Fishing & Water Sports: Fish in our back bays or on the
ocean. Take a day trip with charter captains. Avid
anglers can enjoy fishing for over 40 varieties of fish in our
waters...sea bass, blue fish, black drum, weakfish, marlin...clams,
oysters, mussels and crabs. If it's water sports you like, you
can rent a kayak, go eco-touring on the back bays and through the
wetlands, enjoy waverunner rentals, or take a parasail ride.
Sunfish sail boats, sunkats, wake-boarding and water skiing are all
available. Sailing provides an opportunity to meet your
neighbors in both Avalon & Stone Harbor's yacht clubs, with lots of
social activities and lessons for children and adults alike.
Every summer enjoy the Catamaran races in Avalon. Take a whale
watching cruise in neighboring Cape May.
Golfing:
Cape May County is rapidly becoming a golf paradise.
Accessible in minutes from Avalon and Stone Harbor are the mainland
golf clubs: Sand Barrens, Avalon Golf Club, Stone Harbor Golf
Club, Wildwood Golf Club and Cape May National. The clubs
provide visiting and area golfers challenging courses, formal and
informal restaurants, and a place to relax.
Family Outings &
History: Vacations are great times to take the family
on a little expedition and create family memories. Cape May
County provides a wonderful zoo in Cape May Court House, a
historical museum, and Leaming's Run Garden and Colonial Farm in
Court House. Cold Spring Village on Route 9, Lower Township,
reveals a view of earlier days in the county and continual weekend
entertainment. The Wildwood boardwalk offers rides to
thrill children, and the Wetlands Institute features educational
programs about the nature of the saltmarsh. Cape May provides
and experience in Victorian architecture, tours, and special events.
Culture & The
Arts: The beautiful new Performing Arts Center in
Middle Township is a stone's throw from Avalon & Stone Harbor.
Area groups like Access to Art, Inc., the Mid-Atlantic Center for
the Arts, and the equity theaters in both Cape May and Somers Point
provide continual cultural events during all four seasons at the
shore including music festivals, jazz, live theater, ballets,
classical music, photography and art exhibits.
Birdwatching:
Cape May County is the 10th most important birding
location in the world, and we are located on a flyway where
migrating birds travel from North America to South America.
The horseshoe crab, whose eggs feed the birds, spawns on the
Delaware Bay, and birders come from all over the world to watch the
Fall hawk migrations, and Spring bird arrivals. Over 250
species of raptors migrate here each year and songbirds and seabirds
come for the abounding vegetation of our wetlands. Call the
Cape May Bird Observatory, or the Audubon Society or Wetlands
Institute for information.
Dining Out and
Nightlife: Avalon and Stone Harbor are home to
restaurants of many persuasions...everything from casual to elegant
dining is readily available here. Or visit the glittering
shows and casinos of New Jersey's gaming capital, Atlantic City, or
the quiet streets of Cape May where fine cuisine is the norm...visit
the trendy and formal restaurants in old elegant homes, or friendly
taverns in Cape May Court House.
Shopping: Shop
the chic boutiques and small specialty shops of Stone Harbor and
Avalon, or visit the Hamilton Mall for major department stores only
45 minutes away.
Sports:
Sport camps are available for baseball, lacrosse, soccer, field
hockey, basketball and wrestling at the Community Hall, Avalon.
Tennis is available at 12th, 80th and 96th streets. Swimming
is available throughout 7-Mile Island with protected beaches and
designated surfing beaches for surfers. Call the Avalon
Community Center for youth activities, gym hours, swimming lessons
or special events at (609) 967-3066.