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Joe Palaia Park
Park
32 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Ocean
Ocean, NJ parks, trails & bike paths
About 8.8% of Ocean is conserved land, roughly 617 acres. There are about 7.7 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Ocean, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Ocean outdoors
Conserved land
8.8%
617 of 6,994 acres
Trails
7.7 mi
0.7 mi per sq mi · 4 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
1
22 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
3.6 mi
0.9 mi lanes · 2.8 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.
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Public pools in Ocean
Diving Pool
Main Pool
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 1.3 mi
- Sweetbriar Trail0.9 mi
- Easter Loop0.4 mi
- Outer Trail0.3 mi
- Sophie's Shortcut0.1 mi
Who protects the land
617 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 1 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 2 of 29 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.9 mi
- Off-road bike paths2.8 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis11
- Soccer11
- Pickleball4
- Basketball3
- Baseball2
- Volleyball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Ocean
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Other or Unknown 378 acLocal Recreation Area 116 acState Conservation Area 88 acLocal Resource Management Area 32 acUnknown Easement 13 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Palaia ParkLocal Other or Unknown | Town or city | 242 | Open |
| Weltz ParkLocal Other or Unknown | County | 127 | Open |
| Whale Pond Brook PreserveState Conservation Area | Other state land | 88 | Open |
| Colonial Terrace Golf CourseLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 53 | Open |
| Ocean Township Wooded LotLocal Resource Management Area | Town or city | 29 | Open |
| Oakhurst First Aid annd Firemens Memorial ParkLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| Ocean Community Pool and Tennis FacilityLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| unknownLocal Park | Not recorded | 13 | Open |
| Ocean Township Athletic FacilityLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Wanamassa Firemens Memorial FieldsLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 10 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Wayside CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Ocean and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ocean | 8.8% | 7.7 mi | 1 |
| Eatontown | 2% | 10.0 mi | 1 |
| Asbury Park | 1.2% | 0.7 mi | 6 |
| Neptune | 2.3% | 8.4 mi | 3 |
| Tinton Falls | 4.4% | 3.4 mi | 3 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Ocean'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 20-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.