Photo: Ascended Dreamer · CC BY-SA 4.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Mountain Lakes
15% of Mountain Lakes’ land is conserved, about 330 acres. 1.7 miles of mapped trail cross Mountain Lakes, 0.5 per square mile of land.
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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330 conserved acres
15% of Mountain Lakes’ land. Who manages Mountain Lakes’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 320 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 14 of 14 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kinder Forest Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 10 | Unknown |
3 places to go in Mountain Lakes
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3 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
2 lakes & rivers
The best walking months in Mountain Lakes: May and September
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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 27 | 31 | 40 | 53 | 66 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 70 | 57 | 44 | 33 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 4.5 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Mountain Lakes →
Questions about parks and trails in Mountain Lakes
Is there public land near Mountain Lakes?
44,919 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mountain Lakes or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Mountain Lakes neighbors.
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 →