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Cape May County
=Shell Bay Landing= Cape May Court House, New Jersey 08210 Shell Bay Landing web page

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Shell Bay Landing
Coordinates: 39.06269, -74.8193 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

About Shell Bay Landing
Everyone coming down the Garden State Parkway to Cape May County has seen the vast sea of marsh grass to the east of the highway. Although the causeways to the Wildwoods and Stone Harbor give you a glimpse of the marsh, if you want to venture right out into the marsh, take a drive to Shell Bay Landing -- the most accessible and panoramic marsh overlook in the County.

The dock and landing at the end of Shell Bay Road provide a comfortable perch for viewing the mud flats (low tide), embayments, and the marsh grasses that extend for miles to the east, north, and south. Look for wildlife, or just plain enjoy the unbroken views. Blue sky, green grass, the water, the mud flats, and few people make Shell Bay a tranquil and beautiful place to visit. There are also plenty of photographic opps. The colors of the marsh, sky, and backbay sounds change remarkably from sunrise to sunset.

Shell Bay Landing is also a great place to see birds and other nature. Even for those who haven’t done much birding, marsh birds like egrets and herons are usually cooperative. From April through October, these birds will be readily visible and in the winter, hundreds (if not thousands) of brant geese and other waterfowl can be seen floating in front of the dock.

Free and open to the public. Directions: At mile 8.4 of the Garden State Parkway (the first traffic light going northbound), go east (right - toward the ocean) on Shell Bay Landing road. Proceed about ½ mile to the end of the road and you are there.

Shell Bay Landing has no comfort facilities or restaurant. There is a gazebo and a boat dock. From Shell Bay Landing web page



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