Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ, M.D. · CC BY-SA 4.07% of New Milford’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. 7% of New Milford’s land is conserved, about 104 acres. 104 acres are parks and preserves, 6.1 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 50% of U.S. towns · #427 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is New Milford?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does New Milford have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, New Milford is ahead of 50% of U.S. towns, #427 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 New Milford’s 7% is ahead of 34% 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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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
104 conserved acres
7% of New Milford’s land. Who manages New Milford’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 3 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 4 of 24 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 19 | Open |
| Swim Club Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 16 | Open |
| Babe Ruth Pavone Field Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Van Buskirk Island Local Conservation Area | County | 12 | Open |
| New Milford Woods Local Park | Not recorded | 12 | Open |
| New Milford Borough Unknown Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Williams Field Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Warren Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Hackensack River Pathway Local Resource Management Area | County | 5 | Open |
| Kennedy Memorial Field Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 5 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
5 places to go in New Milford
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
3 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.
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in New Milford: April to June, August and 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 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 39 | 42 | 50 | 62 | 73 | 82 | 87 | 85 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.2 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.5 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in New Milford →
New Milford 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Milford | 7% | under 0.1 | 6 | 99%+ | B− |
| River Edge | 13% | 1.4 | 13 | 99%+ | A |
| Bergenfield | 5% | 1.1 | 3 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Oradell | 9% | 1.1 | 17 | 99%+ | A |
| Teaneck Township | 19% | 1.4 | 18 | 99%+ | A+ |
| Dumont | 3% | 0.2 | 2 | 99%+ | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in New Milford
How much of New Milford is conserved land?
7% 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 New Milford’s trails?
Warren Street Park and New Bridge Landing don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near New Milford?
23,757 acres of parks and open public land lie inside New Milford or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 104 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does New Milford have?
Ahead of 50% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #427 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 New Milford 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 →