Vassar Park
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Milkbreath · Public domainB−Outdoors
Outdoors in Stratford
7% of Stratford’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 7% of Stratford’s land is conserved, about 70 acres. 54 acres are parks and preserves, 7.6 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 52% of U.S. towns · #419 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it
Conserved land
7%
70 acres · of 1.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
54 ac
7.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.1 mi
0.1 mi lanes
What kind of outdoors town is Stratford?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Stratford have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Stratford is ahead of 52% of U.S. towns, #419 of 468 in New Jersey. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Stratford’s overall grade.
Conserved land7% of the land · typical NJ town 11% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · NJ 0.7 · U.S. 0.4DPark land7.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (54 acres) · NJ 25 · U.S. 13C+Parks 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 52%
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New Jersey towns of 2,500+ (468)Ahead of 10%
New Jersey towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 11%; the U.S., 4%), so Stratford’s 7% is ahead of 34% of New Jersey towns, while its trails per square mile lead 3% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C 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.
Saratoga Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
70 conserved acres
7% of Stratford’s land. Who manages Stratford’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city70 ac
Local Conservation Area · 62 acLocal Park · 7 acLocal Recreation Area · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parkview School Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 21 | Open |
| Quaker Run Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Winding Way Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Winding Way Park Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Saratoga Road Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Yale Avenue Sports Field Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Laureba Avenue Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Saratoga Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Stratford Recreation Center Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Veterans Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Stratford
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Stratford
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
0.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.1 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
4Baseball
3Basketball
2Tennis
1Soccer
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).
Ephraim and Sarah Tomlinson HouseBuilding · listed 2019
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Stratford: 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 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 4.2 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.7 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Stratford →
Next door
Stratford and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Gloucester Township20 miSomerdale0.4 miLindenwold0.3 miStratford0.0 miHi-Nella0.0 miLaurel Springs0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stratford | 7% | under 0.1 | 8 | 99%+ | B− |
| Gloucester Township | 6% | 0.9 | 14 | 99% | A− |
| Lindenwold | 8% | 0.1 | 12 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Hi-Nella | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Laurel Springs | 5% | under 0.1 | 6 | 99%+ | B− |
| Somerdale | 5% | 0.3 | 7 | 99%+ | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Stratford
How much of Stratford is conserved land?
7% 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 Stratford’s trails?
Vassar Park and Saratoga Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Stratford?
0.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Stratford?
25,505 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Stratford or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 54 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Stratford have?
Ahead of 52% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #419 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 Stratford 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 →