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Elizabeth Hospital Town HallPhoto: Z28scrambler · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Outdoors in Elizabeth

Few parks or trails are on the map in Elizabeth

11% of Elizabeth’s land is conserved, about 116 acres.

Conserved land
11%
116 acres · of 1.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

116 conserved acres

11% of Elizabeth’s land. Who manages Elizabeth’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Private owners116 ac
Private Conservation · 116 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
West Bay Wildlife Management Area
Private Conservation
Private owners116Closed
History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Elizabeth Hospital BuildingBuilding · listed 1985
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Elizabeth: April and May

NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)10.311.111.912.913.714.114.013.312.311.410.510.2
High (°F)616572788590929288807062
Rain (in)6.24.74.35.24.85.35.14.44.84.75.25.6

March is the driest month (4.3 in) and August the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 6.2 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Elizabeth →

Questions about parks and trails in Elizabeth

Is there public land near Elizabeth?

232 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Elizabeth or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Elizabeth neighbors.

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →