The new Bayside pier stood slightly north of the old terminus, requiring a about ½-mile of new trackage. In August 1873, without the Bombay Hook intermodal facility completed, Bayside and the New Jersey Southern had its moment in the sun, when peach growers all over Delaware shipped their product via the NJS at Bayside.
Also Bayside Road and Caviar Tower Road were pothole free, real good asphalt. And when you make the left hand turn in Bridgeton on Rt.49 past the Church and Cemetery to go to Greenwich there is a sign saying Bayside 10 miles.
YaYa, The fields at Atsion and Batsto are good, farm land with permission from the owner, on the bayside down at the shore, Franklin-Parker Reserve, near Cranberry bogs, and there are many other spots but you must look around.
Bayside mudflats may remain closed until later September to protect migrating shorebirds. (Drivers must possess a valid Long Beach Township beach buggy permit for the vehicle they are driving.) It is recommended that vehicles use the intertidal zone when possible. Its harder packed sands provide better traction than the loose sands of the beach.
There is also a nice piece on the bayside with some water impoundments that are great for birding come winter. Going south, look on the left for a sign and gate just past the Waters Edge big curve.
We have some real nice salt marsh drives and Bayside hikes. Best time of year for the bay,winter chill is gone and the bugs aren't out yet,Falls even better actually.
From Atsion south, the Vineland Railway constructed the route to Bayside. The line goes down through Winslow Junction. At one time a branch connected the Raritan & Delaware Bay with the Camden & Atlantic Railroad. This branch, known as the Batsto Branch, ran between Atsion and Jackson Junction, or, as we know it today, Atco.