Brick, Island Beach State Park, North Wildwood join Jersey Shore towns banning beach tents

North Wildwood and Brick have just joined the many other Jersey Shore municipalities in setting up restrictions for beach sunshade structures such as umbrellas and tents of any kind.

North Wildwood banned tents and umbrellas wider than 8 feet, while Brick now doesn't allow tents.

The move comes as Jersey Shore communities struggle to counter the effects of beach erosion.

With less beach space, fewer people can go to the beach, unless space is economized by restricting structures that take up space.

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"The size of our real estate has been shrinking and we want to make sure that we get the most bang for our buck for all the people who would like to come to the beach," Brick Mayor Lisa Crate told WNBC Channel 4 in New York.

Also joining the list is Island Beach State Park, which now has a ban on tents in all swimming areas starting on Memorial Day weekend.

Currently there are more beaches with restrictions on umbrellas and tents than there are beaches without a ban on those items.

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Which Jersey Shore beach allows tents, sunshades?

Some New Jersey beaches have no restrictions for umbrellas and tents of any kind.

Beaches in Atlantic City, Avalon, Barnegat Light, Bay Head, Deal, Loch Arbour, Margate, Sea Bright, Sea Isle City, Ship Bottom, Stone Harbor, Strathmere, Wildwood and Wildwood Crest have no current restriction in place.

What NJ beaches don't allow tents, oversized umbrellas?

Asbury Park: No tents permitted.

Avon-by-The-Sea: Tents are prohibited.

Beach Haven: Tents and oversized umbrellas wider than 7 feet are not allowed.

Belmar: Tents and umbrellas wider than 6 feet are prohibited.

Bradley Beach: Tents are not permitted.

Brick: Tents are banned.

Brigantine: Tents are not permitted on the beach.

Cape May: Tents larger than 10-feet-by-10-feet are prohibited.

Harvey Cedars: No tents allowed on the beach.

Island Beach State Park: Tents are banned.

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Lavallette: Walled tents are not permitted.

Long Beach Township: Tents are banned.

Long Branch: No tents allowed on the beach.

Longport: Tents larger than 10-by-10 feet are prohibited.

Manasquan: Tents are not allowed.

Mantoloking: Tents are banned.

Monmouth Beach: Tents with walls or screens, or larger than 10-by-10 feet are banned.

Ocean City: Tents larger than 10-by-10 feet are banned.

Ocean Grove: Tents or canopies are not allowed.

Ortley Beach: Ban on tents.

Sandy Hook: Tents and umbrellas wider than 8 feet are banned.

Sea Girt: Tents are prohibited.

Seaside Heights: Tents with walls or larger than 12-by-12 feet are banned.

Seaside Park: Tents larger than 12-by-12 feet are not allowed.

Spring Lake: Tents are not allowed.

Surf City: Tents are banned.

Ventnor: Enclosed tents are not permitted.

North Wildwood: Tents and umbrellas wider than 8 feet are banned.

This article originally appeared on Asbury Park Press: Jersey Shore Summer: See which beaches allow tents, umbrellas