Glider Park
Park
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD · CC BY-SA 3.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Bordentown
25% of Bordentown’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. 25% of Bordentown’s land is conserved, about 146 acres. 95 acres are parks and preserves, 24 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 74% of U.S. towns · #321 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it
Conserved land
25%
146 acres · of 0.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
95 ac
24 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.1 mi
0.1 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Bordentown?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Bordentown have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bordentown is ahead of 74% of U.S. towns, #321 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 Bordentown’s overall grade.
Conserved land25% of the land · typical NJ town 11% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · NJ 0.7 · U.S. 0.4DPark land24 acres of park per 1,000 residents (95 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 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 Bordentown’s 25% is ahead of 78% 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
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.
Second Street Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
146 conserved acres
25% of Bordentown’s land. Who manages Bordentown’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits67 ac
Town or city66 ac
State parks60 ac
Private owners8 ac
County4 ac
Private Conservation · 64 acLocal Park · 60 acState Park · 60 acLocal Recreation Area · 10 acOther Easement · 4 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Marsh State Park State Park | State parks | 60 | Open |
| Point Breeze Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 58 | Closed |
| Abbott Marshland Local Park | Town or city | 51 | Open |
| Gilder Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Spring Street Park Local Park | Private owners | 8 | Open |
| Delaware and Raritan Greenway Land Trust 2 Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 5 | Open |
| Bordentown City Unknown Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Delaware and Raritan Greenway Land Trust Unknown Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 2 | Open |
| Blacks Creek Greenway Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 1 | Open |
| Hiltop Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Biking & sports
0.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.1 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
2Baseball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 places on the National Register, one a National Historic Landmark
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Bordentown: April to June and August
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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 41 | 44 | 52 | 64 | 74 | 83 | 87 | 85 | 79 | 67 | 56 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 4.1 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 5.0 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Bordentown →
Next door
Bordentown 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bordentown | 25% | under 0.1 | 24 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Bordentown Township | 16% | 0.5 | 72 | 97% | A |
| Hamilton Township | 20% | 0.6 | 44 | 97% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Bordentown
How much of Bordentown is conserved land?
25% 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 Bordentown’s trails?
Glider Park and Second Street Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Bordentown?
0.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Bordentown?
22,336 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bordentown or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 95 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Bordentown have?
Ahead of 74% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #321 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 Bordentown 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 →