Photo: Jared Kofsky/PlaceNJ.com · CC BY-SA 3.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Haledon
54% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 9% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Haledon have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Haledon is ahead of 9% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
New Jersey towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 11%; the U.S., 4%), so Haledon’s 1% is ahead of 1% of New Jersey towns, while its trails per square mile lead 3% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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5 conserved acres
1% of Haledon’s land. Who manages Haledon’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROE Athletic Field Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 5 | Open |
2 places to go in Haledon
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 lakes & rivers
1.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
2 places on the National Register, one a National Historic Landmark
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Haledon: 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) | 39 | 42 | 50 | 62 | 72 | 81 | 86 | 84 | 77 | 65 | 53 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 4.3 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.7 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Haledon →
Haledon and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haledon | 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | 54% | D |
| Paterson | 5% | 0.5 | 2 | 97% | B |
| Wayne Township | 16% | 1.3 | 23 | 98% | A |
| Preakness | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Totowa | 1% | under 0.1 | 11 | 99%+ | C+ |
| North Haledon | 11% | 0.8 | 11 | 93% | A− |
| William Paterson University of New Jersey | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Haledon
How much of Haledon is conserved land?
1% 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.
Where can I bike in Haledon?
1.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of painted or protected lanes and 1.1 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Haledon?
28,415 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Haledon or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Haledon have?
Ahead of 9% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Haledon neighbors.
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 →