Burden Hill Preserve
Managed by Natural Lands
747 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: brewbooks from near Seattle, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Quinton Township
Quinton Township has 1,944 acres of parks, 743 for every 1,000 residents
35% of Quinton Township’s land is conserved, about 5,311 acres. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Quinton Township. 43% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 66% of U.S. towns · #364 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it
Conserved land
35%
5,311 acres · of 23.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
1,944 ac
743 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
43%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
102 ft
Coffin Hill
Lakes & rivers
5
What kind of outdoors town is Quinton Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Quinton Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Quinton Township is ahead of 66% of U.S. towns, #364 of 468 in New Jersey. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Quinton Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land35% of the land · typical NJ town 11% · U.S. 4%A+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · NJ 0.7 · U.S. 0.4DPark land743 acres of park per 1,000 residents (1,944 acres) · NJ 25 · U.S. 13A+Parks close to home43% of residents within a half mile of a park · NJ 98% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 66%
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New Jersey towns of 2,500+ (468)Ahead of 22%
New Jersey towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 11%; the U.S., 4%), so Quinton Township’s 35% is ahead of 89% of New Jersey towns, while its trails per square mile lead 7% 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.
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.
Maskells Mill Pond Wildlife Management Area
Managed by New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife
671 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Burden Hill Forest Preserve
Managed by New Jersey Conservation Foundation
510 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Cohanzick Nature Reserve
Managed by Native American Advancement Corporation
63 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
All 5 parks & preserves
Burden Hill Preserve747 acres · Natural Lands
Maskells Mill Pond Wildlife Management Area671 acres · New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife
Burden Hill Forest Preserve510 acres · New Jersey Conservation Foundation
Cohanzick Nature Reserve63 acres · Native American Advancement Corporation
Thundergut Pond Wildlife Management Area16 acres · New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife;New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
Who protects it
5,311 conserved acres
35% of Quinton Township’s land. Who manages Quinton Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other state land3,924 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits2,851 ac
County1,368 ac
State fish & wildlife1,359 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government446 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)143 ac
Town or city100 ac
Agricultural Easement · 6,312 acPrivate Conservation · 2,053 acState Conservation Area · 687 acState Resource Management Area · 671 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 410 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 3,288 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 18 of 178 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burden Hill Preserve Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 2,269 | Open |
| Maskells Mills Pond Wildlife Management Area State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 1,342 | Open |
| New Jersey Conservation Foundation 2 Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 123 | Open |
| Delaware Estuaries Acquisition Private Conservation | Private owners | 50 | Closed |
| Thundergut Pond Wildlife Management Area State Wilderness | State natural resources | 33 | Open |
| Delaware Estuaries Private Other or Unknown | Private owners | 21 | Closed |
Things to do
1 places to go in Quinton Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in Quinton Township
Coffin Hill102 ft elevation · In Maskells Mill Pond Wildlife Management Area
DirectionsTrails & water
5 lakes & rivers
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When to get out
The best walking months in Quinton Township: 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 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 42 | 45 | 53 | 64 | 74 | 82 | 87 | 85 | 78 | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 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 Quinton Township →
Next door
Quinton Township and its neighbors
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Lower Alloways Creek Township4.4 miElsinboro Township2.0 miStow Creek Township1.7 miMannington Township0.6 miQuinton Township0.2 miAlloway Township0.1 miSalem0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinton Township | 35% | under 0.1 | 743 | 43% | B+ |
| Stow Creek Township | 34% | 0.1 | 1,440 | 52% | A− |
| Lower Alloways Creek Township | 43% | 0.1 | 5,859 | 62% | A− |
| Mannington Township | 48% | under 0.1 | 1,010 | 48% | B+ |
| Salem | 21% | under 0.1 | 28 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Alloway Township | 33% | under 0.1 | 27 | 44% | B− |
| Elsinboro Township | 76% | 0.2 | 1,797 | 46% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Quinton Township
How much of Quinton Township is conserved land?
35% 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 Quinton Township’s trails?
Burden Hill Preserve and Maskells Mill Pond Wildlife Management Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Quinton Township?
38,317 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Quinton Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,962 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Quinton Township have?
Ahead of 66% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #364 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 Quinton Township 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 →