Whittaker Street Park
Park
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Jared Kofsky/Placenj.com · CC BY-SA 3.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Riverside Township
9% of Riverside Township’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 Riverside Township’s land is conserved, about 86 acres. 92 acres are parks and preserves, 11 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 59% of U.S. towns · #399 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it
Conserved land
9%
86 acres · of 1.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
92 ac
11 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.2 mi
0.3 mi lanes · 0.6 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Riverside Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Riverside Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Riverside Township is ahead of 59% of U.S. towns, #399 of 468 in New Jersey. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Riverside Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land9% of the land · typical NJ town 11% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · NJ 0.7 · U.S. 0.4DPark land11 acres of park per 1,000 residents (92 acres) · NJ 25 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · NJ 98% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 59%
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New Jersey towns of 2,500+ (468)Ahead of 15%
New Jersey towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 11%; the U.S., 4%), so Riverside Township’s 9% is ahead of 43% of New Jersey towns, while its trails per square mile lead 3% of them.
Water is 8% of Riverside Township’s area (0 of 2 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 8%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ 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.
Spring Garden Street Park
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
86 conserved acres
9% of Riverside Township’s land. Water is left out: Riverside Township has 1.5 square miles of land and 0.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Riverside Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city85 ac
Not recorded54 ac
Local Recreation Area · 65 acLocal Park · 59 acLocal Conservation Area · 16 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| unknown Local Park | Not recorded | 54 | Open |
| Riverside Township Water Body Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 38 | Open |
| Riverside Township Estuary or Marsh Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 16 | Open |
| Riverside Township Athletic Facility Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Polaski Field Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Spring Garden Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| AA Field Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Whomsley Field Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 4 | Open |
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
1.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.3 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
0.6 mi
off-road bike paths
0.3 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
9Baseball
4Basketball
2Pickleball
1Soccer
1Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Philadelphia Watch Case Company BuildingBuilding · listed 1978
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Riverside 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 42 | 45 | 53 | 65 | 74 | 83 | 88 | 85 | 79 | 67 | 56 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 4.2 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 4.7 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Riverside Township →
Next door
Riverside Township and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside Township | 9% | under 0.1 | 11 | 99%+ | B |
| Delanco Township | 19% | 1.9 | 61 | 94% | A+ |
| Delran Township | 17% | 0.6 | 40 | 95% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Riverside Township
How much of Riverside Township 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 Riverside Township’s trails?
Whittaker Street Park and Spring Garden Street Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Riverside Township?
1.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.3 of painted or protected lanes, 0.6 of off-road paths and 0.3 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Riverside Township?
20,853 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Riverside Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 92 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Riverside Township have?
Ahead of 59% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #399 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 Riverside 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 →