Cooper Park
Park
11 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
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Outdoors in Bergenfield
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Bergenfield
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 3.2 miles of mapped trail cross Bergenfield, 1.1 per square mile of land. 92 acres are parks and preserves, 3.2 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 74% of U.S. towns · #323 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
87 acres · of 2.9 sq mi of land
Trails
3.2 mi
1.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
92 ac
3.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Bergenfield?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Bergenfield have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bergenfield is ahead of 74% of U.S. towns, #323 of 468 in New Jersey. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Bergenfield’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical NJ town 11% · U.S. 4%BTrails1.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · NJ 0.7 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land3.2 acres of park per 1,000 residents (92 acres) · NJ 25 · U.S. 13C−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 74%
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New Jersey towns of 2,500+ (468)Ahead of 31%
New Jersey towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 11%; the U.S., 4%), so Bergenfield’s 5% is ahead of 24% of New Jersey towns, while its trails per square mile lead 70% 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
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
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Hickory Park
Park
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
87 conserved acres
5% of Bergenfield’s land. Who manages Bergenfield’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city85 ac
Not recorded24 ac
Local Park · 79 acLocal Other or Unknown · 24 acLocal Recreation Area · 6 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vivyen Park Local Park | Town or city | 47 | Open |
| Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| PAL Field Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Cooper Pond Park Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Bergenfield Borough Unknown Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Walter Lube Jr Playground Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Hickory Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| French Brook Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Bergenfield Borough Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Thomas Roos Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
1 places to go in Bergenfield
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Bergenfield
John Lafferty Park
DirectionsTrails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & 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
11Tennis
1Baseball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →4 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 Bergenfield: April to June, 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 39 | 42 | 50 | 62 | 73 | 81 | 86 | 84 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.3 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Bergenfield →
Next door
Bergenfield and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergenfield | 5% | 1.1 | 3 | 99%+ | B+ |
| New Milford | 7% | under 0.1 | 6 | 99%+ | B− |
| Tenafly | 22% | 3.0 | 46 | 99% | A+ |
| Teaneck Township | 19% | 1.4 | 18 | 99%+ | A+ |
| Dumont | 3% | 0.2 | 2 | 99%+ | B− |
| Cresskill | 8% | 0.4 | 12 | 99%+ | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Bergenfield
How much of Bergenfield is conserved land?
5% 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 Bergenfield’s trails?
Cooper Park and Hickory Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Bergenfield?
25,628 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bergenfield or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 92 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Bergenfield have?
Ahead of 74% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #323 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 Bergenfield 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 →