Parking flooded LBI’s north end and Barnegat Lighthouse State Park was among the list of New Jersey recreational areas that were “overrun” on the first day of reopening Saturday, May 2. The term “overrun” was used in a state parks announcement Sunday asking visitors to “make your stay short” and choose a park “close to home.”

The surrounding borough of Barnegat Light was affected by an overflow of parking. “The state park didn’t open their gates to the parking lot,” said Barnegat Light Mayor…