Photo: Sanoyes at English Wikipedia · Public domainVirtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Riverton
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 17 acres are parks and preserves, 6.1 per 1,000 residents. 3% of Riverton’s land is conserved, about 14 acres.
Ahead of 43% of U.S. towns · #438 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Riverton?
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How much outdoors does Riverton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Riverton is ahead of 43% of U.S. towns, #438 of 468 in New Jersey. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
New Jersey towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 11%; the U.S., 4%), so Riverton’s 3% is ahead of 17% of New Jersey towns, while its trails per square mile lead 3% of them.
Water is 29% of Riverton’s area (0 of 1 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 2%.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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14 conserved acres
3% of Riverton’s land. Water is left out: Riverton has 0.7 square miles of land and 0.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Riverton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverton Memorial Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 14 | Open |
4 places to go in Riverton
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Riverton: 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 | 44 | 53 | 65 | 74 | 83 | 88 | 85 | 79 | 67 | 56 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 4.2 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 4.8 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Riverton →
Riverton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverton | 3% | under 0.1 | 6 | 99%+ | C+ |
| Cinnaminson Township | 7% | 0.3 | 15 | 99% | B+ |
| Palmyra | 23% | 4.4 | 36 | 99%+ | A+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Riverton
How much of Riverton is conserved land?
3% 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.
Is there public land near Riverton?
22,205 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Riverton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 17 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Riverton have?
Ahead of 43% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #438 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 Riverton neighbors.
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 →