Where to stop

Best places to stop between Philadelphia and Cape May

The Atlantic City Expressway and Garden State Parkway drive runs about 95 miles and 1.75 hours. These are the towns worth pulling off for, in the order you reach them, with how far into the drive each one sits.

1. Mile 36 of 95

   1. Hammonton, NJ

   This is the halfway mark and the best overnight on the route, with 59 miles left to Cape May.

   Hotels in HammontonWhere to stay in Hammonton

Sights worth the detour

• Cape May Point hawkwatch
• Higbee Beach songbirds
• Victorian inns of Cape May

Gas, food and rest areas by mile

Open the route in XCRSN to see every gas station, EV charger, rest area and restaurant listed by mile, with live fuel prices.

More on this drive

• Full drive guide
• Can you drive it in one day?
• Halfway point
• Gas cost