Oldmans Township has 415 acres of parks, 225 for every 1,000 residents
1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Oldmans Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 5% of Oldmans Township’s land is conserved, about 690 acres. 40% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 53% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Oldmans Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Oldmans Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Oldmans Township is ahead of 53% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold 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 Oldmans Township’s 5% is ahead of 28% of New Jersey towns, while its trails per square mile lead 10% of them.
Water is 6% of Oldmans Township’s area (1 of 21 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 5%.
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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690 conserved acres
5% of Oldmans Township’s land. Water is left out: Oldmans Township has 19.5 square miles of land and 1.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Oldmans Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 277 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 21 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game Branch Preserve State Conservation Area | Other state land | 604 | Open |
| Raccoon and Oldmans Creek Watersheds Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 119 | Open |
| Carneys Point Recreation Complex Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 20 | Open |
| Salem County Recreation Area Local Recreation Area | County | 19 | Open |
| Oldmans Township Athletic Facility Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 1 | Open |
1 places to go in Oldmans Township
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1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
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.
The best walking months in Oldmans Township: April to June
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 | 14.3 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 42 | 45 | 53 | 65 | 74 | 83 | 87 | 85 | 79 | 67 | 56 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.9 |
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 Oldmans Township →
Oldmans Township 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oldmans Township | 5% | 0.1 | 225 | 40% | B− |
| Logan Township | 12% | 0.1 | 69 | 97% | A− |
| Woolwich Township | 23% | 0.1 | 67 | 74% | B+ |
| Auburn | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Carneys Point Township | 7% | under 0.1 | 30 | 61% | B− |
| Pilesgrove Township | 37% | under 0.1 | 287 | 47% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Oldmans Township
How much of Oldmans Township is conserved land?
5% 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 Oldmans Township?
18,572 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Oldmans Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 415 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Oldmans Township have?
Ahead of 53% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Oldmans Township 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 →