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Somerset, NJ CR 639 nb, Green Knoll, March 2024Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Outdoors in Green Knoll

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Green Knoll

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 2% of Green Knoll’s land is conserved, about 65 acres. 96 acres are parks and preserves, 14 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
2%
65 acres · of 4.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
96 ac
14 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.6 mi
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
Who protects it

65 conserved acres

2% of Green Knoll’s land. Who manages Green Knoll’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Town or city75 ac
Not recorded18 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 50 acLocal Park · 27 acLocal Conservation Area · 10 acLocal Recreation Area · 8 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Bridgewater Township Unknown
Local Other or Unknown
Town or city30Open
Prince Rodgers Park
Local Park
Not recorded28Open
Open Space
Local Conservation Area
Town or city10Open
North Bridge Park
Local Park
Not recorded9Open
Sunset Ridge
Local Park
Town or city7Open
Cedar Brook Park
Local Other or Unknown
Town or city5Open
Somerville Manor Park
Local Other or Unknown
Town or city2Open
Peter Pan Park
Local Other or Unknown
Town or city2Open
Foothill Road
Local Park
Town or city1Open
Things to do

2 places to go in Green Knoll

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

Playgrounds in Green Knoll

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

Biking & sports

0.6 miles of bike routes

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

0.6 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
12Baseball
5Basketball
5Soccer
2Tennis

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

When to get out

The best walking months in Green Knoll: 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)9.610.611.813.214.415.114.813.812.411.09.99.3
High (°F)394250637281868477655444
Rain (in)3.62.94.23.94.24.65.14.64.44.53.44.4

February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 5.1 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Green Knoll →

Next door

Green Knoll and its neighbors

Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Green Knoll— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Martinsville— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Bridgewater Center— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Pluckemin— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Bridgewater Township15%1.26799%A+
Bedminster Township27%0.721292%A+

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

Questions about parks and trails in Green Knoll

Where can I bike in Green Knoll?

0.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.6 of shoulders and shared lanes.

Is there public land near Green Knoll?

39,589 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Green Knoll or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 96 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Green Knoll 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 →