Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD · CC BY-SA 4.0Midland Park has 13 acres of parks, 1.8 for every 1,000 residents
92% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of Midland Park’s land is conserved, about 15 acres.
Ahead of 24% of U.S. towns · #464 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Midland Park?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Midland Park have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Midland Park is ahead of 24% of U.S. towns, #464 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 Midland Park’s 2% is ahead of 6% of New Jersey towns, while its trails per square mile lead 3% 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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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
15 conserved acres
2% of Midland Park’s land. Who manages Midland Park’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dairy Street Recreation Center Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Midland Park Borough Unknown Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Wortendyke Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Veteran'S Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
1 places to go in Midland Park
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
0.1 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.
5 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Midland Park: 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) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 41 | 49 | 62 | 72 | 81 | 86 | 84 | 77 | 65 | 53 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.7 inches fall in August, the wettest month. The climate in Midland Park →
Midland Park 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midland Park | 2% | under 0.1 | 2 | 92% | C− |
| Wyckoff Township | 4% | 0.4 | 9 | 82% | B |
| Ridgewood | 8% | 1.3 | 11 | 99%+ | A |
| Waldwick | 4% | 0.4 | 5 | 98% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Midland Park
How much of Midland Park is conserved land?
2% 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 Midland Park’s trails?
Wortendyke Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Midland Park?
0.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Midland Park?
30,113 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Midland Park or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 13 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Midland Park have?
Ahead of 24% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #464 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 Midland Park 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 →