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Outdoors in Browns Mills

95% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Browns Mills

3% of Browns Mills’ land is conserved, about 95 acres. 235 acres are parks and preserves, 24 per 1,000 residents. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Browns Mills.

Conserved land
3%
95 acres · of 5.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
235 ac
24 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
95%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.7 mi
Lakes & rivers
3
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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

1234
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.

Brendan T. Byrne State Forest

Managed by New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry
72 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗

Bayberry Park

Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Pemberton Township Veterans Memorial Park

Park
1 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Reflections Park

Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it

95 conserved acres

3% of Browns Mills’ land. Who manages Browns Mills’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State natural resources48 ac
State conservation34 ac
Town or city18 ac
Joint3 ac
Not recorded3 ac
State Resource Management Area · 49 acState Park · 34 acLocal Conservation Area · 13 acLocal Park · 7 acUnknown Easement · 3 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 3 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 14 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Brendan T. Byrne State Forest
State Resource Management Area
Not recorded49Open
Limited Practical Use Program
State Park
State conservation34Open
Pemberton Township Conservation Area
Local Conservation Area
Town or city11Open
Bayberry Park
Local Park
Town or city7Open
Rancocas Creek
Local Conservation Area
Town or city3Open
Things to do

2 places to go in Browns Mills

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Browns Mills

2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

Trails & water

3 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports

0.7 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

0.7 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
2Basketball
2Tennis

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The best walking months in Browns Mills: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.610.611.813.214.415.014.713.712.411.19.99.3
High (°F)424553657483878579675647
Rain (in)3.52.94.23.63.84.34.94.63.94.03.44.2

February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.9 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Browns Mills →

Questions about parks and trails in Browns Mills

Where can I hike in Browns Mills?

The longest trail networks: Pemberton Township Veterans Memorial Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on Browns Mills’ trails?

Brendan T. Byrne State Forest and Bayberry Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Where can I bike in Browns Mills?

0.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.7 of shoulders and shared lanes.

Is there public land near Browns Mills?

75,703 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Browns Mills or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 310 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Browns Mills 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 →