Photo: BetaMuKappa · CC BY-SA 4.098% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Fair Haven
2.6 miles of mapped trail cross Fair Haven, 1.6 per square mile of land. 9% of Fair Haven’s land is conserved, about 94 acres. 98 acres are parks and preserves, 16 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 90% of U.S. towns · #196 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Fair Haven?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Fair Haven have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Fair Haven is ahead of 90% of U.S. towns, #196 of 468 in New Jersey. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, park acres per resident lowest.
New Jersey towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 11%; the U.S., 4%), so Fair Haven’s 9% is ahead of 44% of New Jersey towns, while its trails per square mile lead 84% of them.
Water is 25% of Fair Haven’s area (1 of 2 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 7%.
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.
94 conserved acres
9% of Fair Haven’s land. Water is left out: Fair Haven has 1.6 square miles of land and 0.5 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Fair Haven’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair Haven Fields Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 76 | Open |
| Harding Bird Sanctuary Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| McCarter Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Youth Center Fields Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Water Front Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 1 | Open |
2 places to go in Fair Haven
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
12 named trails and 5 lakes & rivers
2 more trails
1.6 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.
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Fair Haven: 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 | 44 | 50 | 61 | 70 | 80 | 85 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 55 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.3 |
February is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.5 inches fall in August, the wettest month. The climate in Fair Haven →
Fair Haven and its neighbors
Fair Haven has the second most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair Haven | 9% | 1.6 | 16 | 98% | A |
| Red Bank | 4% | 0.3 | 4 | 99%+ | B |
| Middletown Township | 23% | 1.4 | 82 | 98% | A+ |
| Rumson | 5% | 0.2 | 25 | 96% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Fair Haven
How much of Fair Haven is conserved land?
9% 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 Fair Haven’s trails?
McCarter Park and Community Center Fields don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Fair Haven?
1.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.6 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Fair Haven?
14,583 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Fair Haven or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 98 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Fair Haven have?
Ahead of 90% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #196 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 Fair Haven 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 →