Attractions

View Travel Distance and Time to Services, Transportation, Recreation and Entertainment, Historical and Educational Sites


Laurel Pond is nestled within some of New Jersey’s most beautiful parklands, and rural countryside. At the same time, it is conveniently located near the region’s most popular recreational and cultural attractions including New York City, Six Flags Great Adventure and the Jersey Shore. In short, Laurel Pond offers something for everyone.


Locations marked with an asterisk (*) indicate that we are the closest outdoor hospitality property
Local Attractions Distance Time Link

RECREATION AND ENTERTAINMENT

     
  Beaches      
    Belmar Beach 23 miles 26 minutes
    Point Pleasant Beach 27.6 miles 33 minutes
    Island Beach State Park (Pristine Natural Beaches) 30 miles 48 minutes
       
  Amusement Parks & Venues      
    Six Flags Great Adventure* 2.9 miles 4 minutes
    Sesame Place* 30.6 miles 34 minutes
    Point Pleasant Boardwalk 27.6 miles 33 minutes
    Ocean Grove Auditorium 29.8 miles 35 minutes
       
  Golf Courses      
    Cream Ridge Golf Club* 5 miles 9 minutes
    Gambler Ridge Golf Club* 3.4 miles 5 minutes
    Hole In One Golf Center* 3.4 miles 5 minutes
    Pine Barrens Golf Club 14.4 miles 26 minutes
    Eagle Ridge Golf Club 17.8 miles 29 minutes
       
  Outdoor Recreation      
    Prospertown Lake/Colliers Mills State Game Lands -
    1,300 acres of hiking trails, fishing lakes and ponds
0.5 miles 1 minute
    PineLands National Reserve Park 0.5 mile 1 minute
    Harmony Hill Farm* 3.5 miles 4 minutes  
    Historic Wainford & Crosswick Creek Park* 7.1 miles 13 minutes
    The Horse Park of New Jersey* 8.3 miles 14 minutes
    Barnegat Lighthouse 49.1 miles 1 hour 3 minutes
    Assunpink Lake* 6 miles 10 minutes
    Delaware River 20 miles 25 minutes
       
  Casinos      
    Atlantic City 57 miles 58 minutes
       
  Racetracks      
    Monmouth Raceway 34.4 miles 40 minutes
    Freehold Raceway 13.7 miles 24 minutes
    Raceway Park 19.5 miles 38 minutes
    New Egypt Speedway* 5.4 miles 10 minutes
       
  Minor League Baseball      
    Waterfront Stadium (Trenton Thunder) 24 miles 28 minutes
    GPU Energy Park (Lakewood Blue Claws) 21.3 miles 29 minutes
       

HISTORICAL AND EDUCATIONAL

     
  Historical Sites      
    Monmouth Battlefield State Park 15.7 miles 29 minutes
    Princeton Battlefield State Park* 32 miles 40 minutes
    Washington Crossing State Park* 32 miles 40 minutes
    Allaire Village Restoration State Park 19.5 miles 23 minutes
    Liberty State Park, Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island 65.1 miles 1 hour, 12 minutes
    Trenton Barracks* 24 miles 28 minutes
    Independence Hall, Liberty Bell, Constitution Center 42.7 miles 53 minutes
    Thomas Edison National Historic Site 18.7 miles
23 minutes
       
  Educational Attractions      
    Jenkinson's Aquarium 27.6 miles 33 minutes
    Liberty Science Center 65.1 miles 1 hour 12 minutes
       

TRANSPORTATION

     
Trenton Rail Station - NJ Transit and Amtrak* 24.2 miles 28 minutes
Trenton - Mercer County Airport* 27.7 miles 35 minutes
Newark International Airport 56.2 miles 1 hour 9 minutes
Philadelphia International Airport 61.8 miles 1 hour 9 minutes
LaGuardia Airport 70.6 miles 1 hour 15 minutes
JFK International Airport 82.7 miles 1 hour 30 minutes
NY Waterway Ferry 41.3 miles 52 minutes
       
Major Highways      
I-195 Exit 16* 4.3 miles 5 minutes  
Route 539 at Route 537* 2.2 miles 4 minutes  
New Jersey Turnpike Exit 7A* 14 miles 15 minutes  
I-295 Trenton Complex Intersection With Routes 129, 29, and I-195* 20 miles 21 minutes  
Garden State Parkway Exit 98 (I-195) 24 miles 26 minutes  
I-95 (PA-Langhorne, Route 1 Interchange)* 29 miles 32 minutes  
       

CITIES -- DOWNTOWN AREA

     
Philadelphia, PA 42.7 miles 53 minutes
New York City 60 miles 58 minutes
Newark, NJ 63.2 miles 1 hour 9 minutes
Princeton, NJ* 34.2 miles 42 minutes
Trenton, NJ* 24 miles 28 minutes
South Brunswick, NJ* 30.8 miles 37 minutes
       

SERVICES

     
Emergency Locations      
New Jersey State Police (Hamilton Barracks, Rt 130) 5.3 miles 9 minutes  
Hope Fire Company 9.81 miles 18 minutes  
Allentown First Aid* 9.5 miles 14 minutes  
New Egypt First Aid 5.3 miles 10 minutes
Centra State Healthcare System 11.7 miles 20 minutes
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital* 18.9 miles 24 minutes
       
Shopping      
  Convenience Stores      
    Cream Ridge Deli and Food* 4.1 miles 5 minutes  
    Wawa Food Market 3.8 miles 4 minutes  
    New Egypt Market Place 5.3 miles 10 minutes  
  Shopping Centers      
    Jackson Premium Outlets* 4.8 miles 6 minutes
    Freehold Raceway Mall 11.3 miles 21 minutes
    New Egypt Flea Market & Village* 5.4 miles 10 minutes
    Peddlers Village* 44.5 miles 55 minutes
    New Hope/Lambertville* 40.4 miles 49 minutes
       
Places of Worship      
New Egypt Baptist Church 1.8 miles 4 minutes
Assumption Roman Catholic Church 4.9 miles 9 minutes
Church of Christ 4.3 miles 9 minutes
Plumstead Presbyterian Church 5 miles 10 minutes
Rose of Sharon Evangelical Lutheran 2.5 miles 6 minutes
Emleys Hill United Methodist Church 1.3 miles 3 minutes
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 9 miles 18 minutes
Congregation Anshei Roosevelt 6.5 miles 13 minutes
       
Public Services      
Cream Ridge Post Office 4.9 miles 9 minutes
Monmouth County Library 17 miles 29 minutes
Ocean County Public Library
4.5 miles 8 minutes
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