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Outdoors in Ramsey

9% of Ramsey’s land is conserved, and 99% of residents live within a half mile of a park

5.0 miles of mapped trail cross Ramsey, 0.9 per square mile of land. 9% of Ramsey’s land is conserved, about 334 acres. The biggest trail networks: Deer Trail North Property (1 mi), H & T Property (0.6 mi), Royale Tract (0.5 mi).

Ahead of 90% of U.S. towns · #192 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it

Conserved land
9%
334 acres · of 5.5 sq mi of land
Trails
5.0 mi
0.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
338 ac
23 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
6

What kind of outdoors town is Ramsey?

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

Land that stays wild9% of the land is conserved; a typical New Jersey town, 11%.Parks close to home99% of residents live within a half mile of a park.A trail town0.9 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, more than 78% of U.S. towns.
Outdoors grade

How much outdoors does Ramsey have?

On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Ramsey is ahead of 90% of U.S. towns, #192 of 468 in New Jersey. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, park acres per resident lowest.

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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Ramsey’s overall grade.
Conserved land9% of the land · typical NJ town 11% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.9 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · NJ 0.7 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land23 acres of park per 1,000 residents (338 acres) · NJ 25 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home99% of residents within a half mile of a park · NJ 98% · U.S. 72%A
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 90%
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New Jersey towns of 2,500+ (468)Ahead of 59%

New Jersey towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 11%; the U.S., 4%), so Ramsey’s 9% is ahead of 45% of New Jersey towns, while its trails per square mile lead 62% of them.

How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A− 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

The longest trail network is Deer Trail North Property, with 1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Deer Trail North Property

Managed by Ramsey Borough
27 acres1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

H & T Property

Managed by Ramsey Borough
30 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

Royale Tract

Managed by Ramsey Borough
32 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

Suraci Pond Property

Managed by Ramsey Borough
17 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

Darlington County Park

Park
34 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto Darlington Upper Lake Parking
All 11 parks & preserves
Deer Trail North Property27 acres · 1 mi of trail · Ramsey Borough
H & T Property30 acres · 0.6 mi of trail · Ramsey Borough
Royale Tract32 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · Ramsey Borough
Suraci Pond Property17 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · Ramsey Borough
Darlington County Park34 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Directions
O'Kane Park33 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Shultz Property19 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Ramsey Borough
Directions
Finch Park19 acres
Directions
Monte Park11 acres · Ramsey Borough
Elbert Street Property11 acres · Ramsey Borough
Directions
Van Gelder's Pond Property7 acres · Ramsey Borough
Who protects it

334 conserved acres

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

Town or city247 ac
County85 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government2 ac
Not recorded32 ac
Local Recreation Area · 148 acLocal Park · 139 acLocal Resource Management Area · 55 acLocal Other or Unknown · 24 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
OKane Park
Local Park
Town or city63Open
Ramsey Borough Wooded Lot
Local Resource Management Area
Town or city55Open
Darlington County Park
Local Recreation Area
County48Open
Darlington County Park and Golf Course
Local Recreation Area
County37Open
unknown
Local Park
Not recorded32Open
Deer Trail North
Local Recreation Area
Town or city27Open
Conklin Park
Local Recreation Area
Town or city20Open
Suraci Park
Local Other or Unknown
Town or city17Open
Finch Park
Local Park
Town or city17Open
Monte Park
Local Park
Town or city11Open

5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.

Things to do

3 places to go in Ramsey

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

Playgrounds in Ramsey

3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

Trails & water

6 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Canns LakereservoirGarrison PondreservoirMirror LakereservoirSuraci PondVan Gelders PondWyckoff Lakereservoir
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
12Tennis
12Baseball
3Soccer
3Football
1Basketball

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

History along the way

2 places on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.

History →
Westervelt-Ackerson HouseBuilding · listed 1977
About it
David Van Gelder HouseBuilding · listed 1983
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Ramsey: 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)9.510.611.813.314.515.114.813.812.411.09.89.2
High (°F)384049617180858376645342
Rain (in)3.32.84.03.93.84.74.34.64.44.53.74.2

February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Ramsey →

Next door

Ramsey and its neighbors

Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Mahwah Township76 miAllendale5.7 miRamsey5.0 miUpper Saddle River0.0 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Ramsey9%0.92399%A
Mahwah Township46%3.026483%A+
Allendale11%1.82893%A
Upper Saddle River2%under 0.11170%C

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

Questions about parks and trails in Ramsey

Where can I hike in Ramsey?

The longest trail networks: Deer Trail North Property, 1 miles; H & T Property, 0.6 miles; Royale Tract, 0.5 miles; Suraci Pond Property, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

How much of Ramsey is conserved land?

9% 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 Ramsey’s trails?

Deer Trail North Property and H & T Property don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Ramsey?

62,244 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ramsey or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 338 of them inside the town line.

How much outdoors does Ramsey have?

Ahead of 90% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #192 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 Ramsey 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 →