Garrett D. Wall Park
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Belvidere
7% of Belvidere’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. 84 acres are parks and preserves, 33 per 1,000 residents. 7% of Belvidere’s land is conserved, about 68 acres.
Ahead of 68% of U.S. towns · #354 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it
Conserved land
7%
68 acres · of 1.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
84 ac
33 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Belvidere?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Belvidere have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Belvidere is ahead of 68% of U.S. towns, #354 of 468 in New Jersey. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Belvidere’s overall grade.
Conserved land7% of the land · typical NJ town 11% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · NJ 0.7 · U.S. 0.4DPark land33 acres of park per 1,000 residents (84 acres) · NJ 25 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · NJ 98% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 68%
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New Jersey towns of 2,500+ (468)Ahead of 24%
New Jersey towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 11%; the U.S., 4%), so Belvidere’s 7% is ahead of 36% of New Jersey towns, while its trails per square mile lead 3% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− 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.
Who protects it
68 conserved acres
7% of Belvidere’s land. Who manages Belvidere’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife70 ac
Town or city25 ac
County6 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government3 ac
Not recorded1 ac
State Conservation Area · 28 acState Resource Management Area · 28 acLocal Recreation Area · 14 acLocal Park · 11 acState Recreation Area · 7 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 3 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pequest Wildlife Management Area State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 56 | Open |
| Belvidere Fishing Access State Other or Unknown | State fish & wildlife | 14 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Community Pool Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Tennis Courts Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Garret Wall Local Other or Unknown | County | 4 | Open |
| Municipal Open Space Local Park | Not recorded | 1 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Belvidere
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Belvidere
Belvidere Community Pool
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Belvidere
BES Playground
DirectionsPlus 1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in Belvidere
Belvidere Boat Ramp
DirectionsBiking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
2Tennis
1Basketball
1Baseball
1Soccer
1Football
1Tracks
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Belvidere Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1980
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Belvidere: April to June 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 41 | 49 | 62 | 72 | 80 | 85 | 83 | 76 | 64 | 53 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 4.0 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.8 inches fall in August, the wettest month. The climate in Belvidere →
Next door
Belvidere and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belvidere | 7% | under 0.1 | 33 | 99%+ | B+ |
| White Township | 27% | 0.4 | 478 | 93% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Belvidere
How much of Belvidere is conserved land?
7% 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 Belvidere’s trails?
Garrett D. Wall Park and Budd M. Jones Municipal Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Belvidere?
30,624 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Belvidere or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 91 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Belvidere have?
Ahead of 68% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #354 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 Belvidere 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 →