Photo: Tom Zmuda · CC BY-SA 3.0Oxford Township has 1,425 acres of parks, 535 for every 1,000 residents
21% of Oxford Township’s land is conserved, about 820 acres. 99% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Oxford Township, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 92% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Oxford Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Oxford Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Oxford Township is ahead of 92% 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 Oxford Township’s 21% is ahead of 72% of New Jersey towns, while its trails per square mile lead 18% 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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820 conserved acres
21% of Oxford Township’s land. Who manages Oxford Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 66 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pequest Wildlife Management Area State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 1,215 | Open |
| Kent Road Playground Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 1 | Open |
1 lakes & rivers
1.1 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.
3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Oxford Township: April to June 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 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 40 | 49 | 61 | 71 | 79 | 84 | 82 | 75 | 64 | 52 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 4.2 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.8 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Oxford Township →
Oxford 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford Township | 21% | 0.2 | 535 | 99% | A |
| White Township | 27% | 0.4 | 478 | 93% | A |
| Washington Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Mansfield Township | 32% | 0.5 | 603 | 63% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Oxford Township
How much of Oxford Township is conserved land?
21% 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.
Where can I bike in Oxford Township?
1.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Oxford Township?
41,967 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Oxford Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,429 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Oxford Township have?
Ahead of 92% 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 Oxford 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 →