Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY-SA 4.012% of Lavallette’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 0.9 miles of mapped trail cross Lavallette, 1.1 per square mile of land. 12% of Lavallette’s land is conserved, about 60 acres.
Ahead of 95% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Lavallette?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Lavallette have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lavallette is ahead of 95% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, park acres per resident lowest.
New Jersey towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 11%; the U.S., 4%), so Lavallette’s 12% is ahead of 52% of New Jersey towns, while its trails per square mile lead 70% of them.
Water is 15% of Lavallette’s area (0 of 1 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 10%.
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 Jacobsen Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
60 conserved acres
12% of Lavallette’s land. Water is left out: Lavallette has 0.8 square miles of land and 0.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Lavallette’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayfront Park Local Park | Town or city | 70 | Open |
| Ocean Front Beach Local Park | Town or city | 36 | Open |
| Borough Ball Field Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Lavallette Borough Unknown Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 1 | Open |
6 places to go in Lavallette
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
3 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
3 playgrounds without a name on the map.
2.9 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 Lavallette: 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 | 14.7 | 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 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 4.6 |
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 Lavallette →
Lavallette and its neighbors
Lavallette has the second most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lavallette | 12% | 1.1 | 33 | 99%+ | A+ |
| Toms River Township | 9% | 0.8 | 31 | 77% | A− |
| Dover Beaches South | — 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 Lavallette
Where can I hike in Lavallette?
The longest trail networks: Jacobsen Park, 0.2 miles; Centennial Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Lavallette is conserved land?
12% 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 Lavallette’s trails?
Jacobsen Park and Centennial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Lavallette?
2.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.9 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Lavallette?
16,477 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lavallette or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 61 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lavallette have?
Ahead of 95% 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 Lavallette 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 →