Union Lake Wildlife Management Area
Managed by New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
80 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Smallbones · Public domainB−Outdoors
Outdoors in Deerfield Township
Deerfield Township has 186 acres of parks, 59 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Union Lake Wildlife Management Area (0.6 mi). 7% of Deerfield Township’s land is conserved, about 712 acres. 0.7 miles of mapped trail cross Deerfield Township.
Ahead of 52% of U.S. towns · #417 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it
Conserved land
7%
712 acres · of 16.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.7 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
186 ac
59 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
48%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.5 mi
1.5 mi lanes
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Deerfield Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Deerfield Township is ahead of 52% of U.S. towns, #417 of 468 in New Jersey. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Deerfield Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land7% of the land · typical NJ town 11% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · NJ 0.7 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land59 acres of park per 1,000 residents (186 acres) · NJ 25 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home48% of residents within a half mile of a park · NJ 98% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 52%
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New Jersey towns of 2,500+ (468)Ahead of 11%
New Jersey towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 11%; the U.S., 4%), so Deerfield Township’s 7% is ahead of 33% 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 C+ to B+. 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
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Union Lake WMA, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Buckshutem Wildlife Management Area
Managed by New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
712 conserved acres
7% of Deerfield Township’s land. Who manages Deerfield Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County553 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government390 ac
State fish & wildlife160 ac
Other state land160 ac
Town or city21 ac
Agricultural Easement · 998 acState Resource Management Area · 80 acState Conservation Area · 80 acUnknown Easement · 67 acLocal Park · 58 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 590 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union Lake Wildlife Management Area State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 159 | Open |
| Deerfield Township 1 Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 36 | Open |
| Carmel Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Frank Lobiondo Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Rosenhayn Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Buckshutem Wildlife Management Area State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 1 | Open |
| Lincoln Square Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Deerfield Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Deerfield Township
Eugenia Johnson Memorial Park
DirectionsPlus 3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
1.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.5 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
2Baseball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Beth Hillel SynagogueBuilding · listed 1978
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Deerfield Township: 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 42 | 45 | 53 | 64 | 74 | 82 | 87 | 85 | 78 | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 4.1 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.7 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Deerfield Township →
Next door
Deerfield Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Millville32 miPittsgrove Township13 miVineland8.6 miFairfield Township5.4 miUpper Deerfield Township3.4 miDeerfield Township0.7 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deerfield Township | 7% | under 0.1 | 59 | 48% | B− |
| Millville | 34% | 0.8 | 295 | 84% | A+ |
| Vineland | 18% | 0.1 | 94 | 60% | B+ |
| Upper Deerfield Township | 28% | 0.1 | 77 | 52% | B+ |
| Pittsgrove Township | 32% | 0.3 | 450 | 41% | A− |
| Fairfield Township | 43% | 0.1 | 2,075 | 96% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Deerfield Township
Where can I hike in Deerfield Township?
The longest trail networks: Union Lake Wildlife Management Area, 0.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Deerfield Township is conserved land?
7% 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 Deerfield Township’s trails?
Union Lake Wildlife Management Area and Buckshutem Wildlife Management Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Deerfield Township?
1.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.5 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Deerfield Township?
53,570 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Deerfield Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 186 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Deerfield Township have?
Ahead of 52% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #417 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 Deerfield 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 →