Palisades Interstate Park
Nature preserve
221 acres5.3 mi of trail
Long PathShore TrailAllison ParkHigh Tide Bypass+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto Allison Park parking
Photo: Andre Carrotflower · CC BY-SA 4.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Englewood Cliffs
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Englewood Cliffs
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 6.9 miles of mapped trail cross Englewood Cliffs, 3.2 per square mile of land. 299 acres are parks and preserves, 56 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 89% of U.S. towns · #202 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
12 acres · of 2.1 sq mi of land
Trails
6.9 mi
3.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
299 ac
56 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Englewood Cliffs?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Englewood Cliffs have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Englewood Cliffs is ahead of 89% of U.S. towns, #202 of 468 in New Jersey. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
A
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Englewood Cliffs’ overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical NJ town 11% · U.S. 4%CTrails3.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (7 mi) · NJ 0.7 · U.S. 0.4A+Park land56 acres of park per 1,000 residents (299 acres) · NJ 25 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · NJ 98% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 89%
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New Jersey towns of 2,500+ (468)Ahead of 57%
New Jersey towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 11%; the U.S., 4%), so Englewood Cliffs’ 1% is ahead of 3% of New Jersey towns, while its trails per square mile lead 97% of them.
Water is 37% of Englewood Cliffs’ area (1 of 3 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 1%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A− to A+. 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 Palisades Interstate Park, with 5.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
12 conserved acres
1% of Englewood Cliffs’ land. Water is left out: Englewood Cliffs has 2.1 square miles of land and 1.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Englewood Cliffs’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city17 ac
Local Park · 8 acLocal Other or Unknown · 6 acLocal Conservation Area · 3 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fred H. Witte Recreation Complex Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Englewood Cliffs Borough Unknown Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Englewood Cliffs Borough Conservation Area Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 3 | Open |
Things to do
14 places to go in Englewood Cliffs
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Englewood Cliffs
Plus 1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Englewood Cliffs
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Englewood Cliffs
1 boat launch without a name on the map.
Scenic views in Englewood Cliffs
7 scenic views without a name on the map.
Trails & water
5 named trails
Named trails
Unpaved · 6.1 mi
Long Path2.8 mi
Shore Trail2.7 mi
Allison Park0.5 mi
High Tide Bypass0.2 mi
Dyckman Hill Trail0.2 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.
Courts & fields
6Tennis
4Baseball
2Basketball
1Soccer
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).
Van Gelder Studio and HomeBuilding · listed 2022
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Englewood Cliffs: 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 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 40 | 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 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.3 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Englewood Cliffs →
Next door
Englewood Cliffs and its neighbors
Englewood Cliffs has the second most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in Englewood Cliffs
Where can I hike in Englewood Cliffs?
The longest trail networks: Palisades Interstate Park, 5.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Englewood Cliffs is conserved land?
1% 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 Englewood Cliffs’ trails?
Palisades Interstate Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Englewood Cliffs?
27,859 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Englewood Cliffs or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 299 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Englewood Cliffs have?
Ahead of 89% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #202 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 Englewood Cliffs 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 →