New Jersey puts Lakewood inside Ocean County. About 53,805 people live here. By distance from the centre: Lake Carasaljo the better part of 0.6 miles to the south-west, Watering Place Brook the better part of 0.9 miles, Lake Louise the better part of 2.4 miles to the north-east plus Lake Wadill the better part
| Issuing agency | Who needs a license | Resident annual | Non-resident annual | Non-resident short-term | Saltwater requirement | License-free days | Official source (last verified) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife | Ages 16 and older | $22.50 | $34.00 | 2-day, 7-day | Registration only | 2 days (June, September) | Agency pageVerified 2026-08-13 |
*Prices are base annual freshwater licenses and exclude vendor fees, stamps and endorsements. Where a cell reads βNot verifiedβ, the agency does not publish the figure in a format we can verify automatically.
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