Palisades Interstate Park
Nature preserve
918 acres16.6 mi of trail
Shore TrailLong PathUpper TrailTrail C+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Ww2censor · CC BY-SA 3.0A+Outdoors
Outdoors in Alpine
Alpine has 44 miles of mapped trails, 6.9 for every square mile of land
1,908 acres are parks and preserves, 1,201 per 1,000 residents. 23% of Alpine’s land is conserved, about 942 acres. The biggest trail networks: Palisades Interstate Park (16.6 mi), Greenbrook Nature Sanctuary (1.4 mi).
Among the top 1% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
23%
942 acres · of 6.4 sq mi of land
Trails
44 mi
6.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
1,908 ac
1,201 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
89%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.1 mi
1.1 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
1 beach
What kind of outdoors town is Alpine?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
A trail town6.9 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, among the top 1% of U.S. towns.Room to roam1,201 acres of park per 1,000 residents; the typical U.S. town has 13.Land that stays wild23% of the land is conserved; a typical New Jersey town, 11%.History along the way4 places on the National Register.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Alpine have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Alpine is among the top 1% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.
A+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Alpine’s overall grade.
Conserved land23% of the land · typical NJ town 11% · U.S. 4%ATrails6.9 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (44 mi) · NJ 0.7 · U.S. 0.4A+Park land1,201 acres of park per 1,000 residents (1,908 acres) · NJ 25 · U.S. 13A+Parks close to home89% of residents within a half mile of a park · NJ 98% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Among the top 1%
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New Jersey towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 11%; the U.S., 4%), so Alpine’s 23% is ahead of 75% of New Jersey towns, while its trails per square mile lead 100% of them.
Water is 31% of Alpine’s area (3 of 9 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 16%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would still be 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 Palisades Interstate Park, with 16.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Greenbrook Nature Sanctuary
Managed by The Palisades Nature Association
37 acres1.4 mi of trail
No dogs
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Alpine Lookout
Managed by Pallisades Interstate Parkway Commission
4 acres0.2 mi of trail
Long Path
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
942 conserved acres
23% of Alpine’s land. Water is left out: Alpine has 6.4 square miles of land and 2.9 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Alpine’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits540 ac
County324 ac
Town or city51 ac
State natural resources25 ac
State parks1 ac
Not recorded213 ac
Private Recreation or Education · 537 acLocal Resource Management Area · 214 acLocal Conservation Area · 190 acLocal Recreation Area · 157 acState Other or Unknown · 25 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Scout Camp Private Recreation or Education | Land trusts & nonprofits | 537 | Closed |
| Overpeck County Park Local Conservation Area | Not recorded | 380 | Open |
| Camp Alpine Local Recreation Area | County | 135 | Open |
| Division of Parks and Forestry Unknown State Other or Unknown | State natural resources | 25 | Open |
| unknown Local Park | Not recorded | 24 | Open |
| Alpine Borough Athletic Facility Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 22 | Open |
| Rockleigh Woods Local Resource Management Area | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Alpine Borough Wooded Lot Local Resource Management Area | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Lamont Nature Sanctuary Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 3 | Open |
| Alpha Borough Unknown Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 2 | Open |
3 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
20 places to go in Alpine
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Alpine
Huylers Beach
DirectionsWaterfalls in Alpine
Greenbrook FallsIn Palisades Interstate Park
DirectionsScenic views in Alpine
Picture PointIn Greenbrook Nature Sanctuary
DirectionsPoint LookoutIn State Line Lookout
DirectionsPlus 13 scenic views without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Picnic areas in Alpine
Alpine picnic area
DirectionsExcelsior Picnic AreaIn Palisades Interstate Park
DirectionsPlus 1 picnic area without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
25 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 17.6 miUnpaved · 35.9 mi
Shore Trail5.7 mi
Long Path5.0 mi
Red Dot2.5 mi
Yellow Scout1.6 mi
White1.5 mi
Orange Blaze1.2 mi
Wild Turkey1.0 mi
Unblazed - Zeds Trail0.9 mi
Green Blaze0.8 mi
Upper Trail0.8 mi
15 more trails
Sidewinder
0.7 miTrail C
0.7 miLamont Rock
0.7 miStoned Again
0.6 miTrail B
0.6 miHuyler’s Landing Trail
0.5 miSneden-Haring-Lamont Trail
0.5 miLong Path / Trail E
0.4 miForest View Trail
0.4 miOrange Access
0.4 miRavine
0.4 miBig Tony
0.3 miTrail D
0.3 miRoaring Ravine Trail
0.3 miSneden-Haring-Lamont Yellow
0.3 miLakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
1.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.1 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
34Tennis
2Baseball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →4 places on the National Register, one a National Historic Landmark
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 7 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Alpine: April to June, August 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) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 39 | 42 | 50 | 62 | 72 | 81 | 86 | 84 | 77 | 65 | 54 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.2 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.5 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Alpine →
Next door
Alpine and its neighbors
Alpine has the most mapped trails of the 8 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in Alpine
Where can I hike in Alpine?
The longest trail networks: Palisades Interstate Park, 16.6 miles; Greenbrook Nature Sanctuary, 1.4 miles; Alpine Lookout, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Alpine is conserved land?
23% 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 Alpine’s trails?
Palisades Interstate Park and Greenbrook Nature Sanctuary don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Alpine?
1.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Alpine?
35,542 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Alpine or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,933 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Alpine have?
Among the top 1% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Alpine 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 →