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1 Grist Mill Lane, Andover, NJPhoto: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Outdoors in Andover

37% of Andover’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 37% of Andover’s land is conserved, about 309 acres. 356 acres are parks and preserves, 489 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
37%
309 acres · of 1.3 sq mi of land
Trails
2.6 mi
1.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
356 ac
489 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

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

309 conserved acres

37% of Andover’s land. Who manages Andover’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State parks174 ac
County134 ac
Town or city49 ac
State natural resources39 ac
Not recorded15 ac
State Recreation Area · 206 acUnknown Easement · 69 acAgricultural Easement · 65 acLocal Conservation Area · 34 acLocal Park · 15 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 69 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Kittatinny Valley State Park
State Park
State natural resources158Open
Sussex Branch Trail
State Recreation Area
State parks54Open
Andover Borough Conservation Area
Local Conservation Area
Town or city33Open
unknown
Local Park
Not recorded15Open
Andover Borough Athletic Facility
Local Recreation Area
Town or city15Open
Kittatinny Valley
Local Conservation Area
Town or city1Open
Trails & water

2 named trails

Named trails
Open to bikes · 2.1 miHorses · 2.3 miUnpaved · 2.3 mi
Sussex Branch Trail2.1 mi
Lehigh & Hudson Rail Trail0.2 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in Andover: April, May, August and September

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)9.510.611.813.314.515.114.813.812.411.09.89.2
High (°F)363947607078838174635140
Rain (in)3.52.94.03.94.04.74.84.64.54.63.44.1

February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.8 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Andover →

Next door

Andover and its neighbors

Andover has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Andover Township37 miAndover2.6 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Andover— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Andover Township24%1.839472%A+

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Andover

Is there public land near Andover?

55,677 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Andover or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 356 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Andover neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →