Round Valley Recreation Area
Managed by NJDEP
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Photo: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Lebanon
8% of Lebanon’s land is conserved, and 99% of residents live within a half mile of a park
8% of Lebanon’s land is conserved, about 47 acres. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Lebanon, 0.1 per square mile of land. 21 acres are parks and preserves, 13 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 67% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
8%
47 acres · of 0.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
21 ac
13 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Lebanon?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lebanon have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lebanon is ahead of 67% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lebanon’s overall grade.
Conserved land8% 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 land13 acres of park per 1,000 residents (21 acres) · NJ 25 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home99% of residents within a half mile of a park · NJ 98% · U.S. 72%A
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 67%
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New Jersey towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 11%; the U.S., 4%), so Lebanon’s 8% is ahead of 38% of New Jersey towns, while its trails per square mile lead 13% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Lebanon. 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
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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
47 conserved acres
8% of Lebanon’s land. Who manages Lebanon’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County26 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government25 ac
Town or city12 ac
State natural resources8 ac
Agricultural Easement · 51 acState Recreation Area · 8 acLocal Park · 8 acLocal Recreation Area · 4 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 26 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 5 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round Valley Recreation Area State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 8 | Open |
| Lebanon Borough Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Lebanon Borough Playground Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 4 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Lebanon
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Lebanon
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
1Basketball
1Baseball
1Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Lebanon: 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 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 39 | 41 | 50 | 63 | 72 | 81 | 86 | 84 | 77 | 65 | 53 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 4.4 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 5.0 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Lebanon →
Questions about parks and trails in Lebanon
How much of Lebanon is conserved land?
8% 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 Lebanon’s trails?
Round Valley Recreation Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Lebanon?
33,899 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lebanon or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 21 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lebanon have?
Ahead of 67% 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 Lebanon 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 →