Woodland Avenue Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Pleasantville
7% of Pleasantville’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. 7% of Pleasantville’s land is conserved, about 269 acres. 1.5 miles of mapped trail cross Pleasantville, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 73% of U.S. towns · #332 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it
Conserved land
7%
269 acres · of 5.7 sq mi of land
Trails
1.5 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
242 ac
12 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.9 mi
0.7 mi lanes · 2.1 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Pleasantville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Pleasantville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Pleasantville is ahead of 73% of U.S. towns, #332 of 468 in New Jersey. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Pleasantville’s overall grade.
Conserved land7% of the land · typical NJ town 11% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · NJ 0.7 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land12 acres of park per 1,000 residents (242 acres) · NJ 25 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · NJ 98% · U.S. 72%A
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 73%
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New Jersey towns of 2,500+ (468)Ahead of 29%
New Jersey towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 11%; the U.S., 4%), so Pleasantville’s 7% is ahead of 35% of New Jersey towns, while its trails per square mile lead 24% of them.
Water is 21% of Pleasantville’s area (2 of 7 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 6%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B to A−. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Our Lady's Center For Rehabilitation & Healthcare
Managed by Roman Catholic Church
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it
269 conserved acres
7% of Pleasantville’s land. Water is left out: Pleasantville has 5.7 square miles of land and 1.6 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Pleasantville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city193 ac
State fish & wildlife70 ac
Other state land6 ac
Not recorded13 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 89 acState Conservation Area · 70 acLocal Conservation Area · 49 acLocal Recreation Area · 43 acLocal Park · 27 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 26 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Absecon Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 70 | Open |
| Clematis Avenue Park Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 44 | Open |
| Leeds Conservation Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 44 | Open |
| Lakes Bay Waterfront Park Local Park | Not recorded | 27 | Open |
| Pleasantville City Unknown Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 24 | Unknown |
| Edgemoor Conservation Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| Max Manning Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Bike Path Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Leeds Avenue Watershed Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Site Remediation Program Unknown State Other or Unknown | Other state land | 6 | Unknown |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
6 places to go in Pleasantville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Pleasantville
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Pleasantville
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Community gardens in Pleasantville
2 community gardens without a name on the map.
Trails & water
2 named trails
Named trails
Old Turnpike0.3 mi
Sassafras Run0.1 mi
Biking & sports
2.9 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.7 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
2.1 mi
off-road bike paths
0.1 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
5Basketball
5Soccer
5Tennis
3Baseball
1Multi-sport
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Pleasantville: 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) | 42 | 44 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 78 | 84 | 82 | 77 | 66 | 56 | 47 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 4.4 |
February is the driest month (3.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.5 inches fall in August, the wettest month. The climate in Pleasantville →
Next door
Pleasantville and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasantville | 7% | 0.3 | 12 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Atlantic City | 14% | 0.7 | 25 | 99%+ | A |
| Absecon | 11% | 0.8 | 46 | 94% | A |
| Egg Harbor Township | 14% | 1.0 | 122 | 76% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Pleasantville
How much of Pleasantville is conserved land?
7% 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 Pleasantville’s trails?
Woodland Avenue Park and Our Lady's Center For Rehabilitation & Healthcare don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Pleasantville?
2.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.7 of painted or protected lanes, 2.1 of off-road paths and 0.1 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Pleasantville?
32,404 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pleasantville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 242 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Pleasantville have?
Ahead of 73% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #332 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 Pleasantville 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 →