Dahnert's Lake County Park
Park
11 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Princewill121 · CC BY-SA 4.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Garfield
5% of Garfield’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. 2.2 miles of mapped trail cross Garfield, 1.0 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Dahnert's Lake County Park (0.7 mi).
Ahead of 73% of U.S. towns · #328 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
70 acres · of 2.1 sq mi of land
Trails
2.2 mi
1.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
79 ac
2.4 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.3 mi
0.3 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
3
What kind of outdoors town is Garfield?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Garfield have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Garfield is ahead of 73% of U.S. towns, #328 of 468 in New Jersey. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Garfield’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical NJ town 11% · U.S. 4%BTrails1.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · NJ 0.7 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land2.4 acres of park per 1,000 residents (79 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 73%
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New Jersey towns of 2,500+ (468)Ahead of 30%
New Jersey towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 11%; the U.S., 4%), so Garfield’s 5% is ahead of 26% of New Jersey towns, while its trails per square mile lead 66% 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 Dahnert's Lake County Park, with 0.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Dundee Island Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
70 conserved acres
5% of Garfield’s land. Who manages Garfield’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city49 ac
County28 ac
Not recorded7 ac
Local Park · 46 acLocal Historic or Cultural Area · 16 acLocal Other or Unknown · 15 acLocal Recreation Area · 7 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20th Century Park Local Park | Town or city | 25 | Open |
| Belmont Hill Rose Gardens Local Historic or Cultural Area | County | 10 | Open |
| Dehnerts Park Local Other or Unknown | County | 9 | Open |
| Bellmont Park Local Park | County | 8 | Open |
| Columbus Field Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| unknown Local Park | Not recorded | 5 | Open |
| Dundee Dam Park Local Historic or Cultural Area | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Garfield City Athletic Facility Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Dophine Park Local Park | Not recorded | 3 | Open |
| Jr. Boilermakers Football Field Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 2 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
6 places to go in Garfield
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Garfield
Children's PlaygroundIn Belmont Hill Park
DirectionsGarden Court Park
DirectionsPlus 4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
3 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.3 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
1Baseball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Garfield: 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 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 40 | 42 | 50 | 63 | 73 | 82 | 87 | 85 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.2 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.6 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Garfield →
Next door
Garfield and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Clifton6.9 miSaddle Brook Township2.4 miGarfield2.2 miWallington1.3 miPassaic0.4 miElmwood Park0.3 miLodi0.1 miSouth Hackensack Township0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garfield | 5% | 1.0 | 2 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Wallington | 4% | 1.3 | 3 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Lodi | 3% | under 0.1 | 2 | 99%+ | C+ |
| Clifton | 3% | 0.6 | 4 | 99%+ | B |
| South Hackensack Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 2 | 99%+ | C |
| Passaic | 1% | 0.1 | 1 | 99%+ | C+ |
| Saddle Brook Township | 5% | 0.9 | 6 | 97% | B+ |
| Elmwood Park | 4% | 0.1 | 3 | 99%+ | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Garfield
Where can I hike in Garfield?
The longest trail networks: Dahnert's Lake County Park, 0.7 miles; Belmont Hill Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Garfield is conserved land?
5% 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 Garfield’s trails?
Dahnert's Lake County Park and Belmont Hill Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Garfield?
0.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Garfield?
22,260 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Garfield or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 79 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Garfield have?
Ahead of 73% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #328 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 Garfield 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 →