Priscilla Ireland Brower Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
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Outdoors in Monmouth Beach
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Monmouth Beach
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 14 acres are parks and preserves, 4.2 per 1,000 residents. 2% of Monmouth Beach’s land is conserved, about 12 acres.
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns · #451 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
12 acres · of 1.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
14 ac
4.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Monmouth Beach?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Monmouth Beach have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Monmouth Beach is ahead of 36% of U.S. towns, #451 of 468 in New Jersey. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Monmouth Beach’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical NJ town 11% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · NJ 0.7 · U.S. 0.4DPark land4.2 acres of park per 1,000 residents (14 acres) · NJ 25 · U.S. 13CParks 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 36%
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New Jersey towns of 2,500+ (468)Ahead of 4%
New Jersey towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 11%; the U.S., 4%), so Monmouth Beach’s 2% is ahead of 7% of New Jersey towns, while its trails per square mile lead 3% of them.
Water is 50% of Monmouth Beach’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%.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Monmouth Beach. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to B−. 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
12 conserved acres
2% of Monmouth Beach’s land. Water is left out: Monmouth Beach has 1.0 square miles of land and 1.0 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Monmouth Beach’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city6 ac
Regional Water Districts5 ac
State natural resources1 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 6 acLocal Recreation Area · 5 acState Recreation Area · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monmouth Beach Park Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Two Rivers Water Reclamation Park Local Recreation Area | Regional Water Districts | 5 | Open |
| Monmouth Beach State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 1 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Monmouth Beach
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Monmouth Beach
Monmouth Beach Bathing Pavilion
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Monmouth Beach
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in Monmouth Beach
1 boat launch without a name on the map.
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
19Tennis
5Pickleball
4Basketball
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Monmouth Beach: 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 Monmouth Beach →
Next door
Monmouth Beach 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monmouth Beach | 2% | under 0.1 | 4 | 99%+ | C+ |
| Long Branch | 5% | 1.3 | 7 | 98% | A− |
| Oceanport | 9% | 1.1 | 35 | 99%+ | A |
| Little Silver | 6% | 1.3 | 18 | 99%+ | 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 Monmouth Beach
How much of Monmouth Beach 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 Monmouth Beach’s trails?
Priscilla Ireland Brower Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Monmouth Beach?
11,603 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Monmouth Beach or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 14 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Monmouth Beach have?
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #451 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 Monmouth Beach 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 →