Bridgeton City Park
Park
332 acres5.2 mi of trail
Shoreline Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Smallbones · Public domainAOutdoors
Outdoors in Bridgeton
Bridgeton has 6.9 miles of mapped trails, 1.1 for every square mile of land
11% of Bridgeton’s land is conserved, about 439 acres. The biggest trail networks: Bridgeton City Park (5.2 mi), Mary Elmer Woods (1.1 mi). 90% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 87% of U.S. towns · #222 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it
Conserved land
11%
439 acres · of 6.2 sq mi of land
Trails
6.9 mi
1.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
479 ac
18 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
90%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
3
1 beach · 1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Bridgeton?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Bridgeton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bridgeton is ahead of 87% of U.S. towns, #222 of 468 in New Jersey. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, park acres per resident lowest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Bridgeton’s overall grade.
Conserved land11% of the land · typical NJ town 11% · U.S. 4%A−Trails1.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (7 mi) · NJ 0.7 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land18 acres of park per 1,000 residents (479 acres) · NJ 25 · U.S. 13BParks close to home90% of residents within a half mile of a park · NJ 98% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 87%
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New Jersey towns of 2,500+ (468)Ahead of 53%
New Jersey towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 11%; the U.S., 4%), so Bridgeton’s 11% is ahead of 49% 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 A− 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
The longest trail network is Bridgeton City Park, with 5.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Mary Elmer Woods
Managed by City of Bridgeton
30 acres1.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Cohansey River Wildlife Management Area
Managed by New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife
71 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
439 conserved acres
11% of Bridgeton’s land. Who manages Bridgeton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city367 ac
State fish & wildlife71 ac
Local Park · 352 acState Conservation Area · 71 acLocal Recreation Area · 16 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgeton City Park Local Park | Town or city | 225 | Open |
| Bridgeton City Splash Park Local Park | Town or city | 117 | Open |
| Cohansey River Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 71 | Open |
| Southeast Bridgeton Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Bridgeton Track and Field Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Promenade Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Cohansey Riverfront Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Fountain Plaza Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Johnson Reeves Playground Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
21 places to go in Bridgeton
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Bridgeton
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Bridgeton
Pauline Boykin Tot Lot
DirectionsSplash ParkIn Bridgeton City Park
DirectionsPlus 7 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Bridgeton
Bark in the ParkIn Bridgeton City Park
DirectionsBoat launches in Bridgeton
1 boat launch without a name on the map.
Scenic views in Bridgeton
4 scenic views without a name on the map.
Picnic areas in Bridgeton
5 picnic areas without a name on the map.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 3 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 2.9 mi
Shoreline Trail0.3 mi
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
17Basketball
7Baseball
6Tennis
3Soccer
1Volleyball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →6 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 15 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Potter's TavernBuilding · listed 1971
About itOld Broad Street Presbyterian Church and CemeteryBuilding · listed 1974
About itJeremiah Buck HouseBuilding · listed 1975
About itSamuel W. Seeley HouseBuilding · listed 1976
About itGen. James Giles HouseBuilding · listed 1978
About itBridgeton Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1982
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Bridgeton: 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 | 64 | 73 | 82 | 87 | 85 | 78 | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.7 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 4.1 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.7 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Bridgeton →
Next door
Bridgeton and its neighbors
Bridgeton has the second most mapped trails of the 6 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Hopewell Township7.7 miBridgeton6.9 miFairfield Township5.4 miUpper Deerfield Township3.4 miSunset Lake0.0 miGouldtown0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgeton | 11% | 1.1 | 18 | 90% | A |
| Fairfield Township | 43% | 0.1 | 2,075 | 96% | A |
| Hopewell Township | 35% | 0.3 | 262 | 58% | A− |
| Upper Deerfield Township | 28% | 0.1 | 77 | 52% | B+ |
| Sunset Lake | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Gouldtown | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Bridgeton
Where can I hike in Bridgeton?
The longest trail networks: Bridgeton City Park, 5.2 miles; Mary Elmer Woods, 1.1 miles; Cohansey River Wildlife Management Area, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Bridgeton is conserved land?
11% 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 Bridgeton’s trails?
Bridgeton City Park and Mary Elmer Woods don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Bridgeton?
51,090 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bridgeton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 480 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Bridgeton have?
Ahead of 87% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #222 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 Bridgeton 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 →