Aberdeen Veterans Memorial Park
Park
6 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
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Outdoors in Aberdeen Township
15% of Aberdeen Township’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 15% of Aberdeen Township’s land is conserved, about 512 acres. 4.3 miles of mapped trail cross Aberdeen Township, 0.8 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 95% of U.S. towns · #116 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it
Conserved land
15%
512 acres · of 5.4 sq mi of land
Trails
4.3 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
622 ac
32 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.4 mi
0.4 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
4
2 beaches
What kind of outdoors town is Aberdeen Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Aberdeen Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Aberdeen Township is ahead of 95% of U.S. towns, #116 of 468 in New Jersey. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, park acres per resident lowest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Aberdeen Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land15% of the land · typical NJ town 11% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · NJ 0.7 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land32 acres of park per 1,000 residents (622 acres) · NJ 25 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · NJ 98% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 95%
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New Jersey towns of 2,500+ (468)Ahead of 75%
New Jersey towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 11%; the U.S., 4%), so Aberdeen Township’s 15% is ahead of 58% of New Jersey towns, while its trails per square mile lead 56% of them.
Water is 29% of Aberdeen Township’s area (2 of 8 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 10%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A to A+. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Aberdeen Veterans Memorial Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Storyland Park
Park
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Ivy Hill Park
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 12 parks & preserves
Aberdeen Veterans Memorial Park6 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
DirectionsGlassworks Park2 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Cambridge Park4 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsMidland Park3 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsAndover Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsGuisti Park6 acres
DirectionsStoryland Park6 acres
Ivy Hill Park5 acres
Oakshades Park4 acres
DirectionsNorthland Park2 acres
Overlook Park1 acres
Fordham Park1 acres
Who protects it
512 conserved acres
15% of Aberdeen Township’s land. Water is left out: Aberdeen Township has 5.4 square miles of land and 2.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Aberdeen Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city432 ac
County80 ac
State natural resources9 ac
Not recorded239 ac
Local Park · 337 acLocal Conservation Area · 195 acLocal Recreation Area · 114 acLocal Other or Unknown · 63 acLocal Resource Management Area · 41 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal Open Space Local Park | Not recorded | 306 | Open |
| Cliffwood Beach Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 149 | Open |
| Happy Meadows Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 93 | Open |
| Freneau Woods Park Local Park | County | 59 | Open |
| Northland Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 23 | Open |
| Freneau Woods Local Conservation Area | County | 19 | Open |
| Harbor Estuary Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| Aberdeen Township Wooded Lot Local Resource Management Area | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Cliffwood School Playground Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Division of Parks and Forestry Unknown State Other or Unknown | State natural resources | 9 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
22 places to go in Aberdeen Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Aberdeen Township
Cliffwood Beach
DirectionsPlus 1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Aberdeen Township
Joseph Booket PlaygroundIn Oakshades Park
DirectionsOverlook PlaygroundIn Overlook Park
DirectionsPlus 17 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Picnic areas in Aberdeen Township
1 picnic area without a name on the map.
Trails & water
6 named trails and 4 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Woods Walk North1.0 mi
Track Edge Trail0.5 mi
Inspiration Point Trail0.4 mi
Woods Walk South0.4 mi
Pond Walk Trail0.3 mi
Seawall0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.4 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
17Basketball
11Baseball
8Tennis
3Soccer
2Football
1Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Aberdeen Township: April to August
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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 41 | 43 | 51 | 62 | 71 | 81 | 86 | 84 | 78 | 66 | 55 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 4.3 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.6 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Aberdeen Township →
Next door
Aberdeen Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Holmdel Township34 miOld Bridge Township33 miAberdeen Township4.3 miLaurence Harbor2.3 miMatawan1.1 miKeyport1.0 miCliffwood Beach0.9 miStrathmore0.2 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Township | 15% | 0.8 | 32 | 99%+ | A |
| Matawan | 9% | 0.5 | 16 | 99%+ | A |
| Strathmore | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Old Bridge Township | 22% | 0.9 | 82 | 90% | A |
| Cliffwood Beach | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Laurence Harbor | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Keyport | 2% | 0.7 | 6 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Holmdel Township | 18% | 1.9 | 100 | 97% | A+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Aberdeen Township
Where can I hike in Aberdeen Township?
The longest trail networks: Aberdeen Veterans Memorial Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Aberdeen Township is conserved land?
15% of its land, against a typical 11% for a New Jersey town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Aberdeen Township’s trails?
Aberdeen Veterans Memorial Park and Guisti Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Aberdeen Township?
0.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Aberdeen Township?
32,376 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Aberdeen Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 631 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Aberdeen Township have?
Ahead of 95% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #116 of 468 in New Jersey. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Aberdeen Township 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 →