Thundergut Pond Wildlife Management Area
Managed by New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife;New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
2,188 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Nathaniel R. Ewan, HABS Photographer · Public domainB−Outdoors
Outdoors in Alloway Township
33% of Alloway Township’s land is conserved: 7,039 acres
0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Alloway Township. 89 acres are parks and preserves, 27 per 1,000 residents. 44% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 55% of U.S. towns · #410 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it
Conserved land
33%
7,039 acres · of 33.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
89 ac
27 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
44%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
7
What kind of outdoors town is Alloway Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Alloway Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Alloway Township is ahead of 55% of U.S. towns, #410 of 468 in New Jersey. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Alloway Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land33% of the land · typical NJ town 11% · U.S. 4%A+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · NJ 0.7 · U.S. 0.4DPark land27 acres of park per 1,000 residents (89 acres) · NJ 25 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home44% of residents within a half mile of a park · NJ 98% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 55%
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New Jersey towns of 2,500+ (468)Ahead of 12%
New Jersey towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 11%; the U.S., 4%), so Alloway Township’s 33% is ahead of 87% of New Jersey towns, while its trails per square mile lead 7% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to A−. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
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
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Burden Hill Preserve
Managed by Natural Lands
80 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
7,039 conserved acres
33% of Alloway Township’s land. Who manages Alloway Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other state land3,626 ac
County3,268 ac
State natural resources2,188 ac
State fish & wildlife1,961 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government1,043 ac
Town or city889 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits595 ac
Agricultural Easement · 9,732 acState Wilderness · 2,188 acState Conservation Area · 1,961 acPrivate Conservation · 158 acUnknown Easement · 10 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 4,762 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 50 of 270 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thundergut Pond Wildlife Management Area State Wilderness | State natural resources | 4,149 | Open |
| Burden Hill Preserve Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 158 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Alloway Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Campgrounds in Alloway Township
Adventure Bound Tall Pines
DirectionsTrails & water
7 lakes & rivers
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Alloway Township: April to June
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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 42 | 45 | 53 | 65 | 74 | 82 | 87 | 85 | 78 | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 4.0 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.6 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Alloway Township →
Next door
Alloway Township and its neighbors
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Hopewell Township7.7 miStow Creek Township1.7 miMannington Township0.6 miQuinton Township0.2 miAlloway Township0.1 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alloway Township | 33% | under 0.1 | 27 | 44% | B− |
| Mannington Township | 48% | under 0.1 | 1,010 | 48% | B+ |
| Quinton Township | 35% | under 0.1 | 743 | 43% | B+ |
| Stow Creek Township | 34% | 0.1 | 1,440 | 52% | A− |
| Hopewell Township | 35% | 0.3 | 262 | 58% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Alloway Township
How much of Alloway Township is conserved land?
33% of its land, against a typical 11% for a New Jersey town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Alloway Township’s trails?
Thundergut Pond Wildlife Management Area and Burden Hill Preserve don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Alloway Township?
34,539 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Alloway Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2,288 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Alloway Township have?
Ahead of 55% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #410 of 468 in New Jersey. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Alloway Township 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 →