The Southern Shore Region is located in the

South Jersey South Jersey comprises the southern portion of the U.S. state of New Jersey located between the lower Delaware River and the Atlantic Ocean. The designation of South Jersey with a distinct toponym is a colloquialism rather than an administrati ...

region of

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. It is one of six

tourism regions A tourism region is a geographical region that has been designated by a governmental organization or tourism bureau as having common cultural or environmental characteristics. These regions are often named after historical or current administrati ...

established by the New Jersey State Department of Tourism, the others are the

Gateway Region The Gateway Region is the primary urbanized area of the northeastern section of New Jersey. It is anchored by Newark, the state's most populous city. While sometimes known as the Newark metropolitan area, it is part of the New York metropolitan ...

, Greater Atlantic City, the

Delaware River Region The Delaware River Region refers to an area in western New Jersey (USA) along the Delaware River border with Pennsylvania. It encompasses Burlington County, Camden County, Gloucester County, Mercer County, and Salem County. The area is prima ...

, the Shore Region. and the

Skylands Region The Skylands Region (or simply known as Skylands) is a region New Jersey located in the Northern and Central part of the state. It is one of six tourism regions established by the New Jersey State Department of Tourism; the others are Gatewa ...

. The area includes Cape May County and

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. The coast is along the

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and

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, while the inland areas are part of the

New Jersey Pine Barrens The New Jersey Pine Barrens, also known as the Pinelands or simply the Pines, is the largest remaining example of the Atlantic coastal pine barrens ecosystem, stretching across more than seven counties of New Jersey. Two other large, contiguous ...

Places

Ocean City NJ beach looking north at 12th Street

Cape May Cape May consists of a peninsula and barrier island system in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is roughly coterminous with Cape May County, New Jersey, Cape May County and runs southwards from the New Jersey mainland, separating Delaware Bay fro ...

Cape May – Lewes Ferry A cape is a clothing accessory or a sleeveless outer garment which drapes the wearer's back, arms, and chest, and connects at the neck. History Capes were common in medieval Europe, especially when combined with a hood in the chaperon. The ...

The Wildwoods The Wildwoods are a group of five communities (four distinct municipalities and one census-designated place) in Cape May County, New Jersey. These are situated on the Island of Five Mile Beach, a barrier island facing the Atlantic Ocean. These Je ...

* Ocean City *

The Pine Barrens ''The Pine Barrens'' is a 1968 book by American writer John McPhee about the history, people and biology of the New Jersey Pine Barrens that originally appeared in ''The New Yorker'' in 1967. The book is an early example of McPhee's acclaimed c ...

New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve (also known as Pinelands National Reserve) is a national reserve that encompasses the New Jersey Pine Barrens. The Pinelands is a unique location of historic villages and berry farms amid the vast oak ...

The Glades (New Jersey) Glades Wildlife Refuge, also known as The Glades, is in Newport, New Jersey along the Delaware Bay. Owned by Natural Lands, this nature preserve is a landscape of tidal marshes, wooded uplands, beaches along the Delaware Bay, and an old growth f ...

* Bear Swamp, New Jersey

Points of interest

Cape May Seashore Lines Cape May Seashore Lines is a short line railroad in southern New Jersey. It offers two excursion services: a round trip between Richland and Tuckahoe and a round trip between Rio Grande, Cold Spring Village, and Cape May City. The track i ...

National Register of Historic Places listings in Cumberland County, New Jersey National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, ce ...

National Register of Historic Places listings in Cape May County, New Jersey List of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Cape May County, New Jersey. __NOTOC__ This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Cape May County, N ...

*Vineland has the only remaining

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br>The Delsea Drive-In
in the state of New Jersey, the state in which they were created in 1932. It is located on Route 47 (Delsea Drive) north of County Route 552. *

Corson's Inlet State Park Corson's Inlet State Park was established by the New Jersey Legislature in 1969 to protect and preserve one of the last undeveloped tracts of land along the state's oceanfront. The park borders Corson Inlet. The area's natural habitats are teem ...

The Wetlands Institute The Wetlands Institute is a non-profit organization started in 1969 by the executive director of WWF, Herbert Mills. The Wetlands Institute sits on 6,000 acres (24 km²) of protected wetlands in Stone Harbor, New Jersey. It hosts educational tour ...

Higbee Beach Wildlife Management Area Higbee Beach Wildlife Management Area is a wildlife management area in Lower Township, Cape May County, New Jersey. Geography Higbee Beach features a mile and a half of pristine shoreline from New England Road to Sunset Boulevard. There are six ...

* Tuckahoe Wildlife Management Area *The Vineland Haunted house is also a tourist attraction. In the late 70s a family moved in and encountered several paranormal problems. Including a gravestone moving across a field by itself when it would take 4 or more strong people to move it.

Events

Lima Bean Festival West Cape May is a Walsh Act borough in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States. It is part of the Ocean City Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 United States Census, the borough's population was 1,010, a drop of 14 from the 2010 ...

* Water and Wings Festival *Southern Shore Music Festival * Wildwoods Country Music Weekend October 22–23, 2010

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External links

Cumberland County's official website
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