Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Penns Grove
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 5 acres are parks and preserves, 1.1 per 1,000 residents. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Penns Grove, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 37% of U.S. towns · #449 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Penns Grove?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Penns Grove have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Penns Grove is ahead of 37% of U.S. towns, #449 of 468 in New Jersey. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
New Jersey towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 11%; the U.S., 4%), so Penns Grove’s 1% is ahead of 2% of New Jersey towns, while its trails per square mile lead 13% 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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5 conserved acres
1% of Penns Grove’s land. Who manages Penns Grove’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penns Grove Recreation Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Oldmans Township 1 Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
| Penns Grove Riverwalk Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Memorial Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 1 | Open |
3 places to go in Penns Grove
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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 Penns Grove: April to June and August
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 | 44 | 53 | 65 | 74 | 83 | 87 | 85 | 79 | 67 | 56 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.9 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.5 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Penns Grove →
Penns Grove 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penns Grove | 1% | 0.1 | 1 | 99%+ | C+ |
| Carneys Point Township | 7% | under 0.1 | 30 | 61% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Penns Grove
How much of Penns Grove is conserved land?
1% 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 Penns Grove?
12,323 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Penns Grove or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Penns Grove have?
Ahead of 37% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #449 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 Penns Grove 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 →