Pauline Felix House · Photo: DanTD · CC BY-SA 3.09% of Long Beach’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. 9% of Long Beach’s land is conserved, about 121 acres. 1.4 miles of mapped trail cross Long Beach, 0.6 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 74% of U.S. towns · #311 of 758 in New York. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Long Beach?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Long Beach have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Long Beach is ahead of 74% of U.S. towns, #311 of 758 in New York. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Water is 43% of Long Beach’s area (2 of 4 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 5%.
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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121 conserved acres
9% of Long Beach’s land. Water is left out: Long Beach has 2.2 square miles of land and 1.7 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Long Beach’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 11 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Beach Park Local Park | Town or city | 102 | Open |
| Department Of Recreation Campus Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Long Beach City Lands Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Veterans Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Reynolds Channel Esplanade Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| COUNTY OF NASSAU Land Local Park | County | 1 | Unknown |
| Pacific Playground Local Park | County | 1 | Open |
| Clark Street Playground Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Kennedy Plaza Local Park | Private owners | 1 | Open |
| Leroy Conyers Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
7 places to go in Long Beach
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
0.5 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.
7 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 13 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Long Beach: 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 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 40 | 43 | 49 | 60 | 69 | 79 | 84 | 83 | 76 | 65 | 55 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.3 |
February is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.3 inches fall in March, the wettest month. The climate in Long Beach →
Long Beach and its neighbors
Long Beach has the second most mapped trails of the 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Beach | 9% | 0.6 | 3 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Lido Beach | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Barnum Island | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| East Atlantic Beach | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Lawrence | under 1% | under 0.1 | 2 | 89% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Long Beach
How much of Long Beach is conserved land?
9% of its land, against a typical 5% for a New York town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Where can I bike in Long Beach?
0.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.5 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Long Beach?
28,114 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Long Beach or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 109 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Long Beach have?
Ahead of 74% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #311 of 758 in New York. 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 Long Beach 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 →