Stone Point Park
Park
11 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Teunis Haring House · Photo: JERRYE AND ROY KLOTZ M.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Old Tappan
Old Tappan has 108 acres of parks, 18 for every 1,000 residents
3.5 miles of mapped trail cross Old Tappan, 1.1 per square mile of land. 81% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 4% of Old Tappan’s land is conserved, about 92 acres.
Ahead of 76% of U.S. towns · #308 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
92 acres · of 3.3 sq mi of land
Trails
3.5 mi
1.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
108 ac
18 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
81%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Old Tappan?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Old Tappan have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Old Tappan is ahead of 76% of U.S. towns, #308 of 468 in New Jersey. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, conserved land lowest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Old Tappan’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical NJ town 11% · U.S. 4%BTrails1.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · NJ 0.7 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land18 acres of park per 1,000 residents (108 acres) · NJ 25 · U.S. 13BParks close to home81% of residents within a half mile of a park · NJ 98% · U.S. 72%B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 76%
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New Jersey towns of 2,500+ (468)Ahead of 34%
New Jersey towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 11%; the U.S., 4%), so Old Tappan’s 4% is ahead of 22% of New Jersey towns, while its trails per square mile lead 68% of them.
Water is 20% of Old Tappan’s area (1 of 4 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 4%.
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 Stone Point Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Stanaland Park
Park
6 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Oaks' Park
Managed by Town of Old Tappan
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Bonnabel Nature Park
Park
3 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
Stone Point Park11 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Bonnabel Nature Park3 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Stanaland Park6 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Oaks' Park5 acres · Town of Old Tappan
Gallagher Field2 acres
Who protects it
92 conserved acres
4% of Old Tappan’s land. Water is left out: Old Tappan has 3.3 square miles of land and 0.8 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Old Tappan’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city92 ac
Not recorded3 ac
Local Recreation Area · 48 acLocal Park · 29 acLocal Conservation Area · 15 acLocal Other or Unknown · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal Golf Course Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 48 | Open |
| Stone Point Park Local Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| Washington Woods Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Old Tappan Borough Conservation Area Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Old Tappan Borough Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Chestnut Street Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| unknown Local Park | Not recorded | 3 | Open |
| Irving Street Little League Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Old Tappan Borough Unknown Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Old Tappan
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Old Tappan
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
2 lakes & rivers
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
10Tennis
9Baseball
4Softball
2Basketball
1Skate park
1Soccer
1Lacrosse
1Field hockey
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Old Tappan: 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 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 39 | 42 | 50 | 62 | 72 | 81 | 86 | 84 | 77 | 65 | 54 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.1 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.6 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Old Tappan →
Next door
Old Tappan and its neighbors
Old Tappan has the second most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Tappan | 4% | 1.1 | 18 | 81% | A− |
| River Vale Township | 8% | 1.9 | 24 | 86% | A |
| Northvale | 3% | 0.3 | 5 | 97% | B− |
| Harrington Park | 14% | 1.0 | 33 | 99%+ | A+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Old Tappan
Where can I hike in Old Tappan?
The longest trail networks: Stone Point Park, 0.3 miles; Stanaland Park, 0.1 miles; Bonnabel Nature Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Old Tappan is conserved land?
4% 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 Old Tappan’s trails?
Stone Point Park and Stanaland Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Old Tappan?
25,527 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Old Tappan or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 108 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Old Tappan have?
Ahead of 76% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #308 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 Old Tappan 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 →