Bowcraft Amusement Park
2545 US Highway 22 (Near NYC)
Scotch Plains, NJ 07076-1599
(908) 389-1234
(908) 233-0675
Small, traditional park for young children.

Casino Pier
Seaside Heights
(732) 793-6488
How do they cram 35 rides, including a roller coaster and a Sky Ride onto a narrow pier? Beats me, but they've been doing it for years on the Jersey Shore. There are water park rides also.

Clementon Amusement Park
Clementon (Near Cherry Hill)
(856) 783-0263
Turn-of-the-century park with a wooden roller coaster, thrill rides, zoo animals, and a water park.

Fantasy Island
Beach Haven 320 W 7th St

Ship Bottom, NJ 08008 (on the shore)
(609) 492-4000
A small park with kiddie rides and a huge arcade disguised as a casino.

Gillian's Wonderland Pier
6th St & Boardwalk,

Ocean City, NJ 08226;

Phone: +1 609 399 7082;

Email: wonderland@gillians
Classic boardwalk pier park with a roller coaster, log flume, mini-golf, and waterpark.

Jenkinson's Boardwalk
300 Ocean Ave.

Point Pleasant Beach, NJ 08742

 Phone: (732) 892-0600.
Small park with rides and games on the famous Jersey shore.

Keansburg Amusement Park
275 Beachway Ave (on the shore)

Keansburg, NJ  07734-1073

732-495-1400
Classic boardwalk park with thrill rides, games, go-karts, and water park.

Land of Make Believe
Hope (near PA border)
(908) 459-9000
Small park for younger children with family coaster, hayride, and Christmas Village meet and greet with Santa. One price includes admission to Pirate's Cove water park.

Morey's Piers
Wildwood (on the Jersey shore)
(609) 522-3900
It's amusement nirvana with three classic boardwalk and pier parks plus two waterparks. Over 150 rides, including seven coasters.

Playland
Ocean City (on the Jersey shore)
(609) 399-4751
Another great Jersey Shore park with four coasters and a freefall tower ride.

Six Flags Great Adventure
Jackson (southern part of the state, near the shore)
New Jersey

 Hurricane Harbor at Six Flags Great Adventure
Enormous Six Flags complex with a drive-through Wild Safari park, a separate admission Hurricane Harbor water park, and one of the country's biggest and most popular seasonal ride parks.

Steel Pier
Atlantic City
(609) 345-4893
One of the most famous amusement piers, the Steel Pier was rebuilt in the 1990s with a modest assortment of rides and amusements.

Storybook Land
Cardiff (near Atlantic City)
(609) 646-0103
Family-owned and -operated park geared to young kids with storybook theme.

Wild West City
Netcong
(973) 347-8900
Nestled in the rough-and-tumble wilds of New Jersey is this "western heritage" park for the young-uns. No amusement park rides, but there are shoot-em-up shows, panning for gold, and other wild west diversions.

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