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Outdoors in Port Morris

More than half of Port Morris’ land is conserved: 60%

60% of Port Morris’ land is conserved, about 83 acres. 85 acres are parks and preserves, 99 per 1,000 residents. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Port Morris, 0.4 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
60%
83 acres · of 0.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
85 ac
99 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
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
Who protects it

83 conserved acres

60% of Port Morris’ land. Water is left out: Port Morris has 0.2 square miles of land and 0.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Port Morris’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State natural resources65 ac
State parks65 ac
Town or city18 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government1 ac
State Park · 65 acState Recreation Area · 65 acLocal Other or Unknown · 18 acLocal Park · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Lake Musconetcong State Park
State Recreation Area
State parks129Open
Port Morris Park
Local Other or Unknown
Town or city16Open
Morris Canal
Local Other or Unknown
Town or city2Open
River Street Row / Port Morris Pa
Local Park
Other or Unknown Local Government1Open
Things to do

2 places to go in Port Morris

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

Boat launches in Port Morris
Perfetti Park Access
Directions
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
1Basketball
1Baseball

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

When to get out

The best walking months in Port Morris: April to June, August and September

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)9.510.611.813.314.415.114.813.812.411.09.89.2
High (°F)363947607078828174625140
Rain (in)3.73.04.34.04.24.85.14.74.74.73.64.4

February is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 5.1 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Port Morris →

Next door

Port Morris and its neighbors

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Byram Township47 miRoxbury Township24 miStanhope3.7 miLanding2.1 miPort Morris0.1 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Port Morris— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Roxbury Township17%1.114999%+A+
Byram Township24%2.260598%A+
Landing— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Stanhope17%2.06175%A

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

Questions about parks and trails in Port Morris

Is there public land near Port Morris?

53,894 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Port Morris or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 85 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Port Morris 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 →