Registration For Brookside Beach In Mendham Now Open

MENDHAM, NJ — Mendham residents, prepare your towels and sunscreen: registration is now open for Brookside Beach this year.

The swim club is slated to open for weekends only on May 27 for the 2023 season, according to a municipal notice from the township. The beach, located at 16 West Main Street, has games and activities for all ages, as well as picnic tables and vending machines.

Starting June 12, the beach will be open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., with the exception of Tuesdays and Thursdays, when it will be open until 7:30 p.m.

Membership passes are available on a seasonal basis for both residents and non-residents.

Brookside Beach features:

• snacks, drinks and ice cream to be sold on-site
• new water circulators installed for increased water flow
• weekly visits by our geese chasers to continue
• working bathrooms
• swim lessons (for members only)

Pricing for all residents is as follows:

• Family Membership: $150
  • The Family Membership entitles the member to free beach access during all open swim hours for the general public, including float night and early morning swim. A family consists of two adults and their unmarried children who live in the same house. It also gives you free access to all of the beach's special events. Grandparents must have their own membership.
• Individual Membership: $70
  • Individual membership entitles the member to free beach access during all open swim hours for the general public, including float night and early morning lap swim. Individual memberships are only valid for one person and cannot be transferred. It also gives you free access to all of the beach's special events.
• Senior Membership: $50
• 2022 Daily Admission Rates (Monday through Friday)
  • $7 Admission for Mendham Township Residents
  • $12 Admission for Non-Mendham Township Residents

Brookside Beach will be offering group lessons to all interested children this year. They will have group lessons every pre-season weekend until mid-July.

Pre-season lessons will be held on Saturday and Sunday for 30 minutes, and residents must sign up by the weekend. Lessons will be held Monday through Thursday, with a rain make-up on Friday. Each group is limited to eight children.

All residents can register for a membership through Community Pass. For any questions, contact Recreation Director David Guida.