Photo: Sk5893 · CC BY 3.050% of Tuckerton’s land is conserved: 1,069 acres
2.7 miles of mapped trail cross Tuckerton, 0.8 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Stanley Seaman Park (0.6 mi). 76 acres are parks and preserves, 21 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 83% of U.S. towns · #256 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Tuckerton?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Tuckerton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Tuckerton is ahead of 83% of U.S. towns, #256 of 468 in New Jersey. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
New Jersey towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 11%; the U.S., 4%), so Tuckerton’s 50% is ahead of 96% of New Jersey towns, while its trails per square mile lead 57% of them.
Water is 12% of Tuckerton’s area (0 of 4 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 44%.
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 Stanley Seaman Park, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge
Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve
1,069 conserved acres
50% of Tuckerton’s land. Water is left out: Tuckerton has 3.4 square miles of land and 0.4 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Tuckerton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 18 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 1,936 | Restricted |
| Tuckerton Seaport Private Forest Stewardship | Land trusts & nonprofits | 78 | Open |
| Stanley H Tip Seaman Park Local Other or Unknown | County | 21 | Open |
| Tuckerton Lake Local Recreation Area | County | 16 | Open |
| Lake Pohatcong Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Municipal Open Space Local Resource Management Area | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Tuckerton Green Street Beach Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Baseball Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 3 | Open |
3 places to go in Tuckerton
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
2 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
3 named trails and 2 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.
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 3 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Tuckerton: 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) | 9.7 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 42 | 44 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 79 | 84 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 56 | 47 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 4.4 |
February is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.5 inches fall in August, the wettest month. The climate in Tuckerton →
Questions about parks and trails in Tuckerton
Where can I hike in Tuckerton?
The longest trail networks: Stanley Seaman Park, 0.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Tuckerton is conserved land?
50% 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 Tuckerton’s trails?
Stanley Seaman Park and Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Tuckerton?
59,411 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Tuckerton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 76 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Tuckerton have?
Ahead of 83% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #256 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 Tuckerton 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 →