Top 5 South Jersey Smells of Summer

Ah yes, the sweet sweet smell of freshly-mowed grass. As soon as you start mowing, you know that warm weather's near and you'll be on the beach in no time.

We're only at the start of the summer, so we'll get to smell that scent for a few more months. Yay!

When you wake up in the morning and walk out the door, you immediately smell the salt in the air. That's one of the perks of living right near the beach! You know summer's arrived when that smell is stronger than it's been since the beginning of fall when it was still super warm outside.

There's no feeling like finally being able to take a big whiff and smell the ocean in the air. It might not be the best smell, but it means summer's here.

You pull into your neighborhood on a Friday night and can already smell Bill and Janet's lit firepit in the backyard.

You already know it's on as soon as the backyard fires start burning.

This one goes hand-in-hand with the smell of bonfires. As soon as you smell that first grill fired up, you're headed straight to the store to grab a new propane tank.

Grilling has to be one of the BEST summer activities. It doesn't even matter what you make. As soon as you smell the bbq, your mouth begins to water.

We couldn't complete the list without mentioning the MOST SUMMERY SMELL of South Jersey: the Boardwalk food!

Funnel cake, pizza, fresh french fries, fried oreos, the list could go on forever. Catch one whiff of any of those foods and you're ready to strap on a bathing suit and cover-up and hit the tram car.