Village Square
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Chesterfield Township
More than half of Chesterfield Township’s land is conserved: 57%
57% of Chesterfield Township’s land is conserved, about 7,738 acres. 88% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 232 acres are parks and preserves, 25 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 74% of U.S. towns · #326 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it
Conserved land
57%
7,738 acres · of 21.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.9 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
232 ac
25 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
88%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.6 mi
0.6 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Chesterfield Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Chesterfield Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Chesterfield Township is ahead of 74% of U.S. towns, #326 of 468 in New Jersey. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Chesterfield Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land57% of the land · typical NJ town 11% · U.S. 4%A+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · NJ 0.7 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land25 acres of park per 1,000 residents (232 acres) · NJ 25 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home88% 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 74%
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New Jersey towns of 2,500+ (468)Ahead of 30%
New Jersey towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 11%; the U.S., 4%), so Chesterfield Township’s 57% is ahead of 98% of New Jersey towns, while its trails per square mile lead 9% 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Jockey Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Donlonton Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Friendship Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
7,738 conserved acres
57% of Chesterfield Township’s land. Who manages Chesterfield Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County10,106 ac
Other state land2,956 ac
Town or city2,203 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)239 ac
Agricultural Easement · 12,831 acUnknown Easement · 2,540 acLocal Recreation Area · 84 acLocal Other or Unknown · 36 acLocal Conservation Area · 13 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 7,605 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 280 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chesterfield Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 79 | Open |
| Charlotte Rogers Park Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 18 | Open |
| Chestefield Recreation Field Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| Chesterfield Township Conservation Area Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Village Square Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Bordentown Township Conservation Area Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Crosswicks Creek Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
5 places to go in Chesterfield Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Chesterfield Township
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Chesterfield Township
Fenton Lane Dog ParkHours: Mon–Sun 7 am – 8 pm
DirectionsTrails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.6 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
9Baseball
6Soccer
4Tennis
3Multi-sport
2Basketball
1Cricket
1Tracks
1Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →7 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
RecklesstownDistrict · listed 1975
About itCrosswicksDistrict · listed 1976
About itSingleton-Lathem-Large HouseBuilding · listed 1979
About itWilliam and Susannah Newbold HouseBuilding · listed 1980
About itJames and Charles B. Holloway Farm ComplexBuilding · listed 1982
About itTaylor-Newbold HouseBuilding · listed 1988
About itFernbrook Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2022
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Chesterfield Township: 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) | 42 | 45 | 52 | 64 | 74 | 83 | 87 | 85 | 79 | 67 | 56 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 4.1 |
February is the driest month (2.8 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 Chesterfield Township →
Next door
Chesterfield Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Hamilton Township22 miMansfield Township7.7 miBordentown Township4.1 miSpringfield Township2.0 miChesterfield Township0.9 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chesterfield Township | 57% | under 0.1 | 25 | 88% | B+ |
| Hamilton Township | 20% | 0.6 | 44 | 97% | A |
| Mansfield Township | 27% | 0.4 | 63 | 49% | A− |
| Bordentown Township | 16% | 0.5 | 72 | 97% | A |
| Springfield Township | 37% | 0.1 | 133 | 45% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Chesterfield Township
How much of Chesterfield Township is conserved land?
57% 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 Chesterfield Township’s trails?
Village Square and Jockey Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Chesterfield Township?
0.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Chesterfield Township?
49,117 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Chesterfield Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 232 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Chesterfield Township have?
Ahead of 74% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #326 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 Chesterfield Township 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 →