Dickerson Mine Preserve
Managed by Mine Hill Township
288 acres9.2 mi of trail
White Trail (Dickerson Mine Trail)Blue Trail (Canfield Mine Trail)YellowBaker Mine Green+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD · CC BY-SA 3.0A+Outdoors
Outdoors in Mine Hill Township
29% of Mine Hill Township’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. 14 miles of mapped trail cross Mine Hill Township, 4.7 per square mile of land. 29% of Mine Hill Township’s land is conserved, about 532 acres.
Among the top 1% of U.S. towns · #3 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it
Conserved land
29%
532 acres · of 2.9 sq mi of land
Trails
14 mi
4.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
500 ac
124 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
928 ft
Randall Hill
What kind of outdoors town is Mine Hill Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Mine Hill Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Mine Hill Township is among the top 1% of U.S. towns, #3 of 468 in New Jersey. All four inputs put Mine Hill Township near the top nationally; trail miles rank highest.
A+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Mine Hill Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land29% of the land · typical NJ town 11% · U.S. 4%ATrails4.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (14 mi) · NJ 0.7 · U.S. 0.4A+Park land124 acres of park per 1,000 residents (500 acres) · NJ 25 · U.S. 13AParks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · NJ 98% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Among the top 1%
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New Jersey towns of 2,500+ (468)#3 of 468
New Jersey towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 11%; the U.S., 4%), so Mine Hill Township’s 29% is ahead of 83% of New Jersey towns, while its trails per square mile lead 99% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would still be 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 Dickerson Mine Preserve, with 9.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
532 conserved acres
29% of Mine Hill Township’s land. Who manages Mine Hill Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city285 ac
County245 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government62 ac
Not recorded307 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 354 acLocal Park · 283 acLocal Resource Management Area · 90 acUnknown Easement · 81 acLocal Conservation Area · 49 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1 acre is a conservation easement, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 23 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dickerson Mine Hill Local Park | Not recorded | 473 | Open |
| Hedden County Park Local Other or Unknown | County | 190 | Open |
| Minehill Beach Local Park | Not recorded | 65 | Open |
| unknown Local Conservation Area | Not recorded | 21 | Open |
| Morris County Unknown Local Other or Unknown | County | 21 | Open |
| Frustol Unknown | Not recorded | 19 | Unknown |
| Lease School Property Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 15 | Open |
| Chestnut Street Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Mine Hill Township Conservation Area Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Semior Center Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
1 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
4 places to go in Mine Hill Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Mine Hill Township
Mine Hill Beach
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Mine Hill Township
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Peaks in Mine Hill Township
Randall Hill928 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
15 named trails
Named trails
Open to bikes · 9.6 miUnpaved · 12.5 mi
White Trail (Dickerson Mine Trail)2.0 mi
Blue Trail (Canfield Mine Trail)1.4 mi
Yellow1.2 mi
Baker Mine Green1.2 mi
Hedden Circular Trail1.1 mi
Orange - Beach Connector0.6 mi
Evers Mine Pink0.6 mi
Hedden Park0.5 mi
Jackson Brook Trail0.5 mi
Indian Falls Trail0.4 mi
5 more trails
Irish Spring White Link
0.2 miBlue Trail
0.2 miMountain Trail
0.1 miMarty Epstein Memorial Trail
0.1 miWest Morris Greenway
0.1 miBiking & 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
4Baseball
4Soccer
1Basketball
1Softball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Bridget Smith HouseBuilding · listed 1998
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Mine Hill Township: 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 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 36 | 40 | 48 | 61 | 70 | 79 | 83 | 82 | 75 | 63 | 51 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 4.4 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.8 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Mine Hill Township →
Next door
Mine Hill Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Randolph Township25 miRoxbury Township24 miMine Hill Township14 miWharton4.6 miSuccasunna4.0 miDover1.7 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mine Hill Township | 29% | 4.7 | 124 | 99%+ | A+ |
| Wharton | 18% | 2.2 | 31 | 99%+ | A+ |
| Randolph Township | 21% | 1.2 | 96 | 99% | A+ |
| Roxbury Township | 17% | 1.1 | 149 | 99%+ | A+ |
| Succasunna | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Dover | 13% | 0.6 | 13 | 99%+ | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Mine Hill Township
Where can I hike in Mine Hill Township?
The longest trail networks: Dickerson Mine Preserve, 9.2 miles; Hedden Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Mine Hill Township is conserved land?
29% 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 Mine Hill Township’s trails?
Dickerson Mine Preserve and Hedden Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Mine Hill Township?
60,868 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mine Hill Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 500 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Mine Hill Township have?
Among the top 1% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #3 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 Mine Hill 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 →