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Outdoors in Evesham Township

21% of Evesham Township’s land is conserved: 3,930 acres

2,896 acres are parks and preserves, 60 per 1,000 residents. 26 miles of mapped trail cross Evesham Township, 0.9 per square mile of land. 92% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Ahead of 94% of U.S. towns · #122 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it

Conserved land
21%
3,930 acres · of 29.2 sq mi of land
Trails
26 mi
0.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
2,896 ac
60 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
92%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
11 mi
6.2 mi lanes · 4.9 mi paths
Highest peak
164 ft
Stone Mountain
Lakes & rivers
8

What kind of outdoors town is Evesham Township?

Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.

Land that stays wild21% of the land is conserved; a typical New Jersey town, 11%.A trail town0.9 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, more than 77% of U.S. towns.Parks close to home92% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Outdoors grade

How much outdoors does Evesham Township have?

On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Evesham Township is ahead of 94% of U.S. towns, #122 of 468 in New Jersey. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; conserved land ranks highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.

A
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Evesham Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land21% of the land · typical NJ town 11% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.9 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (26 mi) · NJ 0.7 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land60 acres of park per 1,000 residents (2,896 acres) · NJ 25 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home92% of residents within a half mile of a park · NJ 98% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 94%
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New Jersey towns of 2,500+ (468)Ahead of 74%

New Jersey towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 11%; the U.S., 4%), so Evesham Township’s 21% is ahead of 72% of New Jersey towns, while its trails per square mile lead 61% of them.

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.

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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 Wharton State Forest, with 0.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Wharton State Forest

Managed by New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry
553 acres0.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗

Savich Field Park

Park
51 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

Evesboro Downs

Managed by Township of Evesham
36 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Willow Ridge Park

Park
20 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 6 parks & preserves
Wharton State Forest553 acres · 0.9 mi of trail · New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry
Savich Field Park51 acres
Evesboro Downs36 acres · Township of Evesham
Directions
Willow Ridge Park20 acres
Cambridge Park4 acres
Colts Run Park3 acres
Who protects it

3,930 conserved acres

21% of Evesham Township’s land. Who manages Evesham Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Town or city1,967 ac
County677 ac
State natural resources552 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits501 ac
State parks254 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government90 ac
Other state land23 ac
Local Park · 1,518 acState Resource Management Area · 1,306 acLocal Resource Management Area · 858 acOther Easement · 590 acLocal Conservation Area · 543 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 167 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 8 of 89 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
unknown
Local Park
Not recorded1,320Open
Wharton State Forest
State Resource Management Area
State natural resources1,306Open
Kings Grant
Local Resource Management Area
Town or city687Open
Evesham Township Conservation Area
Local Conservation Area
Town or city362Open
Tax#0313-05-2531
Private Conservation
Land trusts & nonprofits213Closed
Cold Spring Creek Preserve
Private Conservation
Land trusts & nonprofits139Open
Memorial Park
Local Recreation Area
Town or city126Open
Evesham Township Forest
Local Resource Management Area
Town or city121Open
Willow Ridge
Local Conservation Area
Town or city116Open
Croft Farm
Local Other or Unknown
Town or city97Open

5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.

Things to do

22 places to go in Evesham Township

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Evesham Township
Memorial Park Playground
Directions
Miracle Playground
Directions
Westerly Drive Playgrouund
Directions

Plus 15 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

Trails & water

22 named trails and 8 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Open to bikes · 10.8 miHorses · 0.5 miUnpaved · 10.2 mi
Long Path2.7 mi
Peaceful Partners Trail2.2 mi
Black Run Trail1.1 mi
Kettle Trail1.0 mi
Dirt Road to Kings Grant0.7 mi
Western Loop Trail0.6 mi
unmarked trail0.6 mi
Link Trail (yellow)0.6 mi
5K Route0.5 mi
Country Farms Fitness Trail0.5 mi
12 more trails
Borton's Connector
0.5 mi
Peaceful Partners Trail (South) (Blue Markers)
0.5 mi
Briarwood-New Road Trail
0.5 mi
Bog Trail
0.4 mi
Beaver Dam Nature Trail
0.3 mi
Bog 3 West Cove Nature Trail
0.2 mi
Beaver Lodge Nature Trail
0.2 mi
NatureTrail/Future PP Trail
0.2 mi
Bog 5 Nature Trail
0.1 mi
Peaceful Partners/Nature Trail
0.1 mi
Bog 2 West Nature Trail
0.1 mi
Long Path / Kettle Trail
0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Harmony LakeJennings LakeKenilworth LakereservoirLake NorrskenLake PachoangoreservoirLost LakereservoirMarlton LakesreservoirVan Dal Lakereservoir
Biking & sports

11 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

6.2 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
4.9 mi
off-road bike paths
Peaceful Partners TrailBike route
2.8 mi
Long PathBike route
2.8 mi
Black Run TrailBike route
1.2 mi
Kettle TrailBike route
1.1 mi
Courts & fields
33Tennis
23Baseball
12Soccer
11Basketball
4Pickleball
2Softball
2Field hockey
1Football

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

9 places on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Jacob Wills HouseBuilding · listed 1990
About it
Cropwell Friends Meeting HouseBuilding · listed 1992
About it
Thomas Hollinshead HouseBuilding · listed 1992
About it
William and Susan Evans HouseBuilding · listed 1992
About it
Evans-Cooper HouseBuilding · listed 1993
About it
John Inskeep HomesteadBuilding · listed 1993
About it
Thomas and Mary Evens HouseBuilding · listed 1993
About it
Stokes-Evans HouseBuilding · listed 1994
About it
Amos Evans HouseBuilding · listed 1994
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Evesham 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.610.611.813.214.415.014.713.712.411.19.99.4
High (°F)424553657483878579675647
Rain (in)3.52.94.23.73.64.24.94.54.04.03.34.2

February is the driest month (2.9 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 Evesham Township →

Next door

Evesham Township and its neighbors

Evesham Township has the second most mapped trails of the 8 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Waterford Township94 miEvesham Township26 miMedford Township21 miCherry Hill Township20 miAtco3.3 miGreentree2.2 miVoorhees Township2.1 miBerlin Township1.2 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Evesham Township21%0.96092%A
Greentree— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Cherry Hill Township9%0.82099%+A
Waterford Township3%2.62277%A−
Atco— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Medford Township33%0.58595%A
Voorhees Township9%0.21992%B+
Berlin Township1%0.4699%+B−

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Evesham Township

Where can I hike in Evesham Township?

The longest trail networks: Wharton State Forest, 0.9 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

How much of Evesham Township is conserved land?

21% 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 Evesham Township’s trails?

Wharton State Forest and Savich Field Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Where can I bike in Evesham Township?

11 miles of bike routes are on the map: 6.2 of painted or protected lanes and 4.9 of off-road paths. Named routes: Peaceful Partners Trail, Long Path and Black Run Trail.

Is there public land near Evesham Township?

69,549 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Evesham Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3,446 of them inside the town line.

How much outdoors does Evesham Township have?

Ahead of 94% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #122 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 Evesham 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 →