Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY 3.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Lumberton Township
19% of Lumberton Township’s land is conserved, about 1,575 acres. 88% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Lumberton Township.
Ahead of 67% of U.S. towns · #356 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Lumberton Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Lumberton Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lumberton Township is ahead of 67% of U.S. towns, #356 of 468 in New Jersey. Conserved land 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 Lumberton Township’s 19% is ahead of 68% of New Jersey towns, while its trails per square mile lead 8% of them.
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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1,575 conserved acres
19% of Lumberton Township’s land. Who manages Lumberton Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,274 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 91 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Lumberton Private Recreation or Education | Land trusts & nonprofits | 167 | Open |
| Municipal Park Local Park | Not recorded | 109 | Open |
| Bobbys Run Creek Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 90 | Open |
| Village Green Local Park | Town or city | 28 | Open |
| Country Village Park Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 24 | Open |
| Medford Wildlife Management Area State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 5 | Open |
| Bobbys Run Soccer Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| 598 Main Street Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| unknown Local Park | Not recorded | 3 | Open |
| Bobbys Run Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 2 | Open |
4 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
8 places to go in Lumberton Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 6 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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.
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Lumberton 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 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 42 | 45 | 53 | 65 | 74 | 83 | 88 | 86 | 79 | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 4.1 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 4.8 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Lumberton Township →
Lumberton Township and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lumberton Township | 19% | under 0.1 | 24 | 88% | B+ |
| Southampton Township | 22% | 0.2 | 269 | 80% | A− |
| Medford Township | 33% | 0.5 | 85 | 95% | A |
| Hainesport Township | 23% | 1.5 | 129 | 84% | A+ |
| Eastampton Township | 33% | 0.6 | 104 | 91% | A |
| Mount Holly Township | 9% | 0.2 | 16 | 99%+ | A− |
| Mount Laurel Township | 11% | 0.3 | 30 | 98% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Lumberton Township
How much of Lumberton Township is conserved land?
19% 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 Lumberton Township?
33,415 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lumberton Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 308 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lumberton Township have?
Ahead of 67% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #356 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 Lumberton 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 →