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Hixson–Mixsell House, Pohatcong Township, NJ - east viewPhoto: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Outdoors in Pohatcong Township

43% of Pohatcong Township’s land is conserved: 3,652 acres

633 acres are parks and preserves, 194 per 1,000 residents. 88% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Pohatcong Township.

Ahead of 81% of U.S. towns · #267 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it

Conserved land
43%
3,652 acres · of 13.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
633 ac
194 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
88%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
722 ft
Silver Hill
Lakes & rivers
2

What kind of outdoors town is Pohatcong Township?

Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.

Land that stays wild43% of the land is conserved; a typical New Jersey town, 11%.Room to roam194 acres of park per 1,000 residents; the typical U.S. town has 13.Parks close to home88% of residents live within a half mile of a park.History along the way5 places on the National Register.
Outdoors grade

How much outdoors does Pohatcong Township have?

On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Pohatcong Township is ahead of 81% of U.S. towns, #267 of 468 in New Jersey. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.

A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Pohatcong Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land43% of the land · typical NJ town 11% · U.S. 4%A+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · NJ 0.7 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land194 acres of park per 1,000 residents (633 acres) · NJ 25 · U.S. 13AParks close to home88% of residents within a half mile of a park · NJ 98% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 81%
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New Jersey towns of 2,500+ (468)Ahead of 43%

New Jersey towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 11%; the U.S., 4%), so Pohatcong Township’s 43% is ahead of 94% of New Jersey towns, while its trails per square mile lead 8% of them.

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

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

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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.

Delaware Canal State Park

Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of State Parks
11 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗

River Islands Natural Area

Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of State Parks
11 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

Crestwood Park

Park
8 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

South Pohatcong Playground

Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
Crestwood Park8 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Delaware Canal State Park11 acres · Pennsylvania Bureau of State Parks
River Islands Natural Area11 acres · Pennsylvania Bureau of State Parks
South Pohatcong Playground2 acres
Delaware Heights Park1 acres
Directions
Who protects it

3,652 conserved acres

43% of Pohatcong Township’s land. Who manages Pohatcong Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

County2,741 ac
Other state land2,052 ac
Town or city1,357 ac
State fish & wildlife283 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)276 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits88 ac
State natural resources14 ac
Agricultural Easement · 6,239 acState Conservation Area · 283 acLocal Other or Unknown · 173 acState Park · 50 acConservation Easement · 42 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 3,113 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 10 of 171 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Pohatcong Park
Local Other or Unknown
Town or city164Open
Musconetcong River Wildlife Management Area
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife161Open
Pohatcong Wildlife Management Area
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife122Open
Delaware Greenway Acquisition
Private Other or Unknown
Land trusts & nonprofits35Closed
Delaware River Access State Park
State Park
State natural resources29Open
Delaware Canal State Park
State Park
State parks22Open
Municipal Open Space
Local Park
Town or city11Open
Delaware Greenway
Private Conservation
Land trusts & nonprofits9Closed
Crestwood Park
Local Other or Unknown
Town or city9Open
Parkside Ballfield
Local Recreation Area
Town or city5Open

3 smaller protected places aren’t shown.

Things to do

5 places to go in Pohatcong Township

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Peaks in Pohatcong Township
Silver Hill722 ft elevation
Directions
Pinnacle Point
Directions
Trails & water

2 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Delaware RiverMusconetcong River
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
3Basketball
3Baseball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

5 places on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Seigle HomesteadBuilding · listed 1977
About it
George Hunt HouseBuilding · listed 1979
About it
Hixson-Skinner Mill ComplexBuilding · listed 1982
About it
Finesville-Seigletown Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2010
About it
Hixson-Mixsell HouseBuilding · listed 2014
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Pohatcong Township: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.610.611.813.214.415.114.813.812.411.09.99.3
High (°F)384150637381868377655443
Rain (in)3.42.73.83.94.14.55.04.74.64.53.34.2

February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 5.0 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Pohatcong Township →

Next door

Pohatcong Township and its neighbors

Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Holland Township15 miWilliams Township12 miGreenwich Township3.0 miPhillipsburg2.8 miPohatcong Township0.5 miFinesville0.2 miRaubsville0.2 miRiegelsville0.1 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Pohatcong Township43%under 0.119488%A−
Holland Township32%0.636570%A
Finesville— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Phillipsburg4%0.9799%+B+
Greenwich Township23%0.311990%A

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Pohatcong Township

Where can I hike in Pohatcong Township?

The longest trail networks: Crestwood Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

How much of Pohatcong Township is conserved land?

43% 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 Pohatcong Township’s trails?

Delaware Canal State Park and River Islands Natural Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Pohatcong Township?

32,783 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pohatcong Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 633 of them inside the town line.

How much outdoors does Pohatcong Township have?

Ahead of 81% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #267 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 Pohatcong Township neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →