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 4.0Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Pine Beach
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 5% of Pine Beach’s land is conserved, about 20 acres. 20 acres are parks and preserves, 8.8 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 49% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Pine Beach?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Pine Beach have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Pine Beach is ahead of 49% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
New Jersey towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 11%; the U.S., 4%), so Pine Beach’s 5% is ahead of 24% of New Jersey towns, while its trails per square mile lead 3% 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
20 conserved acres
5% of Pine Beach’s land. Who manages Pine Beach’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Admiral Farragut Academy Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Bathing Beach Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Athletic Fields Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Pine Beach Park Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Boat Ramp Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Pine Beach Borough Beach or Boardwalk Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 1 | Open |
3 places to go in Pine Beach
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
0.6 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 Pine Beach: April to June
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 | 61 | 70 | 80 | 85 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 55 | 47 |
| Rain (in) | 3.9 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 4.6 |
February is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.7 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Pine Beach →
Pine Beach and its neighbors
Pine Beach 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Beach | 5% | under 0.1 | 9 | 99%+ | B− |
| Berkeley Township | 47% | 1.6 | 268 | 86% | A+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Pine Beach
How much of Pine Beach 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 Pine Beach’s trails?
Walling Field doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Pine Beach?
0.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Pine Beach?
40,174 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pine Beach or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 20 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Pine Beach have?
Ahead of 49% 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 Pine Beach 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 →