Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY-SA 4.0Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Somerdale
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 40 acres are parks and preserves, 7.2 per 1,000 residents. 5% of Somerdale’s land is conserved, about 40 acres.
Ahead of 66% of U.S. towns · #365 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Somerdale?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Somerdale have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Somerdale is ahead of 66% of U.S. towns, #365 of 468 in New Jersey. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
New Jersey towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 11%; the U.S., 4%), so Somerdale’s 5% is ahead of 24% of New Jersey towns, while its trails per square mile lead 26% of them.
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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Nature Trail Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
40 conserved acres
5% of Somerdale’s land. Who manages Somerdale’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nature Trail Park Local Park | Not recorded | 17 | Open |
| Somerdale Borough Wooded Lot Local Resource Management Area | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Somerdale Recreation Center Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Kennedy Boulevard Recreation Center Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Ward Memorial Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Somerdale Borough Trail Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Youth Center Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 1 | Open |
2 places to go in Somerdale
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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.
The best walking months in Somerdale: 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 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 42 | 45 | 53 | 65 | 74 | 83 | 87 | 85 | 78 | 67 | 56 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 4.2 |
February is the driest month (2.8 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 Somerdale →
Somerdale 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somerdale | 5% | 0.3 | 7 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Voorhees Township | 9% | 0.2 | 19 | 92% | B+ |
| Echelon | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Magnolia | 1% | 0.8 | 4 | 99%+ | B |
| Hi-Nella | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Stratford | 7% | under 0.1 | 8 | 99%+ | B− |
| Gloucester Township | 6% | 0.9 | 14 | 99% | A− |
| Lindenwold | 8% | 0.1 | 12 | 99%+ | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Somerdale
Where can I hike in Somerdale?
The longest trail networks: Nature Trail Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Somerdale 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 Somerdale’s trails?
Nature Trail Park and Dartmouth Ave Recreation Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Somerdale?
22,671 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Somerdale or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 40 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Somerdale have?
Ahead of 66% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #365 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 Somerdale 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 →