Lincoln Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Adam Moss · CC BY-SA 2.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Roselle Park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Roselle Park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 33 acres are parks and preserves, 2.3 per 1,000 residents. 4% of Roselle Park’s land is conserved, about 31 acres.
Ahead of 39% of U.S. towns · #445 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
31 acres · of 1.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
33 ac
2.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.5 mi
0.5 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Roselle Park?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Roselle Park have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Roselle Park is ahead of 39% of U.S. towns, #445 of 468 in New Jersey. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Roselle Park’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical NJ town 11% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · NJ 0.7 · U.S. 0.4DPark land2.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (33 acres) · NJ 25 · U.S. 13C−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 39%
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New Jersey towns of 2,500+ (468)Ahead of 5%
New Jersey towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 11%; the U.S., 4%), so Roselle Park’s 4% is ahead of 20% of New Jersey towns, while its trails per square mile lead 3% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to B. 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
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Edgar "Hot Dog" Acker Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
31 conserved acres
4% of Roselle Park’s land. Who manages Roselle Park’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city30 ac
Local Park · 16 acLocal Recreation Area · 14 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Board of Education Ballfields Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Hawthorne Basin Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Municipal Open Space Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Little League Complex Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Municipal Open Sapce Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Lamonaco Perry Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Aldene Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Loreti Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Acker Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Roselle Park
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Roselle Park
Kids PlaygroundIn Edgar "Hot Dog" Acker Park
DirectionsPlus 1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Biking & sports
0.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.5 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
9Soccer
7Baseball
4Tennis
2Football
1Softball
1Volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Roselle Park: April to June, August and 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 40 | 43 | 51 | 63 | 73 | 82 | 87 | 85 | 78 | 66 | 55 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 4.3 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.8 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Roselle Park →
Next door
Roselle Park and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roselle Park | 4% | under 0.1 | 2 | 99%+ | C+ |
| Kenilworth | 19% | 3.1 | 34 | 99%+ | A+ |
| Elizabeth | 2% | 0.3 | 2 | 99%+ | B− |
| Cranford Township | 14% | 1.5 | 20 | 99%+ | A+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Roselle Park
How much of Roselle Park is conserved land?
4% 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 Roselle Park’s trails?
Lincoln Park and Lamonaco Perry Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Roselle Park?
0.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.5 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Roselle Park?
26,373 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Roselle Park or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 33 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Roselle Park have?
Ahead of 39% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #445 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 Roselle Park 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 →