Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Cliffside Park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 17 acres are parks and preserves, 0.7 per 1,000 residents. 0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Cliffside Park, 0.5 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 54% of U.S. towns · #413 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Cliffside Park?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Cliffside Park have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Cliffside Park is ahead of 54% of U.S. towns, #413 of 468 in New Jersey. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
New Jersey towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 11%; the U.S., 4%), so Cliffside Park’s 2% is ahead of 8% of New Jersey towns, while its trails per square mile lead 41% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Honor Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Cliffside Park Memorial Park
12 conserved acres
2% of Cliffside Park’s land. Who manages Cliffside Park’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Grantwood Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Auxiliary Field Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Cliffside Park Little League Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Zalewski Park Playground Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Borough Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 1 | Open |
12 places to go in Cliffside Park
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
11 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The best walking months in Cliffside Park: 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 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 40 | 43 | 50 | 62 | 72 | 81 | 86 | 84 | 77 | 66 | 55 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 4.3 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.4 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Cliffside Park →
Cliffside Park and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliffside Park | 2% | 0.5 | 1 | 99%+ | B− |
| Edgewater | 19% | 1.6 | 9 | 99%+ | A |
| Fairview | 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | 99%+ | C |
| Ridgefield | 10% | 0.3 | 15 | 99%+ | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Cliffside Park
Where can I hike in Cliffside Park?
The longest trail networks: Honor Park, 0.2 miles; Cliffside Park Memorial Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Cliffside Park is conserved land?
2% 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 Cliffside Park’s trails?
Honor Park and Cliffside Park Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Cliffside Park?
25,567 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cliffside Park or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 17 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Cliffside Park have?
Ahead of 54% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #413 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 Cliffside Park neighbors.
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 →