Shining Star Park
Park
2 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
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Outdoors in Mount Ephraim
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Mount Ephraim
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 23 acres are parks and preserves, 5.0 per 1,000 residents. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Mount Ephraim, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 41% of U.S. towns · #443 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
3 acres · of 0.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
23 ac
5.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.5 mi
0.5 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Mount Ephraim?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Mount Ephraim have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Mount Ephraim is ahead of 41% of U.S. towns, #443 of 468 in New Jersey. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Mount Ephraim’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical NJ town 11% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · NJ 0.7 · U.S. 0.4CPark land5.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (23 acres) · NJ 25 · U.S. 13CParks 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)Ahead of 41%
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New Jersey towns of 2,500+ (468)Ahead of 5%
New Jersey towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 11%; the U.S., 4%), so Mount Ephraim’s 1% is ahead of 1% of New Jersey towns, while its trails per square mile lead 14% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Mount Ephraim. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to B−. 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 Shining Star Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
3 conserved acres
1% of Mount Ephraim’s land. Who manages Mount Ephraim’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city3 ac
Local Recreation Area · 3 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 3 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Mount Ephraim
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Mount Ephraim
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.5 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
5Baseball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Mount Ephraim: 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 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 42 | 45 | 53 | 65 | 74 | 83 | 88 | 86 | 79 | 67 | 56 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 4.2 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 4.8 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Mount Ephraim →
Next door
Mount Ephraim 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Ephraim | 1% | 0.1 | 5 | 99%+ | C+ |
| Audubon | 1% | 0.1 | 4 | 81% | C |
| Haddon Township | 9% | 0.4 | 14 | 96% | A− |
| Gloucester City | 1% | 0.5 | 8 | 99%+ | B |
| Haddon Heights | 4% | 0.7 | 11 | 90% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Mount Ephraim
Where can I hike in Mount Ephraim?
The longest trail networks: Shining Star Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Mount Ephraim is conserved land?
1% 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 Mount Ephraim’s trails?
Shining Star Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Mount Ephraim?
0.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.5 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Mount Ephraim?
18,097 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mount Ephraim or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 23 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Mount Ephraim have?
Ahead of 41% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #443 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 Mount Ephraim 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 →