Seven Presidents Oceanfront Park
Park
68 acres1.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Wikijazz · CC BY-SA 3.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Long Branch
5% of Long Branch’s land is conserved, and 98% of residents live within a half mile of a park
6.6 miles of mapped trail cross Long Branch, 1.3 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Seven Presidents Oceanfront Park (1.3 mi), Jackson Woods Park (1.1 mi). 222 acres are parks and preserves, 6.8 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 77% of U.S. towns · #302 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
173 acres · of 5.1 sq mi of land
Trails
6.6 mi
1.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
222 ac
6.8 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
98%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.9 mi
0.2 mi lanes · 1.8 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
4
1 beach · 2 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Long Branch?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Long Branch have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Long Branch is ahead of 77% of U.S. towns, #302 of 468 in New Jersey. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Long Branch’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical NJ town 11% · U.S. 4%BTrails1.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (7 mi) · NJ 0.7 · U.S. 0.4APark land6.8 acres of park per 1,000 residents (222 acres) · NJ 25 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home98% of residents within a half mile of a park · NJ 98% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 77%
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New Jersey towns of 2,500+ (468)Ahead of 36%
New Jersey towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 11%; the U.S., 4%), so Long Branch’s 5% is ahead of 27% of New Jersey towns, while its trails per square mile lead 75% of them.
Water is 18% of Long Branch’s area (1 of 6 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 4%.
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 Seven Presidents Oceanfront Park, with 1.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Jackson Woods Park
Managed by City of Long Branch;Friends of Jackson Woods
14 acres1.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
All 9 parks & preserves
Seven Presidents Oceanfront Park68 acres · 1.3 mi of trail
DirectionsJackson Woods Park14 acres · 1.1 mi of trail · City of Long Branch;Friends of Jackson Woods
DirectionsPleasure Bay Park5 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsJerry Morgan Park4 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsElberon Park13 acres
DirectionsTakanassee Lake Park7 acres
Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. Monument Park4 acres
DirectionsBranchport Park3 acres
DirectionsFestival Plaza1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
173 conserved acres
5% of Long Branch’s land. Water is left out: Long Branch has 5.1 square miles of land and 1.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Long Branch’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city128 ac
County39 ac
Not recorded4 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 92 acLocal Recreation Area · 54 acLocal Park · 24 acLocal Historic or Cultural Area · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seven Presidents Park Local Other or Unknown | County | 39 | Open |
| Takanassee Lake Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 21 | Open |
| Manahassett Park Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 21 | Open |
| Garfield Park Local Park | Town or city | 16 | Open |
| Long Branch City Beach or Boardwalk Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Jackson Woods Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Firemans Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Van Court Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Hoey Avenue Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Slocum Park Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 6 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
18 places to go in Long Branch
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Long Branch
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Public pools in Long Branch
Playgrounds in Long Branch
12 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Long Branch
2 boat launches without a name on the map.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 4 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 2.6 mi
Long Branch Boardwalk1.9 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
2.9 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.2 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
1.8 mi
off-road bike paths
0.9 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
19Tennis
17Baseball
9Basketball
7Soccer
2Football
2Skate park
1Volleyball
1Multi-sport
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Long Branch: 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 | 60 | 70 | 79 | 85 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 55 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.3 |
February is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.6 inches fall in August, the wettest month. The climate in Long Branch →
Next door
Long Branch and its neighbors
Long Branch has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Branch | 5% | 1.3 | 7 | 98% | A− |
| Oceanport | 9% | 1.1 | 35 | 99%+ | A |
| Monmouth Beach | 2% | under 0.1 | 4 | 99%+ | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Long Branch
Where can I hike in Long Branch?
The longest trail networks: Seven Presidents Oceanfront Park, 1.3 miles; Jackson Woods Park, 1.1 miles; Pleasure Bay Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Long Branch is conserved land?
5% 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 Long Branch’s trails?
Seven Presidents Oceanfront Park and Jackson Woods Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Long Branch?
2.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of painted or protected lanes, 1.8 of off-road paths and 0.9 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Long Branch?
14,360 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Long Branch or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 222 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Long Branch have?
Ahead of 77% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #302 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 Long Branch 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 →