Mad Horse Creek Wildlife Management Area
Managed by New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife
9,079 acres1.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Lower Alloways Creek Township
Lower Alloways Creek Township has 10,042 acres of parks, 5,859 for every 1,000 residents
43% of Lower Alloways Creek Township’s land is conserved, about 12,513 acres. The biggest trail networks: Mad Horse Creek Wildlife Management Area (1.6 mi). 4.4 miles of mapped trail cross Lower Alloways Creek Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 80% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
43%
12,513 acres · of 45.3 sq mi of land
Trails
4.4 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
10,042 ac
5,859 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
62%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
8
1 beach · 4 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Lower Alloways Creek Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lower Alloways Creek Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lower Alloways Creek Township is ahead of 80% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lower Alloways Creek Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land43% of the land · typical NJ town 11% · U.S. 4%A+Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · NJ 0.7 · U.S. 0.4CPark land5,859 acres of park per 1,000 residents (10,042 acres) · NJ 25 · U.S. 13A+Parks close to home62% of residents within a half mile of a park · NJ 98% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 80%
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New Jersey towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 11%; the U.S., 4%), so Lower Alloways Creek Township’s 43% is ahead of 94% of New Jersey towns, while its trails per square mile lead 12% of them.
Water is 38% of Lower Alloways Creek Township’s area (27 of 73 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 27%.
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 Mad Horse Creek WMA, with 1.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Maskells Mill Pond Wildlife Management Area
Managed by New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife
445 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Stow Creek State Park
Managed by New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry
326 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Alloway Creek Watershed Wetland Restoration Site
Managed by PSEG Estuary Enhancement Program
288 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 6 parks & preserves
Mad Horse Creek Wildlife Management Area9,079 acres · 1.6 mi of trail · New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife
Maskells Mill Pond Wildlife Management Area445 acres · New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife
DirectionsStow Creek State Park326 acres · New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry
Alloway Creek Watershed Wetland Restoration Site288 acres · PSEG Estuary Enhancement Program
DirectionsAbbotts Meadow Wildlife Management Area56 acres · New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife
Burden Hill Forest Preserve52 acres · New Jersey Conservation Foundation
Who protects it
12,513 conserved acres
43% of Lower Alloways Creek Township’s land. Water is left out: Lower Alloways Creek Township has 45.3 square miles of land and 27.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Lower Alloways Creek Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife19,244 ac
Other state land2,306 ac
County1,189 ac
State conservation376 ac
State parks329 ac
State natural resources328 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits298 ac
State Conservation Area · 10,156 acState Resource Management Area · 9,644 acAgricultural Easement · 3,714 acConservation Easement · 625 acState Recreation Area · 328 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2,352 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 15 of 137 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mad Horse Creek Wildlife Management Area State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 18,419 | Open |
| Maskells Mills Pond Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 883 | Open |
| Stow Creek State Park State Park | State natural resources | 653 | Open |
| Mad Horse Creek State Conservation Area | Not recorded | 352 | Unknown |
| Burden Hill Preserve Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 155 | Open |
| Abbotts Meadow Wildlife Management Area State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 112 | Open |
| Lower Alloways Creek Township Unknown Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 70 | Open |
| Mad Horse Creek Wildlife Management Area / Easment State Conservation Area | State conservation | 35 | Restricted |
| Hancock House Historic Site State Historic or Cultural Area | State parks | 3 | Open |
Things to do
6 places to go in Lower Alloways Creek Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Lower Alloways Creek Township
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Lower Alloways Creek Township
1 playground without a name on the map.
Boat launches in Lower Alloways Creek Township
4 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
8 lakes & rivers
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
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 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 Lower Alloways Creek 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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 42 | 45 | 52 | 63 | 72 | 81 | 86 | 84 | 78 | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.9 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.6 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Lower Alloways Creek Township →
Next door
Lower Alloways Creek Township and its neighbors
Lower Alloways Creek Township has the most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Lower Alloways Creek Township4.4 miGreenwich Township2.7 miElsinboro Township2.0 miStow Creek Township1.7 miQuinton Township0.2 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Alloways Creek Township | 43% | 0.1 | 5,859 | 62% | A− |
| Stow Creek Township | 34% | 0.1 | 1,440 | 52% | A− |
| Elsinboro Township | 76% | 0.2 | 1,797 | 46% | A− |
| Greenwich Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Quinton Township | 35% | under 0.1 | 743 | 43% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Lower Alloways Creek Township
Where can I hike in Lower Alloways Creek Township?
The longest trail networks: Mad Horse Creek Wildlife Management Area, 1.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Lower Alloways Creek Township is conserved land?
43% 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 Lower Alloways Creek Township’s trails?
Mad Horse Creek Wildlife Management Area and Maskells Mill Pond Wildlife Management Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Lower Alloways Creek Township?
51,281 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lower Alloways Creek Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 10,073 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lower Alloways Creek Township have?
Ahead of 80% 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 Lower Alloways Creek 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 →