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A+Outdoors
Outdoors in Wall Township

Wall Township has 65 miles of mapped trails, 2.1 for every square mile of land

4,383 acres are parks and preserves, 165 per 1,000 residents. 13% of Wall Township’s land is conserved, about 2,451 acres. 95% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Ahead of 98% of U.S. towns · #50 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it

Conserved land
13%
2,451 acres · of 30.7 sq mi of land
Trails
65 mi
2.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
4,383 ac
165 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
95%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
7.3 mi
7.1 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
11

What kind of outdoors town is Wall Township?

Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.

A trail town2.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, more than 94% of U.S. towns.Room to roam165 acres of park per 1,000 residents; the typical U.S. town has 13.Land that stays wild13% of the land is conserved; a typical New Jersey town, 11%.
Outdoors grade

How much outdoors does Wall Township have?

On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Wall Township is ahead of 98% of U.S. towns, #50 of 468 in New Jersey. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.

A+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Wall Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land13% of the land · typical NJ town 11% · U.S. 4%A−Trails2.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (65 mi) · NJ 0.7 · U.S. 0.4APark land165 acres of park per 1,000 residents (4,383 acres) · NJ 25 · U.S. 13AParks close to home95% of residents within a half mile of a park · NJ 98% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 98%
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New Jersey towns of 2,500+ (468)Ahead of 90%

New Jersey towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 11%; the U.S., 4%), so Wall Township’s 13% is ahead of 53% of New Jersey towns, while its trails per square mile lead 90% of them.

How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would still be A+. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.

PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →

The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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

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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 Allaire State Park, with 29.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Allaire State Park

Nature preserve
1,466 acres29.2 mi of trail
Black (Tiger Woods)OrangeNon-Sanctioned TrailBoy Scout Trail+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto Hospital Road Parking

Shark River Park

Nature preserve
430 acres6.8 mi of trail
Hidden Creek TrailPine Hills TrailCedar TrailRiver's Edge+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Robert L Brice Memorial Park

Park
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Field

Park
4 acres0.2 mi of trail
Hidden Creek TrailCedar Trail Extension
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 5 parks & preserves
Allaire State Park1,466 acres · 29.2 mi of trail
Directions
Shark River Park430 acres · 6.8 mi of trail
Directions
Field4 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Directions
Robert L Brice Memorial Park6 acres
Directions
Roosevelt Street Recreation Area1 acres · Wall Township, NJ
Directions
Who protects it

2,451 conserved acres

13% of Wall Township’s land. Who manages Wall Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Town or city1,005 ac
State natural resources947 ac
State fish & wildlife296 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits92 ac
State conservation62 ac
County52 ac
Other state land1 ac
State Park · 683 acLocal Recreation Area · 417 acLocal Conservation Area · 338 acLocal Park · 337 acLocal Other or Unknown · 319 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 160 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 60 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Allaire State Park
State Park
State natural resources659Open
Municipal Open Space
Local Park
Not recorded576Open
Manasquan River Wildlife Management Area
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife296Open
Spring Meadow Golf Course
State Recreation Area
State natural resources199Open
Camp Evans
Local Recreation Area
Town or city171Open
Shark River Park
Local Resource Management Area
County145Open
Silo Farm
Local Other or Unknown
Town or city111Open
Community Park
Local Other or Unknown
Town or city49Open
Municipal Complex
Local Recreation Area
Town or city49Open
Pop Warner Complex
Local Other or Unknown
Town or city42Open

5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.

Things to do

24 places to go in Wall Township

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

Playgrounds in Wall Township
Airplane Park
Directions
Fisk Park
Directions

Plus 10 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

Trails & water

25 named trails and 11 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Open to bikes · 44.1 miHorses · 17.9 miUnpaved · 23.2 mi
Blue Velvet2.3 mi
Black (Tiger Woods)2.3 mi
Orange2.2 mi
Outer Brisbane2.1 mi
Hidden Creek Trail2.0 mi
Alter Ego1.9 mi
Non-Sanctioned Trail1.8 mi
Picchu1.5 mi
Pine Hills Trail1.3 mi
Boy Scout Trail1.3 mi
15 more trails
Cedar Trail
1.3 mi
Upper Squankum Trail
1.2 mi
River Trail
1.2 mi
Sherwood Forest Trail
1.2 mi
Speed Trap
1.1 mi
Blue
1.1 mi
Nature Center Trail
1.0 mi
River's Edge
1.0 mi
Village Loop
0.9 mi
White (Glass)
0.9 mi
Orange-White
0.9 mi
Mill Run
0.9 mi
Escape from Picchu
0.8 mi
Turntable
0.7 mi
Eagles Path
0.7 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Albert PondpondBrisbane LakereservoirGlendola ReservoirreservoirHurleys PondreservoirLake HeatherOld Mill PondreservoirOsborne PondpondShark River PondZehnder LakelakeManasquan RiverShark River
Biking & sports

7.3 miles of bike routes

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

7.1 mi
off-road bike paths
0.2 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
23Baseball
21Tennis
10Soccer
8Basketball
2Football
2Softball
1Lacrosse
1Pickleball

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

History along the way

5 places on the National Register, one a National Historic Landmark

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 4 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.

History →
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Camp EvansNational Historic Landmark · District · listed 2012
About it
Allaire VillageDistrict · listed 1974
About it
Allgor-Barkalow HomesteadBuilding · listed 1984
About it
Manasquan Friends Meetinghouse and Burying GroundBuilding · listed 1992
About it
Camp Evans Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2002
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Wall Township: 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)9.610.611.813.214.415.014.813.712.411.19.99.3
High (°F)424451627281868478675647
Rain (in)3.83.04.53.73.94.14.54.74.04.23.44.5

February is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.7 inches fall in August, the wettest month. The climate in Wall Township →

Next door

Wall Township and its neighbors

Wall Township has the most mapped trails of the 8 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Wall Township65 miHowell Township40 miBrick Township11 miNeptune Township8.4 miTinton Falls3.4 miSpring Lake Heights3.1 miAllenwood1.2 miBrielle0.0 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Wall Township13%2.116595%A+
Tinton Falls4%0.23895%B+
Neptune Township2%1.02299%A−
Brick Township14%0.42696%A
Allenwood— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Spring Lake Heights4%2.4799%+A−
Brielle1%under 0.1798%C
Howell Township14%0.711292%A

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

Questions about parks and trails in Wall Township

Where can I hike in Wall Township?

The longest trail networks: Allaire State Park, 29.2 miles; Shark River Park, 6.8 miles; Field, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

How much of Wall Township is conserved land?

13% 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 Wall Township’s trails?

Allaire State Park and Shark River Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Where can I bike in Wall Township?

7.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 7.1 of off-road paths and 0.2 of shoulders and shared lanes.

Is there public land near Wall Township?

34,407 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wall Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4,383 of them inside the town line.

How much outdoors does Wall Township have?

Ahead of 98% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #50 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 Wall Township neighbors.

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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 →