Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY 3.023% of East Windsor Township’s land is conserved: 2,243 acres
20 miles of mapped trail cross East Windsor Township, 1.3 per square mile of land. 98% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1,349 acres are parks and preserves, 45 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 97% of U.S. towns · #75 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is East Windsor Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does East Windsor Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, East Windsor Township is ahead of 97% of U.S. towns, #75 of 468 in New Jersey. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; conserved land ranks highest, park acres per resident lowest.
New Jersey towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 11%; the U.S., 4%), so East Windsor Township’s 23% is ahead of 74% of New Jersey towns, while its trails per square mile lead 74% 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Etra Lake Park, with 1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Assunpink Wildlife Management Area
Woods Road Community Park
Wiltshire Park
All 7 parks & preserves
2,243 conserved acres
23% of East Windsor Township’s land. Who manages East Windsor Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,020 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 16 of 93 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Windsor Township Unknown Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 366 | Open |
| Etra Lake Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 164 | Open |
| East Windsor Park Local Other or Unknown | County | 150 | Open |
| East Windsor Township Conservation Area Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 117 | Open |
| unknown Local Park | Not recorded | 91 | Open |
| Bear Brook Greenway Local Conservation Area | County | 84 | Open |
| Turnpike Park Local Park | Town or city | 80 | Open |
| Woods Road Park Local Park | Town or city | 52 | Open |
| Fee Simple - State Agriculture Development Committee State Resource Management Area | Other state land | 45 | Open |
| Bear Brook Park Local Park | Town or city | 42 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
26 places to go in East Windsor Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 25 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 named trail and 3 lakes & rivers
3.1 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 East Windsor Township: 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 41 | 44 | 52 | 64 | 74 | 82 | 87 | 85 | 78 | 67 | 56 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 4.3 |
February is the driest month (2.7 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 East Windsor Township →
East Windsor Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Windsor Township | 23% | 1.3 | 45 | 98% | A+ |
| Cranbury Township | 33% | 0.2 | 78 | 96% | A |
| Plainsboro Township | 28% | 0.7 | 72 | 99% | A+ |
| Twin Rivers | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Monroe Township | 10% | 0.6 | 68 | 79% | A− |
| West Windsor Township | 28% | 1.6 | 158 | 99%+ | A+ |
| Millstone Township | 26% | 0.9 | 525 | 86% | A+ |
| Robbinsville Township | 25% | 0.4 | 145 | 91% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in East Windsor Township
Where can I hike in East Windsor Township?
The longest trail networks: Etra Lake Park, 1 miles; Woods Road Community Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of East Windsor Township is conserved land?
23% 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 East Windsor Township’s trails?
Etra Lake Park and Assunpink Wildlife Management Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in East Windsor Township?
3.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of painted or protected lanes and 3.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near East Windsor Township?
59,785 acres of parks and open public land lie inside East Windsor Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,350 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does East Windsor Township have?
Ahead of 97% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #75 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 East Windsor Township 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 →