Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
Managed by United States Fish and Wildlife Service
159 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Smallbones · Public domainB+Outdoors
Outdoors in Salem
21% of Salem’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. 21% of Salem’s land is conserved, about 316 acres. 151 acres are parks and preserves, 28 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 74% of U.S. towns · #320 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it
Conserved land
21%
316 acres · of 2.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
151 ac
28 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Salem?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Salem have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Salem is ahead of 74% of U.S. towns, #320 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 Salem’s overall grade.
Conserved land21% of the land · typical NJ town 11% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · NJ 0.7 · U.S. 0.4DPark land28 acres of park per 1,000 residents (151 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 74%
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New Jersey towns of 2,500+ (468)Ahead of 32%
New Jersey towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 11%; the U.S., 4%), so Salem’s 21% is ahead of 71% of New Jersey towns, while its trails per square mile lead 3% of them.
Water is 17% of Salem’s area (0 of 3 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 18%.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Salem. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
316 conserved acres
21% of Salem’s land. Water is left out: Salem has 2.3 square miles of land and 0.5 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Salem’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service159 ac
Town or city153 ac
Other state land6 ac
County1 ac
National Wildlife Refuge · 159 acLocal Other or Unknown · 148 acAgricultural Easement · 6 acLocal Recreation Area · 5 acLocal Park · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 3 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 7 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 159 | Restricted |
| Salem City Unknown Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 139 | Open |
| Community Pool Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Little League Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Fenwick Grove Park Local Park | County | 1 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Salem
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Salem
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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
7Baseball
5Soccer
4Tracks
2Football
1Basketball
1Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 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.
When to get out
The best walking months in Salem: 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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 42 | 44 | 52 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 86 | 85 | 78 | 67 | 56 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 4.0 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.5 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Salem →
Next door
Salem and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Pennsville Township3.4 miElsinboro Township2.0 miMannington Township0.6 miQuinton Township0.2 miSalem0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salem | 21% | under 0.1 | 28 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Mannington Township | 48% | under 0.1 | 1,010 | 48% | B+ |
| Elsinboro Township | 76% | 0.2 | 1,797 | 46% | A− |
| Pennsville Township | 28% | 0.2 | 23 | 88% | A− |
| Quinton Township | 35% | under 0.1 | 743 | 43% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Salem
How much of Salem is conserved land?
21% 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 Salem’s trails?
Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuge doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Salem?
26,939 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Salem or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 151 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Salem have?
Ahead of 74% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #320 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 Salem 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 →