Ella Harris Park
Park
23 acres0.4 mi of trail
Ella Harris Park trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD · CC BY-SA 3.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Harrison Township
16% of Harrison Township’s land is conserved: 1,916 acres
263 acres are parks and preserves, 19 per 1,000 residents. 1.7 miles of mapped trail cross Harrison Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 39% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 53% of U.S. towns · #415 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it
Conserved land
16%
1,916 acres · of 18.9 sq mi of land
Trails
1.7 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
263 ac
19 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
39%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.6 mi
0.6 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Harrison Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Harrison Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Harrison Township is ahead of 53% of U.S. towns, #415 of 468 in New Jersey. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Harrison Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land16% of the land · typical NJ town 11% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · NJ 0.7 · U.S. 0.4CPark land19 acres of park per 1,000 residents (263 acres) · NJ 25 · U.S. 13BParks close to home39% of residents within a half mile of a park · NJ 98% · U.S. 72%C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 53%
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New Jersey towns of 2,500+ (468)Ahead of 11%
New Jersey towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 11%; the U.S., 4%), so Harrison Township’s 16% is ahead of 61% of New Jersey towns, while its trails per square mile lead 12% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to B. 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 Ella Harris Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
1,916 conserved acres
16% of Harrison Township’s land. Who manages Harrison Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County2,453 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government527 ac
Town or city168 ac
Other state land164 ac
Agricultural Easement · 2,888 acUnknown Easement · 164 acLocal Recreation Area · 139 acLocal Other or Unknown · 93 acLocal Conservation Area · 29 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,655 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 4 of 117 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Lake Local Other or Unknown | County | 93 | Open |
| Pleasant Valley Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 48 | Open |
| Wilt Soccer Complex Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 44 | Open |
| Harrison Township Natural Area Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 29 | Open |
| Ellis Harris Recreation Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 27 | Open |
| Mullica Hill Pond Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 20 | Open |
Things to do
12 places to go in Harrison Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Harrison Township
Ella Harris PlaygroundIn Ella Harris Park
DirectionsPlus 11 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Ella Harris Park trail0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
17Soccer
14Baseball
11Tennis
4Football
3Basketball
3Lacrosse
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 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.
When to get out
The best walking months in Harrison Township: 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 42 | 45 | 53 | 65 | 74 | 82 | 87 | 85 | 78 | 67 | 56 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 4.1 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.6 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Harrison Township →
Next door
Harrison Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Mantua Township13 miEast Greenwich Township2.0 miHarrison Township1.7 miWoolwich Township1.2 miElk Township1.1 miRichwood0.6 miMullica Hill0.6 miSouth Harrison Township0.3 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Township | 16% | 0.1 | 19 | 39% | B− |
| Elk Township | 27% | 0.1 | 34 | 16% | B− |
| Richwood | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Woolwich Township | 23% | 0.1 | 67 | 74% | B+ |
| South Harrison Township | 39% | under 0.1 | 30 | 18% | B− |
| Mantua Township | 16% | 0.8 | 66 | 93% | A |
| Mullica Hill | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| East Greenwich Township | 19% | 0.1 | 31 | 72% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Harrison Township
Where can I hike in Harrison Township?
The longest trail networks: Ella Harris Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Harrison Township is conserved land?
16% 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 Harrison Township’s trails?
Ella Harris Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Harrison Township?
0.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Harrison Township?
16,847 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Harrison Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 263 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Harrison Township have?
Ahead of 53% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #415 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 Harrison Township 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 →