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Outdoors in Meadowlands

More than half of Meadowlands’ land is conserved: 67%

67% of Meadowlands’ land is conserved, about 159 acres. 3 acres are parks and preserves, 19 per 1,000 residents. 0.7 miles of mapped trail cross Meadowlands, 1.8 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
67%
159 acres · of 0.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.7 mi
1.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
3 ac
19 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

159 conserved acres

67% of Meadowlands’ land. Who manages Meadowlands’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State natural resources159 ac
State Resource Management Area · 159 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Miscellaneous
State Resource Management Area
State natural resources159Open
Trails & water

1 named trail

Named trails
Open to bikes · 0.7 miUnpaved · 0.7 mi
Alborn-Pengilly Railroad Trail0.7 mi
When to get out

The walking year in Meadowlands

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)8.910.211.813.515.015.915.514.212.510.89.38.5
High (°F)192538516574787668533623
Rain (in)0.80.81.22.13.24.44.03.63.42.81.51.1

January is the driest month (0.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 4.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Meadowlands →

Questions about parks and trails in Meadowlands

Is there public land near Meadowlands?

25,953 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Meadowlands or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 163 of them inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Meadowlands 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 →