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276 Main Street, Port Murray, NJ - historic churchPhoto: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Outdoors in Port Murray

9% of Port Murray’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. 9% of Port Murray’s land is conserved, about 56 acres. 57 acres are parks and preserves, 412 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
9%
56 acres · of 1.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
57 ac
412 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

56 conserved acres

9% of Port Murray’s land. Who manages Port Murray’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

County56 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 56 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Morris Canal
Local Other or Unknown
County56Open
Trails & water

1 named trail

Named trails
Morris Canal Trail (Yellow)0.4 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in Port Murray: April to 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)9.610.611.813.214.415.114.813.812.411.09.89.3
High (°F)364048617179838175635241
Rain (in)3.62.83.93.94.14.74.84.84.54.63.54.3

February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.8 inches fall in August, the wettest month. The climate in Port Murray →

Questions about parks and trails in Port Murray

Is there public land near Port Murray?

41,448 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Port Murray or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 57 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Port Murray 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 →