Photo: JERRYE AND ROY KLOTZ MD · CC BY-SA 3.0Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Maple Shade Township
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Maple Shade Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 105 acres are parks and preserves, 5.2 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 51% of U.S. towns · #423 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Maple Shade Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Maple Shade Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Maple Shade Township is ahead of 51% of U.S. towns, #423 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 Maple Shade Township’s 4% is ahead of 21% of New Jersey towns, while its trails per square mile lead 12% 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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105 conserved acres
4% of Maple Shade Township’s land. Who manages Maple Shade Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsauken Creek Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 48 | Open |
| Woodlawn Sports Center Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 33 | Open |
| Steinhauer Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Maple Shade Township Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Fellowship Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Aces Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Soccer Complex Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Maple Shade Township Unknown Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| unknown Local Park | Not recorded | 2 | Open |
| Buttonwood Playground Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 1 | Open |
2 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
0.3 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.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Maple Shade 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 | 87 | 85 | 79 | 67 | 56 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 4.2 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.8 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Maple Shade Township →
Maple Shade 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maple Shade Township | 4% | 0.1 | 5 | 99%+ | B− |
| Cherry Hill Township | 9% | 0.8 | 20 | 99%+ | A |
| Cherry Hill Mall | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Moorestown-Lenola | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Moorestown Township | 12% | 1.2 | 30 | 93% | A |
| Pennsauken Township | 4% | 0.3 | 11 | 99% | B+ |
| Ramblewood | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| 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 Maple Shade Township
How much of Maple Shade Township is conserved land?
4% 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.
Where can I bike in Maple Shade Township?
0.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Maple Shade Township?
25,287 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Maple Shade Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 105 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Maple Shade Township have?
Ahead of 51% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #423 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 Maple Shade 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 →