Charlestown Reserve
Managed by Hunterdon County
20 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Hampton
7% of Hampton’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. 51 acres are parks and preserves, 50 per 1,000 residents. 7% of Hampton’s land is conserved, about 64 acres.
Ahead of 80% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
7%
64 acres · of 1.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
51 ac
50 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.1 mi
0.1 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Hampton?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Hampton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hampton is ahead of 80% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Hampton’s overall grade.
Conserved land7% of the land · typical NJ town 11% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · NJ 0.7 · U.S. 0.4CPark land50 acres of park per 1,000 residents (51 acres) · NJ 25 · U.S. 13A−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 80%
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New Jersey towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 11%; the U.S., 4%), so Hampton’s 7% is ahead of 33% of New Jersey towns, while its trails per square mile lead 15% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Hampton. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
64 conserved acres
7% of Hampton’s land. Who manages Hampton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County52 ac
Town or city9 ac
State fish & wildlife3 ac
Not recorded21 ac
Local Conservation Area · 41 acAgricultural Easement · 32 acLocal Recreation Area · 9 acState Conservation Area · 3 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 32 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlestown Reserve Local Conservation Area | County | 41 | Open |
| Hampton Borough Athletic Facility Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Musconetcong River Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 3 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Hampton
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Hampton
Hampton Borough Playground
DirectionsPlus 2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Hampton
Kayak Launch
DirectionsBiking & sports
0.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.1 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
3Baseball
1Soccer
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Hampton: 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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 40 | 49 | 62 | 71 | 79 | 84 | 82 | 75 | 64 | 52 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 4.3 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 5.0 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Hampton →
Next door
Hampton and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Lebanon Township37 miWashington Township12 miBethlehem Township9.6 miHampton0.2 miGlen Gardner0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hampton | 7% | 0.1 | 50 | 99%+ | A− |
| Washington Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Bethlehem Township | 32% | 0.5 | 699 | 99% | A+ |
| Lebanon Township | 31% | 1.2 | 735 | 84% | A+ |
| Glen Gardner | 13% | under 0.1 | 55 | 99%+ | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Hampton
How much of Hampton is conserved land?
7% 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 Hampton’s trails?
Charlestown Reserve doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Hampton?
0.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Hampton?
37,156 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hampton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 51 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Hampton have?
Ahead of 80% 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 Hampton 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 →