Stone Harbor, NJ

united states

Stone Harbor is a small barrier island town on New Jersey's coast, reached via Garden State Parkway Exit 10 and Route 109 east. Philadelphia is about 100 miles north, while NYC visitors face a 150-mile drive south. The town sits between ocean beaches and back bay marshes, creating scenic coastal views. Stone Harbor protects one of the East Coast's last major heron rookeries, where hundreds of birds nest each summer.