Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park
Managed by New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry
47 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dogs on leash
Directionsto the trailheadWebsite ↗
Photo: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Lambertville
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Lambertville
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 0.7 miles of mapped trail cross Lambertville, 0.6 per square mile of land. 79 acres are parks and preserves, 19 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 84% of U.S. towns · #247 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
34 acres · of 1.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.7 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
79 ac
19 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.3 mi
2.3 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Lambertville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lambertville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lambertville is ahead of 84% of U.S. towns, #247 of 468 in New Jersey. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, conserved land lowest.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lambertville’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical NJ town 11% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · NJ 0.7 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land19 acres of park per 1,000 residents (79 acres) · NJ 25 · U.S. 13BParks 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 84%
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New Jersey towns of 2,500+ (468)Ahead of 47%
New Jersey towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 11%; the U.S., 4%), so Lambertville’s 5% is ahead of 24% of New Jersey towns, while its trails per square mile lead 47% of them.
Water is 12% of Lambertville’s area (0 of 1 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 4%.
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 Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
34 conserved acres
5% of Lambertville’s land. Water is left out: Lambertville has 1.1 square miles of land and 0.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Lambertville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city23 ac
State conservation10 ac
Not recorded15 ac
Local Park · 23 acLocal Resource Management Area · 11 acState Park · 10 acLocal Conservation Area · 5 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| unknown Local Park | Not recorded | 15 | Open |
| Lambertville City Wooded Lot Local Resource Management Area | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park State Park | State conservation | 10 | Open |
| Ely Field Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Lambertville City Conservation Area Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Cavallo Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Lambertville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Lambertville
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Lambertville
Lambertville Boat Launch
DirectionsBiking & sports
2.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.3 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
2Baseball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Lambertville: 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 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 40 | 43 | 51 | 63 | 73 | 82 | 86 | 84 | 78 | 66 | 55 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 4.3 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 5.1 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Lambertville →
Next door
Lambertville and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
West Amwell Township15 miDelaware Township10 miSolebury Township9.6 miLambertville0.7 miNew Hope0.1 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambertville | 5% | 0.6 | 19 | 99%+ | A− |
| West Amwell Township | 40% | 0.7 | 699 | 91% | A+ |
| Delaware Township | 34% | 0.3 | 445 | 68% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Lambertville
Where can I hike in Lambertville?
The longest trail networks: Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park, 0.2 miles; Ely Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Lambertville is conserved land?
5% 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 Lambertville’s trails?
OpenStreetMap records dogs as welcome at Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park (on leash). For the rest, check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Lambertville?
2.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Lambertville?
24,632 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lambertville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 79 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Lambertville have?
Ahead of 84% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #247 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 Lambertville 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 →