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Outdoors in Stone Harbor

21% of Stone Harbor’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. The biggest trail networks: Stone Harbor Point (1.4 mi). 21% of Stone Harbor’s land is conserved, about 193 acres.

Conserved land
21%
193 acres · of 1.4 sq mi of land
Trails
2.2 mi
1.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
195 ac
218 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
4.6 mi
4.6 mi lanes
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

123
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Pick a walk

The longest trail network is Stone Harbor Point, with 1.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Stone Harbor Point

Nature preserve
244 acres1.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗

Stone Harbor Bird Sanctuary

Nature preserve
22 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Stone Harbor Recreation - 82nd Street Complex

Park
9 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it

193 conserved acres

21% of Stone Harbor’s land. Water is left out: Stone Harbor has 1.4 square miles of land and 0.8 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Stone Harbor’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Town or city193 ac
Not recorded35 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 149 acLocal Recreation Area · 42 acLocal Park · 36 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Stone Harbor Borough Unknown
Local Other or Unknown
Town or city149Open
Stone Harbor Borough Beach or Boardwalk
Local Recreation Area
Town or city36Open
unknown
Local Park
Not recorded35Open
Stone Harbor Borough Athletic Facility
Local Recreation Area
Town or city7Open
Chelsea Place Park
Local Park
Town or city1Open
Things to do

7 places to go in Stone Harbor

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Beaches in Stone Harbor

2 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

Biking & sports

4.6 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

4.6 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
0.1 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
13Tennis
10Pickleball
2Basketball
2Soccer
1Beach volleyball
1Softball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

2 places on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.

History →
U.S. Life-Saving Station No. 35Building · listed 2008
About it
Rufwud CottageBuilding · listed 2014
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Stone Harbor: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.710.711.813.214.314.914.613.712.411.110.09.4
High (°F)434551617079848377675648
Rain (in)3.33.14.43.43.33.64.34.74.04.23.44.2

February is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.7 inches fall in August, the wettest month. The climate in Stone Harbor →

Next door

Stone Harbor and its neighbors

Stone Harbor has the second most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Stone Harbor— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Middle Township54%0.477581%A
North Wildwood15%1.03099%+A+

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Stone Harbor

Where can I hike in Stone Harbor?

The longest trail networks: Stone Harbor Point, 1.4 miles; Stone Harbor Bird Sanctuary, 0.2 miles; Stone Harbor Recreation - 82nd Street Complex, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on Stone Harbor’s trails?

Stone Harbor Point and Stone Harbor Bird Sanctuary don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Where can I bike in Stone Harbor?

4.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 4.6 of painted or protected lanes and 0.1 of shoulders and shared lanes.

Is there public land near Stone Harbor?

31,924 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Stone Harbor or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 195 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Stone Harbor neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →