Photo: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.017% of Stanhope’s land is conserved: 203 acres
3.7 miles of mapped trail cross Stanhope, 2.0 per square mile of land. 218 acres are parks and preserves, 61 per 1,000 residents. 75% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 94% of U.S. towns · #136 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Stanhope?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Stanhope have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Stanhope is ahead of 94% of U.S. towns, #136 of 468 in New Jersey. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.
New Jersey towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 11%; the U.S., 4%), so Stanhope’s 17% is ahead of 64% of New Jersey towns, while its trails per square mile lead 90% of them.
Water is 12% of Stanhope’s area (0 of 2 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 15%.
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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203 conserved acres
17% of Stanhope’s land. Water is left out: Stanhope has 1.8 square miles of land and 0.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Stanhope’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Musconetcong State Park State Recreation Area | State parks | 368 | Open |
| Stanhope Borough Preserve Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Musconetcong Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Furnace Pond Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Stanhope Borough Beach or Boardwalk Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 1 | Open |
4 places to go in Stanhope
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 fishing spot without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 named trail and 3 lakes & rivers
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.
1 place 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.
The best walking months in Stanhope: April to June, August and September
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) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 36 | 39 | 47 | 60 | 70 | 78 | 82 | 81 | 74 | 62 | 51 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 3.7 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.4 |
February is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 5.1 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Stanhope →
Stanhope 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanhope | 17% | 2.0 | 61 | 75% | A |
| Mount Olive Township | 31% | 2.8 | 229 | 99% | A+ |
| Byram Township | 24% | 2.2 | 605 | 98% | A+ |
| Byram Center | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Roxbury Township | 17% | 1.1 | 149 | 99%+ | A+ |
| Hopatcong | 24% | 1.8 | 77 | 99% | A+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Stanhope
How much of Stanhope is conserved land?
17% 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.
Is there public land near Stanhope?
55,704 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Stanhope or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 218 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Stanhope have?
Ahead of 94% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #136 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 Stanhope 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 →