Jacksonville Community Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
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Outdoors in Springfield Township
37% of Springfield Township’s land is conserved: 7,015 acres
434 acres are parks and preserves, 133 per 1,000 residents. 2.0 miles of mapped trail cross Springfield Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 45% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 69% of U.S. towns · #347 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it
Conserved land
37%
7,015 acres · of 29.5 sq mi of land
Trails
2.0 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
434 ac
133 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
45%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.7 mi
2.7 mi paths
Highest peak
180 ft
Mount Pisgah
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Springfield Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Springfield Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Springfield Township is ahead of 69% of U.S. towns, #347 of 468 in New Jersey. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Springfield Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land37% of the land · typical NJ town 11% · U.S. 4%A+Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · NJ 0.7 · U.S. 0.4CPark land133 acres of park per 1,000 residents (434 acres) · NJ 25 · U.S. 13AParks close to home45% of residents within a half mile of a park · NJ 98% · U.S. 72%C+
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 Springfield Township’s 37% is ahead of 91% of New Jersey towns, while its trails per square mile lead 11% 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
7,015 conserved acres
37% of Springfield Township’s land. Who manages Springfield Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County12,196 ac
Other state land837 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government630 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)140 ac
Town or city97 ac
Joint80 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits21 ac
Agricultural Easement · 11,647 acLocal Recreation Area · 795 acLocal Other or Unknown · 718 acUnknown Easement · 641 acLocal Park · 98 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 6,010 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 7 of 215 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burlington County Fairgrounds Local Recreation Area | County | 687 | Open |
| Springfield 1 Local Other or Unknown | Other or Unknown Local Government | 628 | Open |
| Arneys Mount Local Recreation Area | County | 149 | Open |
| Burlington County Unknown Local Other or Unknown | County | 89 | Open |
| Juliustown Park Local Park | Town or city | 77 | Open |
| Municipal Park Local Park | Town or city | 20 | Open |
| Pine Glen Local Recreation Area | County | 19 | Open |
| Rancocas Land Conservation Group Preserve Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 11 | Restricted |
| Preserve Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 11 | Closed |
| Burlington Township Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Springfield Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in Springfield Township
Mount Pisgah180 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
2.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.7 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →6 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Arney's Mount Friends Meetinghouse and Burial GroundBuilding · listed 1973
About itJohn Irick HouseBuilding · listed 1977
About itOakwoodBuilding · listed 1978
About itRosebud FarmDistrict · listed 1979
About itUpper Springfield MeetinghouseDistrict · listed 1979
About itWilliam Ridgeway HouseBuilding · listed 2019
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Springfield Township: April to June
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 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 42 | 45 | 53 | 65 | 74 | 83 | 87 | 85 | 79 | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 4.2 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.9 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Springfield Township →
Next door
Springfield Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Pemberton Township77 miMansfield Township7.7 miBurlington Township2.6 miSpringfield Township2.0 miFlorence Township1.5 miChesterfield Township0.9 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield Township | 37% | 0.1 | 133 | 45% | B+ |
| Mansfield Township | 27% | 0.4 | 63 | 49% | A− |
| Florence Township | 9% | 0.2 | 16 | 85% | B |
| Burlington Township | 8% | 0.2 | 25 | 96% | B+ |
| Chesterfield Township | 57% | under 0.1 | 25 | 88% | B+ |
| Pemberton Township | 16% | 1.2 | 76 | 86% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Springfield Township
How much of Springfield Township is conserved land?
37% 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 Springfield Township’s trails?
Jacksonville Community Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Springfield Township?
2.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.7 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Springfield Township?
46,115 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Springfield Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 434 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Springfield Township have?
Ahead of 69% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #347 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 Springfield 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 →