Photo: Dough4872 · CC BY-SA 3.012% of Logan Township’s land is conserved, and 97% of residents live within a half mile of a park
417 acres are parks and preserves, 69 per 1,000 residents. 12% of Logan Township’s land is conserved, about 1,679 acres. 1.5 miles of mapped trail cross Logan Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 78% of U.S. towns · #287 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Logan Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Logan Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Logan Township is ahead of 78% of U.S. towns, #287 of 468 in New Jersey. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
New Jersey towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 11%; the U.S., 4%), so Logan Township’s 12% is ahead of 52% of New Jersey towns, while its trails per square mile lead 11% of them.
Water is 18% of Logan Township’s area (5 of 27 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 10%.
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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1,679 conserved acres
12% of Logan Township’s land. Water is left out: Logan Township has 21.9 square miles of land and 4.7 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Logan Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,269 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 11 of 86 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raccoon Creek Conservation Area Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 137 | Open |
| Raccoon Creek Wildlife Management Area State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 108 | Open |
| Gloucester County Unknown Local Other or Unknown | County | 77 | Open |
| Chester Island Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 72 | Open |
| Township Line Road Park Local Park | Town or city | 54 | Open |
| Twin Islands Local Conservation Area | Land trusts & nonprofits | 42 | Open |
| New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection 2 State Other or Unknown | State Department of Land | 34 | Open |
| Logan Pond Wildlife Management Area State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 23 | Open |
| Beckett Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Asbury Road Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 10 | Open |
3 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
5 places to go in Logan Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
4 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.
The best walking months in Logan 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 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 42 | 45 | 53 | 65 | 74 | 83 | 88 | 85 | 79 | 67 | 56 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 4.0 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 4.6 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Logan Township →
Logan Township and its neighbors
Logan Township has the second most mapped trails of the 7 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Township | 12% | 0.1 | 69 | 97% | A− |
| Oldmans Township | 5% | 0.1 | 225 | 40% | B− |
| Greenwich Township | 12% | 0.1 | 100 | 98% | A− |
| Woolwich Township | 23% | 0.1 | 67 | 74% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Logan Township
How much of Logan Township is conserved land?
12% 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 Logan Township?
22,765 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Logan Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 418 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Logan Township have?
Ahead of 78% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #287 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 Logan Township 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 →