Bridgeton City Park
Park
16 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Deerfield Presbyterian Church · Photo: Smallbones · CC0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Upper Deerfield Township
28% of Upper Deerfield Township’s land is conserved: 5,566 acres
604 acres are parks and preserves, 77 per 1,000 residents. 3.4 miles of mapped trail cross Upper Deerfield Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 52% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 70% of U.S. towns · #342 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it
Conserved land
28%
5,566 acres · of 31.2 sq mi of land
Trails
3.4 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
604 ac
77 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
52%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
3
What kind of outdoors town is Upper Deerfield Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Upper Deerfield Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Upper Deerfield Township is ahead of 70% of U.S. towns, #342 of 468 in New Jersey. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Upper Deerfield Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land28% of the land · typical NJ town 11% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · NJ 0.7 · U.S. 0.4CPark land77 acres of park per 1,000 residents (604 acres) · NJ 25 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home52% 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 70%
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New Jersey towns of 2,500+ (468)Ahead of 27%
New Jersey towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 11%; the U.S., 4%), so Upper Deerfield Township’s 28% is ahead of 82% of New Jersey towns, while its trails per square mile lead 13% 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
5,566 conserved acres
28% of Upper Deerfield Township’s land. Who manages Upper Deerfield Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County5,392 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government3,417 ac
Town or city793 ac
Other state land660 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)61 ac
Not recorded117 ac
Agricultural Easement · 9,732 acLocal Other or Unknown · 294 acLocal Park · 176 acLocal Conservation Area · 117 acLocal Recreation Area · 68 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 5,029 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 14 of 210 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Deerfield Township Conservation Area Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 117 | Open |
| unknown Local Park | Not recorded | 117 | Open |
| Upper Deerfield Township Unknown Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 107 | Open |
| Upper Deerfield Park Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 100 | Open |
| Cumberland County Unknown Local Other or Unknown | County | 86 | Open |
| Bridgeton City Park Local Park | Town or city | 58 | Open |
| Cohansey Soccer Club Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 46 | Open |
| North Cumberland Little League Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 22 | Open |
| Park Drive Tot Lot Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Upper Deerfield Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Upper Deerfield Township
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Picnic areas in Upper Deerfield Township
1 picnic area without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
3 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
9Soccer
6Softball
5Baseball
3Basketball
1Tennis
1Multi-sport
1Volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Upper Deerfield 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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 42 | 45 | 53 | 64 | 73 | 82 | 87 | 85 | 78 | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 4.1 |
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 Upper Deerfield Township →
Next door
Upper Deerfield Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Pittsgrove Township13 miHopewell Township7.7 miBridgeton6.9 miFairfield Township5.4 miUpper Deerfield Township3.4 miDeerfield Township0.7 miSunset Lake0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Deerfield Township | 28% | 0.1 | 77 | 52% | B+ |
| Hopewell Township | 35% | 0.3 | 262 | 58% | A− |
| Fairfield Township | 43% | 0.1 | 2,075 | 96% | A |
| Bridgeton | 11% | 1.1 | 18 | 90% | A |
| Sunset Lake | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Deerfield Township | 7% | under 0.1 | 59 | 48% | B− |
| Pittsgrove Township | 32% | 0.3 | 450 | 41% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Upper Deerfield Township
How much of Upper Deerfield Township is conserved land?
28% 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 Upper Deerfield Township’s trails?
Bridgeton City Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Upper Deerfield Township?
50,754 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Upper Deerfield Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 604 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Upper Deerfield Township have?
Ahead of 70% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #342 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 Upper Deerfield 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 →