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 4.039% of South Harrison Township’s land is conserved: 3,936 acres
103 acres are parks and preserves, 30 per 1,000 residents. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross South Harrison Township. 18% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 50% of U.S. towns · #425 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is South Harrison Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does South Harrison Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, South Harrison Township is ahead of 50% of U.S. towns, #425 of 468 in New Jersey. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
New Jersey towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 11%; the U.S., 4%), so South Harrison Township’s 39% is ahead of 93% of New Jersey towns, while its trails per square mile lead 7% 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
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3,936 conserved acres
39% of South Harrison Township’s land. Who manages South Harrison Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 3,733 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 20 of 247 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniels Preserve Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 107 | Closed |
| Preserved Farmland Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 89 | Closed |
| Harrisonville Lake Wildlife Management Area State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 15 | Open |
2 places to go in South Harrison Township
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.
1 named trail
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 South Harrison Township: 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 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 42 | 45 | 53 | 65 | 74 | 82 | 87 | 85 | 78 | 67 | 56 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 4.1 |
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 South Harrison Township →
South Harrison Township and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Harrison Township | 39% | under 0.1 | 30 | 18% | B− |
| Pilesgrove Township | 37% | under 0.1 | 287 | 47% | B |
| Harrisonville | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Woolwich Township | 23% | 0.1 | 67 | 74% | B+ |
| Harrison Township | 16% | 0.1 | 19 | 39% | B− |
| Elk Township | 27% | 0.1 | 34 | 16% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in South Harrison Township
How much of South Harrison Township is conserved land?
39% 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 Harrison Township’s trails?
Stewart Memorial Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near South Harrison Township?
16,785 acres of parks and open public land lie inside South Harrison Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 103 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does South Harrison Township have?
Ahead of 50% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #425 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 Harrison Township 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 →