The town of Stone Harbor occupies the southern half of Seven Mile Beach. This area is one of the only remaining places in New Jersey that one may view the natural relationship between the oceanside and the bayside of a barrier island

On an undeveloped barrier island, the beach slopes gently and may consist of a series of dune systems. Behind the dune hills grow shrubs and other plants that can withstand extremely salty conditions. These plants extend to the edge of the back-barrier marsh.

The low elevation of this area, and its narrowness make this area susceptible to barrier island breaching. During a storm, wind and waves can flatten dunes pushing sand and water toward the bay.

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Atlantic City | Corson Inlet | Townsend Inlet | Seven Mile Beach | Wildwood | Cape May
Sandy Hook to Holgate | Atlantic City to Cape May