Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park
Managed by New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry
80 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dogs on leash
Directionsto D&R Canal State Park ParkingWebsite ↗
Photo: Gary Miotla · CC BY 3.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in South Bound Brook
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in South Bound Brook
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 90 acres are parks and preserves, 19 per 1,000 residents. 2% of South Bound Brook’s land is conserved, about 8 acres.
Ahead of 69% of U.S. towns · #346 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
8 acres · of 0.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
90 ac
19 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.0 mi
2.0 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is South Bound Brook?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does South Bound Brook have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, South Bound Brook is ahead of 69% of U.S. towns, #346 of 468 in New Jersey. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of South Bound Brook’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical NJ town 11% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · NJ 0.7 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land19 acres of park per 1,000 residents (90 acres) · NJ 25 · U.S. 13BParks 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 69%
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New Jersey towns of 2,500+ (468)Ahead of 26%
New Jersey towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 11%; the U.S., 4%), so South Bound Brook’s 2% is ahead of 7% of New Jersey towns, while its trails per square mile lead 28% of them.
Water is 13% of South Bound Brook’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%.
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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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The longest trail network is Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Maple Avenue Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
8 conserved acres
2% of South Bound Brook’s land. Water is left out: South Bound Brook has 0.6 square miles of land and 0.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages South Bound Brook’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County8 ac
Local Park · 4 acLocal Historic or Cultural Area · 4 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Park Local Park | County | 4 | Open |
| Abraham Staats House Local Historic or Cultural Area | County | 4 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in South Bound Brook
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in South Bound Brook
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
2.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.0 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
2Baseball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Staats HouseBuilding · listed 2002
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in South Bound Brook: 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 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 40 | 43 | 51 | 63 | 73 | 82 | 87 | 85 | 78 | 66 | 55 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 4.3 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 5.0 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in South Bound Brook →
Next door
South Bound Brook and its neighbors
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Franklin Township58 miPiscataway Township13 miBound Brook0.8 miMiddlesex0.7 miFranklin Center0.6 miSouth Bound Brook0.2 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Bound Brook | 2% | 0.3 | 19 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Piscataway Township | 3% | 0.7 | 20 | 93% | B+ |
| Bound Brook | 9% | 0.5 | 8 | 99%+ | A− |
| Franklin Center | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Franklin Township | 26% | 1.3 | 111 | 96% | A+ |
| Middlesex | 1% | 0.2 | 13 | 99%+ | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in South Bound Brook
Where can I hike in South Bound Brook?
The longest trail networks: Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of South Bound Brook is conserved land?
2% 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 South Bound Brook’s trails?
OpenStreetMap records dogs as welcome at Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park (on leash). For the rest, check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in South Bound Brook?
2.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.0 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near South Bound Brook?
30,662 acres of parks and open public land lie inside South Bound Brook or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 90 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does South Bound Brook have?
Ahead of 69% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #346 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 South Bound Brook 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 →