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 4.0Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Neptune City
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 16 acres are parks and preserves, 3.4 per 1,000 residents. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Neptune City, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 46% of U.S. towns · #435 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Neptune City?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Neptune City have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Neptune City is ahead of 46% of U.S. towns, #435 of 468 in New Jersey. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
New Jersey towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 11%; the U.S., 4%), so Neptune City’s 2% is ahead of 10% of New Jersey towns, while its trails per square mile lead 13% of them.
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 Memorial Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
13 conserved acres
2% of Neptune City’s land. Who manages Neptune City’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams Field Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Joe Freda Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Playground Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
2 places to go in Neptune City
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 playground without a name on the map.
0.0 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 Neptune City: 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 | 14.8 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 42 | 44 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 79 | 85 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 56 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.4 |
February is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.7 inches fall in August, the wettest month. The climate in Neptune City →
Neptune City and its neighbors
Neptune City has the second most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neptune City | 2% | 0.1 | 3 | 99%+ | B− |
| Neptune Township | 2% | 1.0 | 22 | 99% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Neptune City
Where can I hike in Neptune City?
The longest trail networks: Memorial Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Neptune City 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 Neptune City’s trails?
Memorial Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Neptune City?
15,545 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Neptune City or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 16 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Neptune City have?
Ahead of 46% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #435 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 Neptune City 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 →