Photo: Luigi Novi · CC BY 4.098% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Brielle
35 acres are parks and preserves, 7.2 per 1,000 residents. 1% of Brielle’s land is conserved, about 15 acres.
Ahead of 34% of U.S. towns · #453 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Brielle?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Brielle have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Brielle is ahead of 34% of U.S. towns, #453 of 468 in New Jersey. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
New Jersey towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 11%; the U.S., 4%), so Brielle’s 1% is ahead of 5% of New Jersey towns, while its trails per square mile lead 3% of them.
Water is 26% of Brielle’s area (1 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
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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
15 conserved acres
1% of Brielle’s land. Water is left out: Brielle has 1.8 square miles of land and 0.6 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Brielle’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brielle Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 15 | Open |
9 places to go in Brielle
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
5 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 public pool without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
3 playgrounds without a name on the map.
1 lakes & rivers
2.2 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.
The best walking months in Brielle: 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 | 47 |
| Rain (in) | 3.8 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 4.5 |
February is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.6 inches fall in August, the wettest month. The climate in Brielle →
Brielle and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brielle | 1% | under 0.1 | 7 | 98% | C |
| Manasquan | 15% | 1.1 | 24 | 99%+ | A+ |
| Point Pleasant Beach | 10% | 1.0 | 16 | 99%+ | A |
| Point Pleasant | 2% | 0.3 | 4 | 99%+ | B |
| Wall Township | 13% | 2.1 | 165 | 95% | A+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Brielle
How much of Brielle 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 Brielle’s trails?
Brielle Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Brielle?
2.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.2 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Brielle?
17,060 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Brielle or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 35 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Brielle have?
Ahead of 34% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #453 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 Brielle 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 →