Palisades Interstate Park
Nature preserve
53 acres1.2 mi of trail
Long PathCarpenter's TrailCarpenter's Trail / Long Path
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: RyeCityRoller · CC BY-SA 4.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Fort Lee
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Fort Lee
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 3.8 miles of mapped trail cross Fort Lee, 1.5 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Palisades Interstate Park (1.2 mi), Constitution Park (0.5 mi).
Ahead of 74% of U.S. towns · #322 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
35 acres · of 2.5 sq mi of land
Trails
3.8 mi
1.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
254 ac
6.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.2 mi
1.2 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Fort Lee?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Fort Lee have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Fort Lee is ahead of 74% of U.S. towns, #322 of 468 in New Jersey. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Fort Lee’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical NJ town 11% · U.S. 4%C+Trails1.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · NJ 0.7 · U.S. 0.4APark land6.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (254 acres) · NJ 25 · U.S. 13C+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 74%
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New Jersey towns of 2,500+ (468)Ahead of 31%
New Jersey towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 11%; the U.S., 4%), so Fort Lee’s 2% is ahead of 9% of New Jersey towns, while its trails per square mile lead 82% of them.
Water is 12% of Fort Lee’s area (0 of 3 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 2%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B 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 Palisades Interstate Park, with 1.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Constitution Park
Park
6 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
All 10 parks & preserves
Palisades Interstate Park53 acres · 1.2 mi of trail
DirectionsConstitution Park6 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
DirectionsCoytesville Park3 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsWilliam Birch Park11 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsInwood Terrace Park3 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsWhitney Lane Memorial Park3 acres
DirectionsVan Fleet Park2 acres
DirectionsWhitey Lang Park1 acres
DirectionsFiremen's Memorial Park1 acres
DirectionsMonument Park1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
35 conserved acres
2% of Fort Lee’s land. Water is left out: Fort Lee has 2.5 square miles of land and 0.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Fort Lee’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city35 ac
Not recorded15 ac
Local Park · 37 acLocal Recreation Area · 12 acLocal Other or Unknown · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| unknown Local Park | Not recorded | 15 | Open |
| Fort Lee Borough Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Fort Lee Borough Trail Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Constitution Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Fort Lee Borough Athletic Facility Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Monument Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Linwood Recreation Complex Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
28 places to go in Fort Lee
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Fort Lee
Hazard Beach
DirectionsPublic pools in Fort Lee
1 public pool without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Fort Lee
21 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Fort Lee
1 boat launch without a name on the map.
Scenic views in Fort Lee
4 scenic views without a name on the map.
Trails & water
3 named trails
Named trails
Unpaved · 1.8 mi
Long Path0.7 mi
Shore Trail0.6 mi
Carpenter's Trail0.2 mi
Biking & sports
1.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.2 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
29Tennis
15Basketball
8Baseball
2Football
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 4 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Church of the MadonnaBuilding · listed 1976
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Fort Lee: 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 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 40 | 43 | 50 | 62 | 72 | 81 | 86 | 84 | 77 | 66 | 55 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.3 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Fort Lee →
Next door
Fort Lee 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Lee | 2% | 1.5 | 6 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Edgewater | 19% | 1.6 | 9 | 99%+ | A |
| Leonia | 30% | 1.1 | 33 | 99%+ | A+ |
| Englewood Cliffs | 1% | 3.2 | 56 | 99%+ | A |
| Palisades Park | 12% | 1.5 | 5 | 99%+ | A |
| Englewood | 7% | 1.0 | 8 | 99% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Fort Lee
Where can I hike in Fort Lee?
The longest trail networks: Palisades Interstate Park, 1.2 miles; Constitution Park, 0.5 miles; Coytesville Park, 0.3 miles; William Birch Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Fort Lee is conserved land?
2% 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 Fort Lee’s trails?
Palisades Interstate Park and Constitution Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Fort Lee?
1.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Fort Lee?
28,775 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Fort Lee or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 254 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Fort Lee have?
Ahead of 74% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #322 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 Fort Lee 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 →