Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD · CC BY-SA 4.013% of Demarest’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. 4.7 miles of mapped trail cross Demarest, 2.3 per square mile of land. 13% of Demarest’s land is conserved, about 173 acres.
Ahead of 98% of U.S. towns · #43 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Demarest?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Demarest have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Demarest is ahead of 98% of U.S. towns, #43 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 Demarest’s 13% is ahead of 55% of New Jersey towns, while its trails per square mile lead 92% 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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173 conserved acres
13% of Demarest’s land. Who manages Demarest’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| unknown Local Park | Not recorded | 77 | Open |
| Wakelee Field Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 69 | Open |
| Demarest Borough Wooded Lot Local Resource Management Area | Town or city | 61 | Open |
| Conservation Area Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 26 | Open |
| Demarest Fitness Trail Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 25 | Open |
| Demarest Borough Trail Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Demarest Borough Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Demarest Borough Conservation Area Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 3 | Open |
2 places to go in Demarest
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
2 lakes & rivers
0.3 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.
6 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Demarest: 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 Demarest →
Demarest and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Demarest
How much of Demarest is conserved land?
13% 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.
Where can I bike in Demarest?
0.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Demarest?
26,019 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Demarest or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 173 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Demarest have?
Ahead of 98% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #43 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 Demarest 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 →