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About

Two Mile Beach is the Atlantic-side unit of the Cape May National Wildlife Refuge, at the south end of the Wildwoods island, past Wildwood Crest and Diamond Beach. It is undeveloped dune, marsh and maritime forest, and you come here to walk and watch wildlife.

A trail of about 0.9 miles (1.8 round trip) runs behind the dunes. A short accessible boardwalk, about 500 feet, leads to a platform over the salt marsh, and another boardwalk reaches a platform overlooking the beachfront. The visitor contact station has a gift store run by the refuge's friends group and is where the Saturday morning family walks start.

History

Turtle Gut Inlet once cut Two Mile Beach off from Five Mile Beach to the northeast. The inlet closed in 1922, and the two became continuous.

When to go

The refuge is open every day from dawn to dusk, and the trails stay open in every season. The beach itself is closed from April 1 through September 30 to protect nesting and migrating shorebirds. From October 1 to March 31 the beachfront is open for wildlife observation.

Spring and fall are the best times to see wildlife. The visitor contact station is open Saturdays and Sundays, May through October, 9 to 3.

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Good to know

Pets are not allowed at the Two Mile Beach Unit.

Surf fishing is permitted on the ocean side from October 1 to March 31, and along Cape May Inlet year-round.

Trail access points are off Loran Drive. Accessible parking is next to the boardwalk to the beachfront platform.

Price

• AdmissionFree

Prices checked November 2026 on the website of U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. They can change, so check before you go.

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