Jackson Township
Jackson Township is a town of 60,000 people (2022) in Ocean County (New Jersey). Jackson is the site of Six Flags Great Adventure and Six Flags Hurricane Harbor theme parks. This article also covers Plumsted Township, a community of about 8,000 people to the west of Jackson.
Understand
[edit]Get in
[edit]Interstate 195 is the major artery that travels through the northern section of Jackson, and provides a vital link to the New Jersey Turnpike, the Garden State Parkway, and other arteries. I-195 Exit 16 will place you on Ocean County Route 537, and Exits 21 and 22 also are within Jackson.
New Jersey Transit and Academy Bus offers limited bus service to Jackson Township.
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Trenton Mercer Airport (TTN IATA). The nearest airports with international flights are Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR IATA) and Philadelphia International Airport (PHL IATA).
Get around
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Jackson and Plumsted are very spread out, so a car is by far the most viable way to get around.
Lakewood Road/Bennett Mills Road crosses Plumsted and Jackson townships from west to east.
See
[edit]- 1 St. Vladimir Memorial Church, 134 Perrineville Rd, ☏ +1 732-928-1248, info@stvladnj.org. A gold-domed Russian Orthodox church in the Cassville section of Jackson.
- Rova Farms, a Russian resort in the Cassville section of Jackson.
- Fish Road, an ancient Native American route to the Atlantic Ocean.
- The Clayton burial ground in the Brookwood I section of Jackson.
Do
[edit]- Camping
- Canoeing
- Fishing
- Cycling
- 1 New Egypt Speedway, 720 Pinehurst Rd (Ocean County Route 539), ☏ +1 609-758-1900, +1 908-256-0234, nesoffice@comcast.net. Mar-Oct Sa. On Saturday night, you can watch racers zoom around a dirt road. Fully wheelchair accessible. $20.
- 2 Adventure Crossing USA (Adventure Golf & Entertainment), 515 Monmouth Rd, toll-free: +1 888 499 5450. Offers a wide range of sports facilities, which as of January 2023 include axe-throwing, golf, and an AR/VR center. There will be more opening in the coming years.
- 3 Saratoga Farms, 729 Pinehurst Rd (Ocean County Route 539), ☏ +1 718-501-2631, +1 609-286-2488, SaratogaFarmsNJ@aol.com. Summer M-Sa 10AM-7PM, Su 10AM-5PM. This place is mostly known for horses, but you can also see chickens, pigs, and other farm animals. There is also an on-site thrift shop.
Six Flags Great Adventure
[edit]- 4 Six Flags Great Adventure & Safari, 1 Six Flags Boulevard, ☏ +1 732-928-2000. Open daily May-August, on weekends and assorted days in April, September, and October. Six Flags Great Adventure is a major theme park boasting the tallest and 2nd fastest roller coaster in the world, Kingda Ka. It also has Hurricane Harbor, a water park. $75-150 for a season pass.
Buy
[edit]- 1 Jackson Premium Outlets, 537 Monmouth Rd, ☏ +1 732-833-0503, toll-free: +1 888-605-2801. M-Sa 11AM-7PM, Su noon-6PM. A huge outlet mall with clothing and specialty shops. There is a food court in the center.
Eat
[edit]Jackson is not known for fine dining. Your best bet is either the Cassville Tavern or some pizza parlor. They're all rather good. If it's kosher you crave, then go to Lakewood, one town east of Jackson.
- 1 Village Donut Shop (Village Donuts), 45 Cassville Rd, ☏ +1 732-928-2444, orders@trgp.net. Tu-F 5AM-11AM, Sa Su 5AM-noon. Hand-made donuts and other pastries with specials every weekend. $18/dozen.
- 2 Mamma Angela, 81 Cassville Rd, ☏ +1 732-987-6202. Tu-Su 11AM–9PM (closed M). An Italian restaurant serving pizza, subs, pasta, burgers, and steak. $20.
Drink
[edit]- 1 Cassville Tavern, 550 W Veterans Hwy, ☏ +1 732-928-1411. This bar and restaurant hosts many events throughout the year.
Sleep
[edit]Jackson is nice enough, but it offers not one place for sleeping, unless you enjoy the great outdoors. The nearest towns aren't great. Unless you have friends to stay with, your best bet would be a brand name hotel in Point Pleasant, Freehold, or Toms River. If money is no object then either check into the Molly Pitcher Inn in Red Bank, take a room in Princeton, Summit, or New York City, or rent a house in Spring Lake or Bay Head.
- 1 Indian Rock RV Park & Campground, 920 W Veterans Hwy, ☏ +1 732-928-0034. Check-in: 2PM, check-out: noon. Offers shaded sites but doesn't offer a place for tents. It also has a swimming pool, a dog park, and a store with camping supplies and food. $100.
- 2 Timberland Lake Campground, 1335 Reed Rd, Cream Ridge, info@timberlandlakecampground.com. A family-friendly campsite with a lake and activities during summer weekends. $65.
- 3 Tip Tam Camping Resort, 301 Brewers Bridge Rd, ☏ +1 732-363-4036. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: noon. This campsite has an RC racetrack.
Connect
[edit]Go next
[edit]| Routes through Jackson Township |
| Trenton ← Allentown ← | W  E |
→ Howell → Wall |