Saddle River County Park
Nature preserve
102 acres2.2 mi of trail
Saddle River County Park Path
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Rickyrab at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Fair Lawn
7% of Fair Lawn’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. 6.9 miles of mapped trail cross Fair Lawn, 1.3 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Saddle River County Park (2.2 mi), Radburn B-Park (0.9 mi), Radburn R Park (0.7 mi).
Ahead of 85% of U.S. towns · #241 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it
Conserved land
7%
234 acres · of 5.1 sq mi of land
Trails
6.9 mi
1.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
267 ac
7.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
1 beach
What kind of outdoors town is Fair Lawn?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Fair Lawn have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Fair Lawn is ahead of 85% of U.S. towns, #241 of 468 in New Jersey. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Fair Lawn’s overall grade.
Conserved land7% of the land · typical NJ town 11% · U.S. 4%B+Trails1.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (7 mi) · NJ 0.7 · U.S. 0.4APark land7.5 acres of park per 1,000 residents (267 acres) · NJ 25 · U.S. 13C+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 85%
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New Jersey towns of 2,500+ (468)Ahead of 49%
New Jersey towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 11%; the U.S., 4%), so Fair Lawn’s 7% is ahead of 35% of New Jersey towns, while its trails per square mile lead 78% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B+ 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 Saddle River County Park, with 2.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
All 13 parks & preserves
Saddle River County Park102 acres · 2.2 mi of trail
DirectionsRadburn B-Park10 acres · 0.9 mi of trail
DirectionsRadburn R Park5 acres · 0.7 mi of trail
DirectionsColumbia Terrace Park18 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
DirectionsRadburn A-Park4 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsGregory Park4 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Berdan Grove12 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsBrookdale Park8 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Cresthill Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Saddle River County Park - Otto Pehle Area1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsWarren Point Annex Field3 acres
DirectionsBeaver Dam Park1 acres
DirectionsVogel Park1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
234 conserved acres
7% of Fair Lawn’s land. Who manages Fair Lawn’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city139 ac
County103 ac
Not recorded101 ac
Local Park · 177 acLocal Conservation Area · 101 acLocal Other or Unknown · 61 acLocal Historic or Cultural Area · 4 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saddle River County Park Local Park | County | 202 | Open |
| Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 30 | Open |
| Fair Lawn Borough Park Local Park | Town or city | 20 | Open |
| Columbia Park Local Park | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| Edison Park Local Park | Town or city | 16 | Open |
| Center Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Lyncrest Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Brookdale Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| TJ Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Beaverdam Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
37 places to go in Fair Lawn
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Fair Lawn
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Public pools in Fair Lawn
Memorial Pool
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Fair Lawn
Memorial Playground
DirectionsSheri Adler Memorial Playground
Directions34 playgrounds are on OpenStreetMap in all; the list shows named ones from the first 30.
Community gardens in Fair Lawn
1 community garden without a name on the map.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 1.7 miUnpaved · 0.7 mi
Saddle River County Park Path0.9 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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.
Saddle River County Park Bike PathBike route
1.3 miCourts & fields
21Tennis
16Baseball
15Basketball
8Soccer
3Hockey rinks
3Football
2Softball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →8 places on the National Register, one a National Historic Landmark
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Peter Garretson HouseBuilding · listed 1974
About itG. V. H. Berdan HouseBuilding · listed 1983
About itJacob Vanderbeck Jr. HouseBuilding · listed 1983
About itNaugle HouseBuilding · listed 1983
About itRichard J. Berdan HouseBuilding · listed 1983
About itCadmus-Folly HouseBuilding · listed 1983
About itRadburn-Fair Lawn StationBuilding · listed 1984
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Fair Lawn: 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 | 73 | 81 | 86 | 84 | 77 | 65 | 54 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.3 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.6 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Fair Lawn →
Next door
Fair Lawn and its neighbors
Fair Lawn has the second most mapped trails of the 8 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Paramus18 miFair Lawn6.9 miPaterson4.6 miGlen Rock4.3 miHawthorne3.7 miSaddle Brook Township2.4 miRochelle Park Township1.3 miElmwood Park0.3 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair Lawn | 7% | 1.3 | 7 | 99%+ | A− |
| Paramus | 10% | 1.7 | 26 | 99% | A |
| Paterson | 5% | 0.5 | 2 | 97% | B |
| Glen Rock | 8% | 1.6 | 12 | 99%+ | A |
| Saddle Brook Township | 5% | 0.9 | 6 | 97% | B+ |
| Elmwood Park | 4% | 0.1 | 3 | 99%+ | B− |
| Hawthorne | 5% | 1.1 | 7 | 94% | B+ |
| Rochelle Park Township | 11% | 1.3 | 13 | 99%+ | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Fair Lawn
Where can I hike in Fair Lawn?
The longest trail networks: Saddle River County Park, 2.2 miles; Radburn B-Park, 0.9 miles; Radburn R Park, 0.7 miles; Columbia Terrace Park, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Fair Lawn 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 Fair Lawn’s trails?
Saddle River County Park and Radburn B-Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Fair Lawn?
28,990 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Fair Lawn or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 267 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Fair Lawn have?
Ahead of 85% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #241 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 Fair Lawn 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 →