Shadow Lawn · Photo: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.099% of residents live within a half mile of a park in West Long Branch
76 acres are parks and preserves, 8.8 per 1,000 residents. 0.9 miles of mapped trail cross West Long Branch, 0.3 per square mile of land. 3% of West Long Branch’s land is conserved, about 54 acres.
Ahead of 61% of U.S. towns · #386 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is West Long Branch?
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How much outdoors does West Long Branch have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, West Long Branch is ahead of 61% of U.S. towns, #386 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 West Long Branch’s 3% is ahead of 15% of New Jersey towns, while its trails per square mile lead 28% of them.
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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54 conserved acres
3% of West Long Branch’s land. Who manages West Long Branch’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 8 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 7 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Lake Park Local Park | Town or city | 22 | Open |
| Clint Sorrentino Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Michael Thoren Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| George Conway Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Wooley Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
2 places to go in West Long Branch
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
0.1 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.
3 places on the National Register, one a National Historic Landmark
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in West Long Branch: April to 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) | 42 | 44 | 50 | 61 | 70 | 80 | 85 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 56 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.3 |
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 West Long Branch →
West Long Branch and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Long Branch | 3% | 0.3 | 9 | 99% | B |
| Oceanport | 9% | 1.1 | 35 | 99%+ | A |
| Ocean Township | 9% | 0.7 | 20 | 81% | A− |
| Long Branch | 5% | 1.3 | 7 | 98% | A− |
| Eatontown | 2% | 1.7 | 17 | 98% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in West Long Branch
How much of West Long Branch is conserved land?
3% 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.
Where can I bike in West Long Branch?
0.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near West Long Branch?
15,145 acres of parks and open public land lie inside West Long Branch or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 76 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does West Long Branch have?
Ahead of 61% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #386 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 West Long Branch 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 →