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Outdoors in Atlantic City

Few parks or trails are on the map in Atlantic City

7% of Atlantic City’s land is conserved, about 363 acres. 20 miles of mapped trail cross Atlantic City, 2.5 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
7%
363 acres · of 7.8 sq mi of land
Trails
20 mi
2.5 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
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
Who protects it

363 conserved acres

7% of Atlantic City’s land. Who manages Atlantic City’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State land board351 ac
U.S. Forest Service12 ac
State Resource Management Area · 351 acNational Forest · 12 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
State Lands 1111121844
State Resource Management Area
State land board98Open
State Lands 1111125937
State Resource Management Area
State land board79Open
State Lands 1111121875
State Resource Management Area
State land board73Open
State Lands 1111121817
State Resource Management Area
State land board39Open
State Lands 1111125935
State Resource Management Area
State land board31Open
State Lands 1111121874
State Resource Management Area
State land board30Open
Shoshone National Forest
National Forest
U.S. Forest Service12Open
Things to do

3 places to go in Atlantic City

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

Campgrounds in Atlantic City
Atlantic City CampgroundBLM
Directions
Dexter mill RV park
Directions

Plus 1 campground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

Trails & water

2 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 11.0 mi
CDT Cross Country1.3 mi
Fort Stambaugh Loop0.5 mi
History along the way

3 places on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Atlantic City MercantileBuilding · listed 1985
About it
Carpenter Hotel Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2012
About it
St. Andrew's Episcopal ChurchBuilding · listed 2023
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Atlantic City: June to September

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)9.410.511.813.314.615.315.013.912.411.09.79.1
High (°F)303139475768777565513729
Rain (in)1.01.01.21.52.21.30.90.71.21.40.91.0

August is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 77 °F). 2.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Atlantic City →

Questions about parks and trails in Atlantic City

Is there public land near Atlantic City?

81,175 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Atlantic City or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 11 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Atlantic City 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 →