Great Swamp Wilderness
Managed by United States Fish and Wildlife Service
744 acres1.1 mi of trail
Orange TrailSilver Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD · CC BY-SA 3.0A+Outdoors
Outdoors in Long Hill Township
More than half of Long Hill Township’s land is conserved: 52%
52% of Long Hill Township’s land is conserved, about 3,916 acres. 1,240 acres are parks and preserves, 143 per 1,000 residents. 97% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 96% of U.S. towns · #101 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it
Conserved land
52%
3,916 acres · of 11.8 sq mi of land
Trails
5.4 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
1,240 ac
143 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
97%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
3
What kind of outdoors town is Long Hill Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Long Hill Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Long Hill Township is ahead of 96% of U.S. towns, #101 of 468 in New Jersey. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; conserved land ranks highest, trail miles lowest.
A+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Long Hill Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land52% of the land · typical NJ town 11% · U.S. 4%A+Trails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · NJ 0.7 · U.S. 0.4BPark land143 acres of park per 1,000 residents (1,240 acres) · NJ 25 · U.S. 13AParks close to home97% 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 96%
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New Jersey towns of 2,500+ (468)Ahead of 79%
New Jersey towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 11%; the U.S., 4%), so Long Hill Township’s 52% is ahead of 97% of New Jersey towns, while its trails per square mile lead 37% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A 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 Great Swamp Wilderness, with 1.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge
Nature preserve
2,485 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Matthew G. Kantor Memorial Park
Park
10 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Glenhurst Meadows
Nature preserve
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
3,916 conserved acres
52% of Long Hill Township’s land. Who manages Long Hill Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service5,091 ac
County750 ac
Town or city486 ac
State conservation101 ac
State natural resources94 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government52 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits7 ac
National Wildlife Refuge · 5,091 acLocal Conservation Area · 840 acLocal Park · 610 acLocal Other or Unknown · 427 acAgricultural Easement · 105 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 55 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 41 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 5,091 | Restricted |
| Passaic River County Park Local Park | County | 1,393 | Open |
| Long Hill Township Unknown Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 290 | Open |
| Long Hill Township Park Local Park | Town or city | 127 | Open |
| Mcenvoy Tract State Other or Unknown | State conservation | 101 | Open |
| McEvoy Tract State Park | State natural resources | 94 | Open |
| unknown Private Conservation | Not recorded | 80 | Open |
| Central Park Unknown | Not recorded | 55 | Unknown |
| Riverside Park Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 23 | Open |
| Long Hill Public Space Connection Unknown | Not recorded | 17 | Unknown |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
6 places to go in Long Hill Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Long Hill Township
6 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
4 named trails and 3 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 0.5 miUnpaved · 2.6 mi
Foot Path0.8 mi
Orange Trail0.7 mi
White Trail0.4 mi
Silver Trail0.4 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
14Tennis
4Basketball
3Baseball
3Soccer
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 Long Hill Township: April to 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) | 39 | 42 | 50 | 63 | 72 | 81 | 86 | 84 | 77 | 65 | 54 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 4.4 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.9 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Long Hill Township →
Next door
Long Hill Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Bernards Township25 miBerkeley Heights Township9.3 miWarren Township6.2 miLong Hill Township5.4 miLyons3.1 miGillette2.5 miMillington2.1 miStirling0.4 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Hill Township | 52% | 0.5 | 143 | 97% | A+ |
| Bernards Township | 16% | 1.0 | 92 | 96% | A+ |
| Warren Township | 9% | 0.3 | 61 | 79% | A− |
| Millington | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Gillette | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Lyons | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Berkeley Heights Township | 14% | 1.5 | 45 | 99%+ | A+ |
| Stirling | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Long Hill Township
Where can I hike in Long Hill Township?
The longest trail networks: Great Swamp Wilderness, 1.1 miles; Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, 0.7 miles; Matthew G. Kantor Memorial Park, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Long Hill Township is conserved land?
52% 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 Long Hill Township’s trails?
Great Swamp Wilderness and Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Long Hill Township?
40,243 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Long Hill Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,340 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Long Hill Township have?
Ahead of 96% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #101 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 Long Hill 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 →