Beach Haven Beach Badges Now Available Via App

BEACH HAVEN, NJ — Beach Haven beach badges, boat ramp, tennis and pickle ball passes are now available on an app. Beach Haven is now one of 16 New Jersey towns that lets you purchase and reserve badges on the Viply app.

Purchase via Viply and then pick up your physical badge(s) or recreation pass(es) at the designated locations listed below during hours of operation. Simply scan-in and get your physical badge(s) or recreation pass(es).

Viply is available for iPhone and Android. Click here for more info.

Season tennis passes are available for youth (ages 8-15) and adults (16 or older). Boat ramp passes on the app include commercial, season, weekly and daily. Pickleball passes on Viply only include seasonal.

Here's where to pick up badges:

• Beach Badges: Beach Haven Beach Office located at Centre St. and the ocean front.
• Boat Ramp Pass: Boat Ramp Office located at Ninth St. and the bay.
• Tennis Pass: Tennis Shack Office located at Pearl St. and Bay Ave.
• Pickleball Pass: Nelson Ave. Park off of Bay Ave.

"You can think of this as an E-ZPass to get onto the beach," John Masterson, a Manasquan native who developed the app, told NJ Advance Media.

The free Viply app was launched for consumer use in 2017, starting with an initial group of four shore communities including Manasquan, Sea Isle City, Ventnor and Longport, according to NJ Advance Media.

Here are the towns that have it:

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