Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY 3.016% of Pemberton’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 16% of Pemberton’s land is conserved, about 61 acres. 60 acres are parks and preserves, 46 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 76% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Pemberton?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Pemberton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Pemberton is ahead of 76% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds 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 Pemberton’s 16% is ahead of 61% of New Jersey towns, while its trails per square mile lead 3% 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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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
61 conserved acres
16% of Pemberton’s land. Who manages Pemberton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pemberton Beech Woods Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 107 | Open |
| Basketball Courts Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Pemberton Borough Unknown Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Burlington County Unknown Local Other or Unknown | County | 1 | Open |
| Conover Local Other or Unknown | County | 1 | Open |
| Bathing Beach Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 1 | Open |
2 places to go in Pemberton
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
0.6 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.
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Pemberton: 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 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 42 | 45 | 53 | 65 | 74 | 83 | 87 | 85 | 79 | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 4.2 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 5.0 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Pemberton →
Questions about parks and trails in Pemberton
How much of Pemberton is conserved land?
16% 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 Pemberton’s trails?
Mill Creek Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Pemberton?
0.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Pemberton?
30,070 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pemberton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 60 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Pemberton have?
Ahead of 76% 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 Pemberton 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 →