Saddle River County Park - Otto Pehle Area
Park
32 acres1.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Peteblac cem · Public domainB+Outdoors
Outdoors in Saddle Brook Township
5% of Saddle Brook Township’s land is conserved, and 97% of residents live within a half mile of a park
2.4 miles of mapped trail cross Saddle Brook Township, 0.9 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Saddle River County Park - Otto Pehle Area (1.4 mi), Saddle River County Park (0.9 mi). 93 acres are parks and preserves, 6.5 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 73% of U.S. towns · #329 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
94 acres · of 2.7 sq mi of land
Trails
2.4 mi
0.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
93 ac
6.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
97%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Saddle Brook Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Saddle Brook Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Saddle Brook Township is ahead of 73% of U.S. towns, #329 of 468 in New Jersey. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Saddle Brook Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical NJ town 11% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.9 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · NJ 0.7 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land6.5 acres of park per 1,000 residents (93 acres) · NJ 25 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home97% 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 73%
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New Jersey towns of 2,500+ (468)Ahead of 30%
New Jersey towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 11%; the U.S., 4%), so Saddle Brook Township’s 5% is ahead of 28% of New Jersey towns, while its trails per square mile lead 61% 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
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Saddle River County Park - Otto Pehle Area, with 1.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Saddle River County Park
Nature preserve
77 acres0.9 mi of trail
Saddle River County Park Path
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Avon Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
94 conserved acres
5% of Saddle Brook Township’s land. Who manages Saddle Brook Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County86 ac
Town or city5 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government4 ac
Not recorded90 ac
Local Park · 91 acLocal Conservation Area · 86 acLocal Recreation Area · 5 acLocal Other or Unknown · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saddle River County Park Local Park | County | 172 | Open |
| unknown Local Park | Not recorded | 5 | Open |
| Sampson St. Recreation Complex Acquisition Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 4 | Open |
| Saddle Brook Township Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Saddle Brook Township Unknown Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Saddle Brook Township Playground Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
5 places to go in Saddle Brook Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Saddle Brook Township
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Picnic areas in Saddle Brook Township
1 picnic area without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 2.4 mi
Saddle River County Park Path0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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.
Saddle River County Park Bike PathBike route
1.4 miCourts & fields
6Baseball
5Basketball
4Tennis
2Football
1Soccer
1Lacrosse
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Saddle Brook Township: 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) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 40 | 42 | 50 | 63 | 73 | 82 | 87 | 85 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.2 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.6 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Saddle Brook Township →
Next door
Saddle Brook Township and its neighbors
Saddle Brook Township has the second most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saddle Brook Township | 5% | 0.9 | 6 | 97% | B+ |
| Rochelle Park Township | 11% | 1.3 | 13 | 99%+ | A |
| Lodi | 3% | under 0.1 | 2 | 99%+ | C+ |
| Garfield | 5% | 1.0 | 2 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Fair Lawn | 7% | 1.3 | 7 | 99%+ | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Saddle Brook Township
Where can I hike in Saddle Brook Township?
The longest trail networks: Saddle River County Park - Otto Pehle Area, 1.4 miles; Saddle River County Park, 0.9 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Saddle Brook Township is conserved land?
5% 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 Saddle Brook Township’s trails?
Saddle River County Park - Otto Pehle Area and Saddle River County Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Saddle Brook Township?
22,748 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Saddle Brook Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 93 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Saddle Brook Township have?
Ahead of 73% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #329 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 Saddle Brook 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 →