Old Coast Guard Station Manasquan Inlet · Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ, M.D. · CC BY-SA 4.010% of Point Pleasant Beach’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. 1.4 miles of mapped trail cross Point Pleasant Beach, 1.0 per square mile of land. 10% of Point Pleasant Beach’s land is conserved, about 90 acres.
Ahead of 91% of U.S. towns · #186 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Point Pleasant Beach?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Point Pleasant Beach have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Point Pleasant Beach is ahead of 91% of U.S. towns, #186 of 468 in New Jersey. 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 Point Pleasant Beach’s 10% is ahead of 46% of New Jersey towns, while its trails per square mile lead 63% of them.
Water is 18% of Point Pleasant Beach’s area (0 of 2 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 8%.
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
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Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Pleasure Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
90 conserved acres
10% of Point Pleasant Beach’s land. Water is left out: Point Pleasant Beach has 1.4 square miles of land and 0.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Point Pleasant Beach’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gull Island Local Conservation Area | County | 32 | Open |
| Lake of the Lillies Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 22 | Open |
| Grammer School Local Park | Town or city | 20 | Open |
| Pleasure Park Local Park | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| Boardwalk Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| East Avenue Beach Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Fishing Observation Platform Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Jetty Access Easement Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Boardwalk to Inlet Easement Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 1 | Open |
4 places to go in Point Pleasant 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.
Plus 1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 named trail and 4 lakes & rivers
4.6 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.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Point Pleasant Beach: 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 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 4.5 |
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 Point Pleasant Beach →
Point Pleasant Beach and its neighbors
Point Pleasant Beach has the second most mapped trails of the 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Point Pleasant Beach | 10% | 1.0 | 16 | 99%+ | A |
| Brielle | 1% | under 0.1 | 7 | 98% | C |
| Point Pleasant | 2% | 0.3 | 4 | 99%+ | B |
| Manasquan | 15% | 1.1 | 24 | 99%+ | A+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Point Pleasant Beach
Where can I hike in Point Pleasant Beach?
The longest trail networks: Pleasure Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Point Pleasant Beach is conserved land?
10% 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 Point Pleasant Beach’s trails?
Pleasure Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Point Pleasant Beach?
4.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 4.6 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Point Pleasant Beach?
15,595 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Point Pleasant Beach or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 79 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Point Pleasant Beach have?
Ahead of 91% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #186 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 Point Pleasant 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 →