minor league talent into the pinstriped superstars of tomorrow for Major League Baseballs winningest team.
- Opening Day:
- April 12
- Venue/Activity Type:
- Baseball
- Address
- 1 Patriots Park,, Bridgewater Township, New Jersey 08807
- Website
- https://www.milb.com/somerset
- https://www.facebook.com/somersetpatriots/
Sussex County
Mountain Creek offers fun all year round with their summer activities like a water park and mountain biking, as well as great skiing in the winter.
- Bike Park Opening:
- May 7
- Water Park Opening:
- May 18
- Venue/Activity Type:
- Amusement and Water Park
- Address
- 200 Route 94, Vernon, New Jersey 07462, Sussex County
- Phone
- (973) 827-2000
- Mountain Creek Resort Website
- http://www.mountaincreek.com
- https://www.facebook.com/MountainCreekNJ
- https://www.instagram.com/mountaincreek/
The Sussex County Miners are a professional independent league baseball team playing at the Skylands Stadium (Augusta, New Jersey).
- Opening Day:
- May 13
- Venue/Activity Type:
- Baseball
- Address
- 94 Championship Place,, Augusta, New Jersey 07822
- Phone
- (973) 383-7644
- Website
- http://sussexcountyminers.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/SussexCountyMiners/
- https://www.instagram.com/sussexcountyminers/
Space Farms offers educational fun for all ages while getting up close with bears, tigers, snakes, lions, and much.
- Opening Day:
- March 26
- Venue/Activity Type:
- Zoo
- Address
- 218 Route 519, Sussex, New Jersey 07461, Sussex County
- Phone
- (973) 875-5800
- Website
- http://www.spacefarms.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/spacefarms
- https://www.instagram.com/spacefarmszooandmuseum/
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Wild West City is a western heritage theme park that brings the old west back to life through portrayals of real-life western characters, legendary events, and a frontier town re-creation. Featuring 2...
- Opening Day:
- April 30
- Venue/Activity Type:
- Amusement Park
- Address
- 50 Lackawanna Dr,, Stanhope, New Jersey 07874
- Phone
- 973-347-8900
- Website
- http://www.wildwestcity.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/WildWestCity
- https://www.instagram.com/wildwestcitynj/
Warren County
Land of Make Believe is a premier Family Amusement & Water Park offering Short Lines, Lowest Prices and Wholesome Atmosphere for the Whole Family. It is the best day trip destination in North Jersey.
- Opening Day:
- April 28
- Venue/Activity Type:
- Amusement Park
- Address
- 354 Great Meadows Road,, Hope, New Jersey 07844
- Website
- https://www.lomb.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/LandOfMakeBelieveHopeNJ
- https://www.instagram.com/landofmakebelieveofficial/
