Photo: Daniel Case · CC BY-SA 3.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Hamburg
0.7 miles of mapped trail cross Hamburg, 0.6 per square mile of land. 6% of Hamburg’s land is conserved, about 44 acres. 77% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 70% of U.S. towns · #343 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it
How much outdoors does Hamburg have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hamburg is ahead of 70% of U.S. towns, #343 of 468 in New Jersey. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, park acres per resident lowest.
New Jersey towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 11%; the U.S., 4%), so Hamburg’s 6% is ahead of 31% of New Jersey towns, while its trails per square mile lead 45% 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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44 conserved acres
6% of Hamburg’s land. Who manages Hamburg’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamburg Borough Park Local Park | Town or city | 24 | Open |
| Kittatinny Valley State Park State Park | State natural resources | 19 | Open |
1 places to go in Hamburg
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 lakes & rivers
0.0 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.
1 place 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.
The best walking months in Hamburg: April, May and July 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 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 36 | 39 | 47 | 61 | 71 | 79 | 84 | 82 | 75 | 63 | 51 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.9 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Hamburg →
Hamburg 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamburg | 6% | 0.6 | 14 | 77% | B+ |
| Hardyston Township | 45% | 0.7 | 629 | 68% | A |
| Franklin | 10% | 0.2 | 59 | 99%+ | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Hamburg
How much of Hamburg is conserved land?
6% 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.
Is there public land near Hamburg?
52,850 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hamburg or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 45 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Hamburg have?
Ahead of 70% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #343 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 Hamburg 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 →