Cape May National Wildlife Refuge
Managed by United States Fish and Wildlife Service
33 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
–Not graded
Outdoors in Palermo
Few parks or trails are on the map in Palermo
5% of Palermo’s land is conserved, about 94 acres. 77 acres are parks and preserves, 29 per 1,000 residents. 0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Palermo, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
5%
94 acres · of 3.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
77 ac
29 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
93%
of residents within ½ mile
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Tuckahoe Wildlife Management Area
Managed by New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Division of Parks and Forestry
14 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
94 conserved acres
5% of Palermo’s land. Who manages Palermo’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city35 ac
County26 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service17 ac
State fish & wildlife14 ac
Not recorded14 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 28 acLocal Recreation Area · 24 acLocal Park · 23 acNational Wildlife Refuge · 17 acState Conservation Area · 14 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape May County Park North Local Other or Unknown | County | 26 | Open |
| Caldwell Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 24 | Open |
| Cape May National Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 17 | Restricted |
| Tuckahoe Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 14 | Open |
| unknown Local Park | Not recorded | 11 | Open |
| Upper Township Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Municipal Open Space Local Park | Not recorded | 3 | Open |
| Upper Township Unknown Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Seaville Recreation Area Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Palermo
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Palermo
Caldwell Park
DirectionsPlus 1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Picnic areas in Palermo
Caldwell Picnic Site
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Walking Path0.5 mi
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
4Baseball
4Tennis
3Basketball
1Football
1Skate park
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Palermo: 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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 43 | 44 | 51 | 61 | 70 | 79 | 84 | 83 | 77 | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 4.3 |
February is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.7 inches fall in August, the wettest month. The climate in Palermo →
Next door
Palermo and its neighbors
Palermo has the most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palermo | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Seaville | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Palermo
Are dogs allowed on Palermo’s trails?
Cape May National Wildlife Refuge and Tuckahoe Wildlife Management Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Palermo?
67,822 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Palermo or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 77 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Palermo 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 →