1
Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve
Managed by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
167 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Ship Bottom
Ship Bottom, NJ parks, trails & bike paths
About 2.2% of Ship Bottom is conserved land, roughly 14 acres. There are about 1.6 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Ship Bottom, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Ship Bottom outdoors
Conserved land
2.2%
14 of 632 acres
Trails
1.6 mi
1.6 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
4
named on the map
Bike routes
1.3 mi
0.6 mi lanes · 0.1 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
John J. Guld Jr. Recreation Area & Ball Field
Managed by Borough of Ship Bottom
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
4th Street Remembrance Park
Managed by Surf City Borough
1 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
4
Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge
Managed by United States Fish and Wildlife Service
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Boat launches in Ship Bottom
Ship Bottom Boat Ramp
Who protects the land
14 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.6 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.1 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.6 mi
Courts & fields
- Pickleball2
- Tennis2
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Ship Bottom
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Recreation Area 9 acLocal Park 6 acLocal Other or Unknown 1 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal BeachLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| John J. Guld Jr. Recreation & Ball FieldLocal Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Bayfront Boat RampLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Ship Bottom Borough ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Bayfront Bathing BeachLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Beach and Dune AcquisitionLocal Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Ship Bottom Borough UnknownLocal Other or Unknown | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| 3rd Street ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Nearby
Ship Bottom and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ship Bottom | 2.2% | 1.6 mi | 4 |
| Stafford | 52.3% | 64.0 mi | 13 |
| Long Beach | 9.5% | 3.0 mi | 6 |
| Surf City | 0.5% | 0.6 mi | 1 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Ship Bottom'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.