Saddle River County Park
Nature preserve
66 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Cerebral726 · CC BY-SA 4.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Glen Rock
8% of Glen Rock’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. 4.3 miles of mapped trail cross Glen Rock, 1.6 per square mile of land. 8% of Glen Rock’s land is conserved, about 141 acres.
Ahead of 90% of U.S. towns · #194 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it
Conserved land
8%
141 acres · of 2.7 sq mi of land
Trails
4.3 mi
1.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
145 ac
12 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
3
What kind of outdoors town is Glen Rock?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Glen Rock have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Glen Rock is ahead of 90% of U.S. towns, #194 of 468 in New Jersey. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, park acres per resident lowest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Glen Rock’s overall grade.
Conserved land8% of the land · typical NJ town 11% · U.S. 4%B+Trails1.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · NJ 0.7 · U.S. 0.4APark land12 acres of park per 1,000 residents (145 acres) · NJ 25 · U.S. 13B−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 90%
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New Jersey towns of 2,500+ (468)Ahead of 59%
New Jersey towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 11%; the U.S., 4%), so Glen Rock’s 8% is ahead of 38% of New Jersey towns, while its trails per square mile lead 84% 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.
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 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
All 6 parks & preserves
Saddle River County Park66 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
DirectionsWilde Memorial Park8 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsLower Faber Field6 acres
DirectionsMain Street Park3 acres
DirectionsVeteran's Park2 acres
DirectionsDemarest Park1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
141 conserved acres
8% of Glen Rock’s land. Who manages Glen Rock’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city75 ac
County67 ac
Not recorded111 ac
Local Park · 148 acLocal Conservation Area · 67 acLocal Other or Unknown · 23 acLocal Resource Management Area · 16 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saddle River County Park Local Park | County | 133 | Open |
| unknown Local Park | Not recorded | 45 | Open |
| Glen Rock Borough Park Local Park | Town or city | 44 | Open |
| Glen Rock Borough Wooded Lot Local Resource Management Area | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Wilde Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Dunham Trail Woods Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Dean Street Park Local Resource Management Area | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Glen Rock Borough Unknown Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Demarest Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
15 places to go in Glen Rock
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Glen Rock
Glen Rock Municipal Pool
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Glen Rock
14 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
2 named trails and 3 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 1.0 mi
PSE&G Path1.7 mi
Diamond Brook Park Trail0.5 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.
Courts & fields
13Baseball
12Tennis
6Basketball
2Soccer
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Glen Rock: April to 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) | 38 | 41 | 49 | 62 | 72 | 81 | 86 | 84 | 77 | 65 | 53 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.7 inches fall in August, the wettest month. The climate in Glen Rock →
Next door
Glen Rock and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in Glen Rock
Where can I hike in Glen Rock?
The longest trail networks: Saddle River County Park, 0.4 miles; Wilde Memorial Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Glen Rock is conserved land?
8% 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 Glen Rock’s trails?
Saddle River County Park and Wilde Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Glen Rock?
28,200 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Glen Rock or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 145 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Glen Rock have?
Ahead of 90% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #194 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 Glen Rock 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 →