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Outdoors in Cream Ridge

More than half of Cream Ridge’s land is conserved: 56%

56% of Cream Ridge’s land is conserved, about 1,087 acres. 309 acres are parks and preserves, 424 per 1,000 residents. 3.7 miles of mapped trail cross Cream Ridge, 1.2 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
56%
1,087 acres · of 3.0 sq mi of land
Trails
3.7 mi
1.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
309 ac
424 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
94%
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

1,087 conserved acres

56% of Cream Ridge’s land. Who manages Cream Ridge’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

County1,425 ac
Other state land444 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)68 ac
Town or city50 ac
State natural resources47 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government3 ac
Not recorded258 ac
Agricultural Easement · 1,724 acLocal Conservation Area · 379 acLocal Other or Unknown · 110 acState Recreation Area · 47 acLocal Resource Management Area · 21 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 778 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 53 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Crosswicks Creek Greenway
Local Conservation Area
Not recorded494Open
Cream Ridge Golf Course
State Recreation Area
State natural resources47Open
Union Transportation Trail
Local Recreation Area
County26Open
Trails & water

1 named trail

Named trails
Open to bikes · 1.8 miHorses · 1.8 miUnpaved · 1.8 mi
Union Transportation Trail1.8 mi
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.

Union Transportation TrailBike route
1.8 mi
Courts & fields
1Tennis

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

When to get out

The best walking months in Cream Ridge: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.610.611.813.214.415.014.813.712.411.19.99.3
High (°F)424552647483878579675646
Rain (in)3.52.84.23.63.94.24.94.43.94.13.34.2

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 Cream Ridge →

Questions about parks and trails in Cream Ridge

Is there public land near Cream Ridge?

42,177 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cream Ridge or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 309 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Cream Ridge 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 →