High Mountain Park Preserve
Managed by The Nature Conservancy
223 acres1.9 mi of trail
Turtle TrailSummit TrailWoodland Trail
Dogs usually not allowed
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
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Outdoors in North Haledon
11% of North Haledon’s land is conserved: 253 acres
93% of residents live within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: High Mountain Park Preserve (1.9 mi). 2.7 miles of mapped trail cross North Haledon, 0.8 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 81% of U.S. towns · #266 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it
Conserved land
11%
253 acres · of 3.5 sq mi of land
Trails
2.7 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
98 ac
11 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
93%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
879 ft
High Mountain
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is North Haledon?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does North Haledon have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, North Haledon is ahead of 81% of U.S. towns, #266 of 468 in New Jersey. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of North Haledon’s overall grade.
Conserved land11% of the land · typical NJ town 11% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · NJ 0.7 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land11 acres of park per 1,000 residents (98 acres) · NJ 25 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home93% of residents within a half mile of a park · NJ 98% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 81%
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New Jersey towns of 2,500+ (468)Ahead of 43%
New Jersey towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 11%; the U.S., 4%), so North Haledon’s 11% is ahead of 49% of New Jersey towns, while its trails per square mile lead 56% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B+ to 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 High Mountain Park Preserve, with 1.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
G. Thomas Donch Nature Preserve
Nature preserve
20 acres0.2 mi of trail
Preserve Shoreline Loop
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Who protects it
253 conserved acres
11% of North Haledon’s land. Who manages North Haledon’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits245 ac
Town or city59 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government14 ac
Private Conservation · 245 acLocal Recreation Area · 33 acLocal Park · 21 acLocal Conservation Area · 16 acLocal Other or Unknown · 3 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 8 of 16 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preakness Mountain Macrosite Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 176 | Unknown |
| High Mountain Park Preserve Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 63 | Open |
| High Mountain Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 19 | Unknown |
| Buehler Cultural Center And Pool Local Park | Town or city | 18 | Open |
| Franklin Lakes Nature Preserve Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 16 | Open |
| Recreational Field Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 11 | Open |
| Rec Fields Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Yahn's Pond Local Other or Unknown | Other or Unknown Local Government | 3 | Unknown |
| Indian Trail Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Cape May Migratory Bird Refuge Site Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 3 | Unknown |
Things to do
7 places to go in North Haledon
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in North Haledon
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Scenic views in North Haledon
3 scenic views without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Peaks in North Haledon
High Mountain879 ft elevation · In High Mountain Park Preserve
DirectionsTrails & water
4 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 2.1 miUnpaved · 2.3 mi
Turtle Trail1.2 mi
Summit Trail0.6 mi
Woodland Trail0.2 mi
Preserve Shoreline Loop0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & 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
8Baseball
6Tennis
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in North Haledon: 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) | 3.5 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.4 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in North Haledon →
Next door
North Haledon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Haledon | 11% | 0.8 | 11 | 93% | A− |
| Hawthorne | 5% | 1.1 | 7 | 94% | B+ |
| Wayne Township | 16% | 1.3 | 23 | 98% | A |
| Wyckoff Township | 4% | 0.4 | 9 | 82% | B |
| Franklin Lakes | 9% | 0.8 | 54 | 74% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in North Haledon
Where can I hike in North Haledon?
The longest trail networks: High Mountain Park Preserve, 1.9 miles; G. Thomas Donch Nature Preserve, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of North Haledon is conserved land?
11% 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 North Haledon’s trails?
High Mountain Park Preserve and G. Thomas Donch Nature Preserve don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near North Haledon?
36,622 acres of parks and open public land lie inside North Haledon or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 98 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does North Haledon have?
Ahead of 81% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #266 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 North Haledon 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 →