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Island Beach State Park
Nature preserve
1,897 acres14.7 mi of trail
Ocean View TrailSpizzle Creek Bird Blind TrailCoast Guard Station #110 Trail
Dog rules not recorded
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Outdoors · Berkeley
Berkeley, NJ parks, trails & bike paths
About 37% of Berkeley is conserved land, roughly 12,758 acres. There are about 70 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Island Beach State Park (14.7 mi), Double Trouble State Park (12.1 mi), and Greenwood Forest WMA (1.6 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Berkeley, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Berkeley outdoors
Conserved land
37%
12,758 of 34,542 acres
Trails
70 mi
1.3 mi per sq mi · 53 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
11
286 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
15.0 mi
9.1 mi lanes · 4.2 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
Double Trouble State Park
Managed by New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry
4,211 acres12.1 mi of trail
Mill Pond TrailSweetwater TrailNature TrailNature Trail / Sweetwater TrailBike/Multi Use Trail
Dog rules not recorded
3
Greenwood Forest Wildlife Management Area
Managed by New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife
568 acres1.6 mi of trail
NJ State Long Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge
Managed by United States Fish and Wildlife Service
309 acres0.3 mi of trail
Good Luck Point Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
5
Berkeley Island County Park
Park
11 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the trail sign
All 11 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 11 parks & preserves
Island Beach State Park1,897 acres · 14.7 mi of trail
Double Trouble State Park4,211 acres · 12.1 mi of trail · New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry
Greenwood Forest Wildlife Management Area568 acres · 1.6 mi of trail · New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife
Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge309 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Berkeley Island County Park11 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Mill Creek Park16 acres
Whispering Pines Park11 acres
John Meagher Medal of Honor Park6 acres
Bayville Park3 acres
Manitou Park Basketball Courts & Playground2 acres
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Beaches in Berkeley
Amherst Beach
Bathing Beach Number 1In Island Beach State Park
Bathing Beach Number 2In Island Beach State Park
Island BeachIn Island Beach State Park
Unnamed beach in Berkeley Island County Park
Unnamed beach in Berkeley Island County Park
Unnamed beach
Unnamed beach
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 8.8 miHorses 2.2 miUnpaved 23.9 mi
Showing 1–10 of 11 trails
- Ocean View Trail6.4 mi
- NJ State Long Trail2.1 mi
- Mill Pond Trail1.1 mi
- Sweetwater Trail1.0 mi
- Nature Trail0.5 mi
- Spizzle Creek Bird Blind Trail0.3 mi
- Good Luck Point Trail0.3 mi
- Nature Trail / Sweetwater Trail0.2 mi
- Coast Guard Station #110 Trail0.1 mi
- White Sands Beach Entrance0.1 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
12,758 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 46 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 1 of 204 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes9.1 mi
- Off-road bike paths4.2 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes1.7 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball19
- Tennis18
- Basketball11
- Soccer4
- Football1
- Beach volleyball1
- Skate park1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Berkeley
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Park 6,070 acState Conservation Area 2,969 acLocal Conservation Area 2,781 acConservation Easement 973 acNational Wildlife Refuge 651 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Double Trouble State ParkState Park | State natural resources | 4,157 | Open |
| Crossley PreserveState Conservation Area | Other state land | 2,261 | Open |
| Island Beach State ParkState Park | State natural resources | 1,913 | Open |
| David A. Veeder Conservation AreaLocal Other or Unknown | County | 1,137 | Open |
| unknownLocal Conservation Area | Not recorded | 715 | Open |
| Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 651 | Restricted |
| Hovnanian SanctuaryPrivate Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 574 | Open |
| Greenwood Forest Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 569 | Open |
| Veterans ParkLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 444 | Open |
| HainesLocal Conservation Area | County | 393 | Access unknown |
History
Historic places to visit
Sawmill?In Double Trouble State Park · Building
Nearby
Berkeley and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berkeley | 36.9% | 70.3 mi | 11 |
| Lacey | 53.2% | 192.5 mi | 10 |
| Ocean | 18.3% | 30.0 mi | 9 |
| Pine Beach | 4.8% | 0.0 mi | 1 |
| Toms River | 6.6% | 31.7 mi | 14 |
| Beachwood | 28% | 7.4 mi | 2 |
| Seaside Park | 10.8% | 1.0 mi | 2 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Berkeley's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 46.3-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.