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 3.05% of South Amboy’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. 1.0 miles of mapped trail cross South Amboy, 0.7 per square mile of land. 65 acres are parks and preserves, 6.5 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 74% of U.S. towns · #319 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is South Amboy?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does South Amboy have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, South Amboy is ahead of 74% of U.S. towns, #319 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 South Amboy’s 5% is ahead of 27% of New Jersey towns, while its trails per square mile lead 47% of them.
Water is 43% of South Amboy’s area (1 of 3 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 3%.
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.
52 conserved acres
5% of South Amboy’s land. Water is left out: South Amboy has 1.5 square miles of land and 1.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages South Amboy’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colucci/Eppineer Fields Local Park | Town or city | 35 | Open |
| Zdanewicz Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Marina Area Local Park | Not recorded | 4 | Open |
| Veterans Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Brown Hughes Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| John Ciszewski Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Allie Clark Field Complex Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
4 places to go in South Amboy
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.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 boat launch without a name on the map.
1 lakes & rivers
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 South Amboy: April to June and 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 | 43 | 51 | 62 | 72 | 81 | 86 | 84 | 78 | 66 | 55 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 4.3 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.8 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in South Amboy →
South Amboy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Amboy | 5% | 0.7 | 7 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Sayreville | 8% | 1.4 | 18 | 94% | A |
| Perth Amboy | 4% | 0.5 | 2 | 99%+ | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in South Amboy
How much of South Amboy 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 South Amboy’s trails?
John Zdanewicz Park and Raritan Bay Waterfront Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near South Amboy?
28,089 acres of parks and open public land lie inside South Amboy or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 65 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does South Amboy have?
Ahead of 74% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #319 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 South Amboy 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 →