Family & fun
Six Flags Great Adventure
A very large amusement park in Jackson with big roller coasters and a water park next door.
32 min drive from the center · 27.5 km · 17.1 mi
Photo: Jeremy Thompson · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
New Jersey, USA
Lakewood & Ocean County
248 shuls (3 Chabad) · 110 kosher · 18 hotels on our map
Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
About
Lakewood is home to Beth Medrash Govoha and one of the largest frum communities in America, with shuls, kosher restaurants and kosher stores all over town. Jackson and Toms River next door have growing communities of their own, and the Jersey Shore beaches are about half an hour east.
Best time to goMay–Sept for the shore and the parks; winters are cold.
Local time
Before you goPlaces come from OpenStreetMap and can change. Call ahead for minyan and Shabbos meals, and check the hechsher yourself.
Top attractions
Things to do in Lakewood & Ocean County
Family & fun
Wild Safari
A drive-through safari next to Great Adventure, with animals from around the world seen from the car.
35 min drive from the center · 25.6 km · 15.9 mi
Nature & outdoors
Lake Carasaljo
The lake in the middle of Lakewood, with a walking and biking path around the water.
4 min drive from the center · 2.4 km · 1.5 mi
Nature & outdoors
Island Beach State Park
Ten miles of protected beach and dunes on the barrier island, quiet and natural.
33 min drive from the center · 28.3 km · 17.6 mi
Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Landmark
Barnegat Lighthouse
The tall red-and-white lighthouse at the north tip of Long Beach Island; you can climb to the top.
66 min drive from the center · 69.7 km · 43.3 mi
Photo: Andrew Bossi · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Family & fun
Seaside Heights boardwalk
The classic Jersey Shore boardwalk with rides on the piers, arcades and the beach.
28 min drive from the center · 25.3 km · 15.7 mi
Family & fun
Point Pleasant Beach
A beach town with Jenkinson's boardwalk, rides and a small aquarium.
19 min drive from the center · 17.5 km · 10.9 mi
Where to stay
Hotels by walk or drive to minyan
Walking and driving time from each hotel to the nearest shul and kosher food. Tap a hotel for its map, phone numbers and directions.
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Walking times are estimates: straight-line distance × 1.3 at about 80 m a minute. Driving times are road routes without traffic (OpenStreetMap routing); where a route is missing we show “≈”, straight line × 1.4 at city speed. No prices or ratings here; each hotel links to Google Maps reviews and a Booking.com search.
Minyan
Shuls & Chabad
Chabad houses first. Call ahead for minyan times.
351 shuls, Chabad houses and kosher places in this city were added or completed by hand from ShulMap and the KCL-certified listings on Kosher Connect (checked November 2026). Each one links to its source.
Not every shul is on the map yet: search synagogues on Google Maps. Denomination is shown only where it is mapped. Something wrong? Report a correction.
Food
Kosher food
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Getting around
Drivers
Car services and drivers that frum travelers use here, for the airport and kever trips. All drivers ›
Listed from public sources — not an endorsement. Call to confirm.
Direct Car Service
Monsey, Brooklyn, Lakewood ↔ JFK, LGA, Newark, Catskills
Own site: 'Heimishe and reliable drivers', 24/6. Also +1 845-306-6055. Yelp and Shtetly listings.
Source: directcsny.com · m.yelp.com · shtetly.com, checked Nov 2026. Listed from public sources — not an endorsement. Call to confirm.Map