Blackledge-Gair House · Photo: Beyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.08% of Cresskill’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Roosevelt Common (0.6 mi). 8% of Cresskill’s land is conserved, about 108 acres.
Ahead of 81% of U.S. towns · #270 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Cresskill?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Cresskill have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Cresskill is ahead of 81% of U.S. towns, #270 of 468 in New Jersey. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, park acres per resident lowest.
New Jersey towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 11%; the U.S., 4%), so Cresskill’s 8% is ahead of 39% of New Jersey towns, while its trails per square mile lead 36% 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 Roosevelt Common, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
E. Leonard Carlson Park
Cranford Park
Camp Merritt Memorial Monument
108 conserved acres
8% of Cresskill’s land. Who manages Cresskill’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 45 | Open |
| Cresskill Borough Athletic Facility Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 42 | Open |
| Cresskill Community Center Local Park | Town or city | 22 | Open |
| Brookline Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 16 | Open |
| Tenakill Brook North Conservation Area Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Eisenhower Drive Park Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Cranford Place Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Margie Avenue Playfields Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Creskill Avenue Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Eleventh Street Playfield Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
2 places to go in Cresskill
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
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.
4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Cresskill: 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 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 39 | 42 | 50 | 62 | 72 | 81 | 86 | 84 | 77 | 65 | 54 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.2 |
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 Cresskill →
Cresskill 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cresskill | 8% | 0.4 | 12 | 99%+ | A− |
| Demarest | 13% | 2.3 | 35 | 99%+ | A+ |
| Tenafly | 22% | 3.0 | 46 | 99% | A+ |
| Dumont | 3% | 0.2 | 2 | 99%+ | B− |
| Alpine | 23% | 6.9 | 1,201 | 89% | A+ |
| Bergenfield | 5% | 1.1 | 3 | 99%+ | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Cresskill
Where can I hike in Cresskill?
The longest trail networks: Roosevelt Common, 0.6 miles; E. Leonard Carlson Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Cresskill is conserved land?
8% 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 Cresskill’s trails?
Roosevelt Common and E. Leonard Carlson Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Cresskill?
27,366 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cresskill or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 111 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Cresskill have?
Ahead of 81% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #270 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 Cresskill 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 →