Eckerson House · Photo: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Montvale
95% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of Montvale’s land is conserved, about 43 acres. 43 acres are parks and preserves, 4.8 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 41% of U.S. towns · #442 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Montvale?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Montvale have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Montvale is ahead of 41% of U.S. towns, #442 of 468 in New Jersey. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
New Jersey towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 11%; the U.S., 4%), so Montvale’s 2% is ahead of 7% of New Jersey towns, while its trails per square mile lead 14% 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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43 conserved acres
2% of Montvale’s land. Who manages Montvale’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Park Local Park | Not recorded | 49 | Open |
| Montvale Borough Athletic Facility Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| unknown Local Park | Not recorded | 12 | Open |
| Montvale Borough Unknown Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| FountaIn Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Railroad Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
2 places to go in Montvale
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 lakes & rivers
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.
3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Montvale: 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 | 61 | 72 | 80 | 85 | 83 | 76 | 64 | 53 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 4.2 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.6 inches fall in August, the wettest month. The climate in Montvale →
Montvale 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montvale | 2% | 0.1 | 5 | 95% | C+ |
| River Vale Township | 8% | 1.9 | 24 | 86% | A |
| Upper Saddle River | 2% | under 0.1 | 11 | 70% | C |
| Park Ridge | 9% | 0.5 | 16 | 99%+ | A− |
| Woodcliff Lake | 4% | 0.3 | 16 | 90% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Montvale
How much of Montvale 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.
Is there public land near Montvale?
48,667 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Montvale or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 43 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Montvale have?
Ahead of 41% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #442 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 Montvale 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 →