Photo: Acroterion · CC BY-SA 4.0Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Asbury Park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 0.7 miles of mapped trail cross Asbury Park, 0.5 per square mile of land. 111 acres are parks and preserves, 7.2 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 61% of U.S. towns · #390 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Asbury Park?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Asbury Park have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Asbury Park is ahead of 61% of U.S. towns, #390 of 468 in New Jersey. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
New Jersey towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 11%; the U.S., 4%), so Asbury Park’s 1% is ahead of 5% of New Jersey towns, while its trails per square mile lead 39% of them.
Water is 11% of Asbury Park’s area (0 of 2 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 1%.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Sunset Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
All 6 parks & preserves
12 conserved acres
1% of Asbury Park’s land. Water is left out: Asbury Park has 1.4 square miles of land and 0.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Asbury Park’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Boardwalk and Beach Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Library Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Asbury Park City Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
9 places to go in Asbury Park
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 6 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
2 lakes & rivers
16 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
9 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Asbury Park: April to July
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 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 42 | 44 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 79 | 85 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 55 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.3 |
February is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.7 inches fall in August, the wettest month. The climate in Asbury Park →
Asbury Park and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asbury Park | 1% | 0.5 | 7 | 99%+ | B |
| Neptune Township | 2% | 1.0 | 22 | 99% | A− |
| Ocean Township | 9% | 0.7 | 20 | 81% | A− |
| Ocean Grove | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Asbury Park
Where can I hike in Asbury Park?
The longest trail networks: Sunset Park, 0.1 miles; Bradley Park, 0.2 miles; Atlantic Square Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Asbury Park is conserved land?
1% 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 Asbury Park’s trails?
Sunset Park and Liberty Square Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Asbury Park?
16 miles of bike routes are on the map: 9.3 of painted or protected lanes, 0.1 of off-road paths and 6.5 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Asbury Park?
14,339 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Asbury Park or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 111 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Asbury Park have?
Ahead of 61% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #390 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 Asbury Park 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 →