Boonstra Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Pvjoeb joe b · CC BY-SA 3.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Totowa
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Totowa
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 1% of Totowa’s land is conserved, about 34 acres. 124 acres are parks and preserves, 11 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 42% of U.S. towns · #439 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
34 acres · of 4.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
124 ac
11 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Totowa?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Totowa have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Totowa is ahead of 42% of U.S. towns, #439 of 468 in New Jersey. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Totowa’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical NJ town 11% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · NJ 0.7 · U.S. 0.4DPark land11 acres of park per 1,000 residents (124 acres) · NJ 25 · U.S. 13B−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 42%
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New Jersey towns of 2,500+ (468)Ahead of 6%
New Jersey towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 11%; the U.S., 4%), so Totowa’s 1% is ahead of 4% 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 B. 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
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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
34 conserved acres
1% of Totowa’s land. Who manages Totowa’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city30 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government20 ac
Local Park · 30 acLocal Recreation Area · 20 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Field Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 17 | Open |
| PAL Field Local Park | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| Pool Local Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Minnisink Road Field Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 3 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Totowa
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Totowa
Bogert Street Playground
DirectionsPlus 1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
6Soccer
5Softball
4Baseball
2Tennis
2Football
2Basketball
1Pickleball
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). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Van Houten-Van Allen HouseBuilding · listed 2025
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Totowa: 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) | 39 | 42 | 50 | 62 | 73 | 81 | 86 | 84 | 77 | 65 | 54 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Totowa →
Next door
Totowa and its neighbors
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Wayne Township31 miWoodland Park11 miPaterson4.6 miLittle Falls Township2.7 miPreakness0.8 miTotowa0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totowa | 1% | under 0.1 | 11 | 99%+ | C+ |
| Wayne Township | 16% | 1.3 | 23 | 98% | A |
| Woodland Park | 11% | 3.6 | 23 | 99% | A+ |
| Little Falls Township | 2% | 1.0 | 5 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Paterson | 5% | 0.5 | 2 | 97% | B |
| Preakness | — 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.
Questions about parks and trails in Totowa
How much of Totowa is conserved land?
1% 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 Totowa’s trails?
Boonstra Park and Veterans Field Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Totowa?
33,760 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Totowa or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 124 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Totowa have?
Ahead of 42% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #439 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 Totowa 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 →