Centennial Park
Managed by Borough of Wildwood Crest
3 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Dough4872 · Public domainA+Outdoors
Outdoors in Wildwood Crest
18% of Wildwood Crest’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. 18% of Wildwood Crest’s land is conserved, about 150 acres. 1.5 miles of mapped trail cross Wildwood Crest, 1.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 98% of U.S. towns · #48 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it
Conserved land
18%
150 acres · of 1.3 sq mi of land
Trails
1.5 mi
1.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
154 ac
50 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.7 mi
1.2 mi lanes · 1.5 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Wildwood Crest?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Wildwood Crest have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Wildwood Crest is ahead of 98% of U.S. towns, #48 of 468 in New Jersey. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, park acres per resident lowest.
A+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Wildwood Crest’s overall grade.
Conserved land18% of the land · typical NJ town 11% · U.S. 4%ATrails1.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · NJ 0.7 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land50 acres of park per 1,000 residents (154 acres) · NJ 25 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to homeVirtually all 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 Wildwood Crest’s 18% is ahead of 66% of New Jersey towns, while its trails per square mile lead 72% of them.
Water is 12% of Wildwood Crest’s area (0 of 1 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 16%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A to 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.
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 Centennial Park, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Sunrise Park at Rambler Road
Park
4 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Higbee Field
Managed by Borough of Wildwood Crest
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 5 parks & preserves
Centennial Park3 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · Borough of Wildwood Crest
DirectionsSunrise Park at Rambler Road4 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsSunset Lake Bayfront Park3 acres
DirectionsHigbee Field1 acres · Borough of Wildwood Crest
DirectionsScoop Taylor Memorial Park1 acres · Borough of Wildwood Crest
DirectionsWho protects it
150 conserved acres
18% of Wildwood Crest’s land. Water is left out: Wildwood Crest has 1.3 square miles of land and 0.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Wildwood Crest’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city149 ac
Not recorded29 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 95 acLocal Recreation Area · 46 acLocal Park · 38 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wildwood Crest Borough Unknown Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 95 | Open |
| unknown Local Park | Not recorded | 29 | Open |
| Wildwood Crest Borough Beach or Boardwalk Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 29 | Open |
| Sunrise Lake Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Sunrise Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Centennial Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Wildwood Crest Borough Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| City Tennis Courts Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Higbee Field Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Rec Center Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 1 | Open |
4 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
3 places to go in Wildwood Crest
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Wildwood Crest
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
2.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.2 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
1.5 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
13Tennis
2Baseball
2Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Caribbean MotelBuilding · listed 2005
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Wildwood Crest: 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 43 | 45 | 52 | 62 | 71 | 80 | 85 | 83 | 78 | 67 | 57 | 48 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.2 |
February is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.6 inches fall in August, the wettest month. The climate in Wildwood Crest →
Next door
Wildwood Crest and its neighbors
Wildwood Crest has the second most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildwood Crest | 18% | 1.2 | 50 | 99%+ | A+ |
| Lower Township | 38% | 0.7 | 258 | 97% | A+ |
| Wildwood | 13% | 0.3 | 27 | 99%+ | A |
| Diamond Beach | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Wildwood Crest
Where can I hike in Wildwood Crest?
The longest trail networks: Centennial Park, 0.5 miles; Sunrise Park at Rambler Road, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Wildwood Crest is conserved land?
18% 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 Wildwood Crest’s trails?
Centennial Park and Sunrise Park at Rambler Road don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Wildwood Crest?
2.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.2 of painted or protected lanes and 1.5 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Wildwood Crest?
19,040 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wildwood Crest or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 154 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Wildwood Crest have?
Ahead of 98% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #48 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 Wildwood Crest 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 →