Borg's Woods
Park
24 acres0.9 mi of trail
Woodland Loop Nature TrailMain TrailUpper TrailWashington Ave Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: KForce at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Hackensack
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Hackensack
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 4.7 miles of mapped trail cross Hackensack, 1.1 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Borg's Woods (0.9 mi), Foschini Park (0.6 mi).
Ahead of 72% of U.S. towns · #334 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
96 acres · of 4.2 sq mi of land
Trails
4.7 mi
1.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
161 ac
3.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Hackensack?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Hackensack have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hackensack is ahead of 72% of U.S. towns, #334 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 Hackensack’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical NJ town 11% · U.S. 4%B−Trails1.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · NJ 0.7 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land3.5 acres of park per 1,000 residents (161 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 72%
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New Jersey towns of 2,500+ (468)Ahead of 29%
New Jersey towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 11%; the U.S., 4%), so Hackensack’s 4% is ahead of 18% of New Jersey towns, while its trails per square mile lead 71% 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 Borg's Woods, with 0.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Hackensack River County Park
Park
15 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Columbus Park
Park
6 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 15 parks & preserves
Borg's Woods24 acres · 0.9 mi of trail
DirectionsFoschini Park30 acres · 0.6 mi of trail
DirectionsJohnson Park20 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
DirectionsHackensack River County Park15 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsColumbus Park6 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Second Ward Park5 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsCarver Park3 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsPulaski Park2 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsAnderson Park1 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsUnion Street Park1 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsThe Green1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsStaib Park4 acres
DirectionsFairmount Park2 acres
DirectionsBaldwin Park2 acres
DirectionsEsplanade Park2 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
96 conserved acres
4% of Hackensack’s land. Who manages Hackensack’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city51 ac
County44 ac
Not recorded18 ac
Local Park · 59 acLocal Other or Unknown · 29 acLocal Conservation Area · 15 acLocal Recreation Area · 10 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hackensack River County Park Local Other or Unknown | County | 29 | Open |
| Johnson Park Local Park | Town or city | 20 | Open |
| unknown Local Park | Not recorded | 18 | Open |
| Borgs Woods Nature Preserve Local Conservation Area | County | 15 | Open |
| Hackensack Highschool Athletic Field Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Columbus Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Staib Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Hackensack City Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Second Ward Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Carver Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 2 | Open |
3 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
19 places to go in Hackensack
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Hackensack
Carver Park PlaygroundIn Carver Park
DirectionsPlus 18 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
4 named trails
Named trails
Woodland Loop Nature Trail0.5 mi
Main Trail0.2 mi
Upper Trail0.1 mi
Washington Ave Trail0.1 mi
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
19Baseball
15Tennis
11Basketball
5Soccer
2Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →6 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.
U.s.s. LingStructure · listed 1978
About itJohn Hopper HouseBuilding · listed 1983
About itBergen County Court House ComplexBuilding · listed 1983
About itReformed Dutch Church and GreenDistrict · listed 1983
About itDoremus HouseBuilding · listed 1984
About itAnderson OutkitchenBuilding · listed 1985
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Hackensack: 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 | 14.4 | 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) | 3.3 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.2 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.5 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Hackensack →
Next door
Hackensack and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Paramus18 miTeaneck Township8.7 miHackensack4.7 miRiver Edge2.6 miRidgefield Park1.1 miMaywood0.6 miHasbrouck Heights0.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hackensack | 4% | 1.1 | 4 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Maywood | 3% | 0.5 | 3 | 99%+ | B |
| River Edge | 13% | 1.4 | 13 | 99%+ | A |
| Paramus | 10% | 1.7 | 26 | 99% | A |
| Teaneck Township | 19% | 1.4 | 18 | 99%+ | A+ |
| Ridgefield Park | 11% | 0.6 | 10 | 99%+ | A |
| South Hackensack Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 2 | 99%+ | C |
| Hasbrouck Heights | 1% | 0.4 | 1 | 98% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Hackensack
Where can I hike in Hackensack?
The longest trail networks: Borg's Woods, 0.9 miles; Foschini Park, 0.6 miles; Johnson Park, 0.4 miles; Hackensack River County Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Hackensack is conserved land?
4% 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 Hackensack’s trails?
Borg's Woods and Foschini Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Hackensack?
26,574 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hackensack or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 161 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Hackensack have?
Ahead of 72% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #334 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 Hackensack 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 →