Frank S Farley State Marina (Atlantic City, NJ)

Frank S Farley State Marina
600 Huron Ave, Atlantic City, NJ 08401

Date of Service: Wednesday, 7/2/25 – Friday, 7/4/25 (Slip E19)
Cons: Boat Occupy Open Slips without Notifying the Office, Catamaran on Interior T Head Dock (Narrows Turn & Passage), Cleanliness, Dock Carts Locked in the Office, Dock Conditions, Electrical Power (208 vs 240), Slip Marking Visibility, Slips Seaweed Collection & VHF Responsiveness
Pros: Calm Marina Waters, Combo Gated Doors, Dock Hands, Floating Docks, Little Current, Location, Nearby Security, No Bugs, No Wake Zone, Oil Disposal, Proximity to Entertainment/Restaurants, Water Depth (E Docks), Well Protected, & Wide Fairways

• Approximately 60 Statute Miles Offshore from Brielle, NJ – Manasquan Inlet
• Approximately 44 Statute Miles Offshore from Cape May, NJ
• Bathrooms & Private Showers
• Capability of Docking Yachts up to 300′ Length
• Complimentary Access to the Golden Nugget Fitness Center
• Complimentary Access to the Golden Nugget H20 Outdoor Pool & Bar
• Complimentary WiFI
• Discount to the Golden Nugget Spa
• Electric Service up to 100 Amps
• Fuel Dock Offers 24 Hour Self Service with High Speed Pumps for Diesel & Gas  
• Laundry Facilities Available
• Managed by the Golden Nugget
• Oil Disposal
• Owned by the New Jersey Division of Parks & Forestry
• Ship Store
• Slip Pump Out Station
• 630 Slips

Comments: Away from the live music at The Deck, ask for a slip further down on the outer fingers on K or L dock.

Boater-only shower facilities and laundry rooms are located right off the main dock office ramps. You will need to grab the current digital keypad code from the dock office upon check-in.

Books via Dockwa.

Concierge Desk provides a wristband for the 6th floor Fitness Center, H2O Rooftop Pool, and Hot Tubs. Bypassing the standard $40 resort day-pass fee as transient slip holder.

Chart House (Seafood) offers Happy Hour from 4PM – 6PM on Wednesday – Sunday. Strictly available in the bar/lounge area only (white tile floor area). Since, seating area is limited, the line begins forming at 3:30PM. Closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.

Don’t forget to redeem your Landry’s Select Club rewards. Our Chart House (Seafood) Happy Hour with appetizers and beverages only cost us $7.

Keep fenders deployed slightly higher than usual to protect your hull from rolling due to commercial fishing boats and the local tour vessels.

Golden Nugget Dining: Bill’s Burger & Bar (American), Chart House (Seafood), Dos Caminos (Mexican), Lillie’s Asian Cuisine (Asian), Bean & Bread (Take Out), H20 Bar & Grill (American), Michael Patrick’s Brasserie (European), The Deck Bayfront Bar & Restaurant (American), and Vic & Anthony’s Steakhouse (Steakhouse).

Golden Nugget: Casino, Entertainment, Nightlife, Spa & Salon.

Iconic Atlantic City Boardwalk and beach are not safely reachable on foot.

Jitney Surfer is an inexpensive shuttle services with stops throughout Atlantic City and stops right at the Golden Nugget. 

Navigating the Golden Nugget property requires passage through the smokey casino areas. We’re not gamblers and there appears no way not to be subject to all the nasty cigarette smoke.

Neighboring casino resorts within a 10 – 15 minute walk are the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa and Harrah’s Atlantic City.

Slip assignment is known to change, presumably because vessels arrive and take any open slip without notifying the marina office for dining/casino. Upon our arrival, we were assigned a slip to only find a center console occupying it. Fortunately, they were boarding (returning) and quickly moved.

To date, regardless to our slip assigned we’re stern in.

Tidal current ripping past the marina entrance and under the nearby bridges can be incredibly strong, especially during a max ebb tide. Try to time your arrival close to slack water to avoid getting pushed toward the bulkheads.

We did not use their Bathrooms, Complimentary WiFi, or Laundry. Fellow slip holders advised their Rated #1 in the region, personally speaking were not sure as to why but ok. Combined with a 3 – 4 year seasonal slip waiting list. Really?!?

Wanting to utilize the oil disposal upon inquiry we learned it’s near Dock A but the dock attendant wasn’t sure if it needed a code or key (required neither). Metal foldable dock carts are located in the office. Apparently, even though the docks are gated folks weren’t returning them from their vehicle drop off/pick up.

Return stay from Saturday, 7/26/25 – Monday, 7/28/25 at Slip E35.

Return stay from Wednesday, 6/10/26 – Monday, 6/15/26 at Slip E23.

Comments: We received notification of a package that arrived on Friday, 6/12/26 at 1:37PM, as of Monday, 6/15/26 10:37AM it’s still MIA. Countless trips to the Marina Office, not one soul was helpful! What we heard…packages are received within the hour of delivery – come back, oh we don’t have access to that building, we don’t know who to call, we don’t have a Directory, come back tomorrow – the DockMaster will be here (he’s MIA since leaving early on Friday too), oh the Annex is closed today – it’s Sunday, and I don’t know how to call the casino. Honestly, we can’t make this crap up!!!

FYI…the annex is really the post office. Which is not within walking distance. Mail/packages are picked up regularly.

Victoria from the Golden Nugget Front Desk did at least make efforts to help us. More importantly, knew what a Directory and phone were. Going above what the marina dock hands, harbormaster, or even manager did for us. Called the representative retrieving the annex mail with plea to search for our package. Upon arrival, intercepted the package and immediately called Jacques mobile as to where and meet her to pick it up. Thank you, Victoria!

Bottom line, avoid receiving mail packages here!