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-SA 3.018% of Manville’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 18% of Manville’s land is conserved, about 273 acres. 284 acres are parks and preserves, 26 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 89% of U.S. towns · #204 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Manville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Manville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Manville is ahead of 89% of U.S. towns, #204 of 468 in New Jersey. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, trail miles lowest.
New Jersey towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 11%; the U.S., 4%), so Manville’s 18% is ahead of 65% of New Jersey towns, while its trails per square mile lead 27% 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Dukes Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park
All 10 parks & preserves
273 conserved acres
18% of Manville’s land. Who manages Manville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 27 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 6 of 37 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raritan River Greenway Local Conservation Area | Not recorded | 211 | Open |
| Lincoln Avenue Park Local Park | Town or city | 50 | Open |
| Veterans Park Local Park | Town or city | 40 | Open |
| Cooper Street Park Local Park | Town or city | 36 | Open |
| Memorial Park Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 22 | Open |
| Papawick Park Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 16 | Open |
| Dukes Parkway Park Local Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| unknown State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 9 | Unknown |
| Manville Borough Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Manville Borough Unknown Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 5 | Unknown |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
6 places to go in Manville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
6 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
0.2 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 Manville: 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) | 40 | 43 | 51 | 63 | 73 | 82 | 87 | 85 | 78 | 66 | 55 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 4.3 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 5.1 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Manville →
Manville and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manville | 18% | 0.3 | 26 | 99%+ | A |
| Bridgewater Township | 15% | 1.2 | 67 | 99% | A+ |
| Hillsborough Township | 32% | 0.8 | 182 | 98% | A+ |
| Finderne | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Franklin Township | 26% | 1.3 | 111 | 96% | A+ |
| Zarephath | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Weston | — 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 Manville
Where can I hike in Manville?
The longest trail networks: Dukes Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Manville is conserved land?
18% 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 Manville’s trails?
OpenStreetMap records dogs as welcome at Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park (on leash). For the rest, check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Manville?
0.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Manville?
36,861 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Manville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 284 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Manville have?
Ahead of 89% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #204 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 Manville 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 →