BEACH BADGES
Children 12 or under and local (Toms River or Ortley Beach) seniors 62 and over do not need a beach badge. For anyone else that wants to get onto a lifeguard protected beach - “Beach Badges must be worn at all times, visible on the front of the bathing suit.”
Badges are required from June 16th until Labor day during the time the lifeguards are on duty (9 A.M. until 5 P.M.). The beach is open access at any other time.
You can buy a daily badge from the badge checkers that are stationed on the boardwalk at each of the the beach access points.
The Toms River Recreation Administration Building
located at 1810 Warren Point Rd.
It is open from Mon – Fri, 9:00a.m. to 4:00 p.m. You can also call them at (732) 341-1000 Ext. 8410 with any questions about badges.
The Toms River Senior Center at
652 Garfield Ave.
The Ortley Beach Lifeguard Headquarters (on the boardwalk at 4th Ave.). Their hours are Monday through Sunday, from 10 A.M. to 2 P.M. on the days lifeguards are on duty, weather permitting. You may also find the lifeguard headquarters open earlier in the season on some days.