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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 3.092 miles of mapped trail cross Tabernacle Township, 1.9 per square mile of land. 1,555 acres are parks and preserves, 227 per 1,000 residents. The biggest trail networks: Wharton State Forest (72.9 mi), Franklin Parker Preserve (4.4 mi).
Ahead of 95% of U.S. towns · #114 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it
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On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Tabernacle Township is ahead of 95% of U.S. towns, #114 of 468 in New Jersey. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; conserved land ranks 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 Tabernacle Township’s 27% is ahead of 80% of New Jersey towns, while its trails per square mile lead 88% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
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The longest trail network is Wharton State Forest, with 72.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
27% of Tabernacle Township’s land. Who manages Tabernacle Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,464 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wharton State Forest State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 7,134 | Open |
| Camp Inawendiwin Private Recreation or Education | Land trusts & nonprofits | 746 | Closed |
| Friendship Creek Preserve Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 500 | Open |
| Bear Swamp at Red Lion Preserve State Conservation Area | Other state land | 351 | Open |
| Philadelphia Herpetological Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 79 | Closed |
| Pricketts Mill Park Local Park | Town or city | 43 | Open |
| Tabernacle Township Conservation Area Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 21 | Open |
| Patty Bowker Park Local Park | Town or city | 18 | Open |
| Carranza Memorial Historic Site State Historic or Cultural Area | State natural resources | 3 | Open |
| Tax Exempt# 0335-05-22 Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 2 | Closed |
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Plus 1 campground without a name on the map.
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.
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) | 43 | 46 | 53 | 65 | 74 | 83 | 87 | 85 | 79 | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 4.4 |
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 Tabernacle Township →
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tabernacle Township | 27% | 1.9 | 227 | 62% | A |
| Shamong Township | 17% | 1.9 | 59 | 86% | A+ |
| Woodland Township | 34% | 3.6 | 9,768 | 86% | A+ |
| Southampton Township | 22% | 0.2 | 269 | 80% | A− |
| Medford Township | 33% | 0.5 | 85 | 95% | A |
| Washington Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
The longest trail networks: Wharton State Forest, 72.9 miles; Franklin Parker Preserve, 4.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
27% 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.
OpenStreetMap records dogs as welcome at Franklin Parker Preserve (on leash). For the rest, check the signs at the trailhead.
7.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 7.8 of painted or protected lanes.
199,312 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Tabernacle Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 14,307 of them inside the town line.
Ahead of 95% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #114 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.
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Tabernacle Township neighbors.
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 →