Cliffwood Beach is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)[10] in Aberdeen Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States.

Completed in 1929, it was a state attraction, frequented by Olympic medalists George Kojak and Johnny Weissmuller.

A Cliffwood Beach directional sign is seen briefly in the 1939 documentary The City (with music by Aaron Copland).

[citation needed] Cliffwood Beach was a popular resort until the 1950s, with a boardwalk, saltwater swimming pool, dining and dancing at the Cat 'n Fiddle, and other amusements.

The beachfront facilities were destroyed by a series of hurricanes in 1954: Carol (August 30), Edna (September 11) and Hazel (October 15).

In 1955, Hurricane Diane destroyed all that had remained of Cliffwood Beach's amusements, with the exception of the saltwater pool, which survived the storms but was later filled in.

[14] Cliffwood Beach was an early recipient of aid through the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection's Green Acres Program, which was established in 1961.

[15] Nothing remains of any of the boardwalk amusements except for the large swimming pool, which lies abandoned and filled with debris.

[16] On August 8, 2017, the Aberdeen Township opened the beachfront Veterans Park, which includes a pirate-ship themed spray park for all ages; two pirate-themed playgrounds, one for kids ages 2-5 and the other 5–12; a picnic grove with shade, a multi-purpose field for Little League baseball, softball, and soccer; a kayak and small watercraft launch; a gazebo/band shell; a flagpole and war veterans' memorial monument; and a restroom/equipment/storage building.

[17] On July 19, 2018, the township completed and opened the Aberdeen Sea Walk, a half-mile trail that primarily runs along the original damaged seawall.

[citation needed] Cliffwood Beach is in northern Monmouth County, in the northernmost part of Aberdeen Township.

It lies north of Route 35 and is bounded by Keyport on the east and Laurence Harbor in Middlesex County on the west.

[2] Cliffwood Beach is the home of Gaudalcanal Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post Number 4745, which is used as a community hall, rental facility, and polling place for elections.

Cliffwood Beach, as a part of Aberdeen Township, is served by the Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District.