Samuel Nelkin County Park
Park
19 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Jim.henderson · Public domainB+Outdoors
Outdoors in Wallington
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Wallington
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 1.3 miles of mapped trail cross Wallington, 1.3 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Samuel Nelkin County Park (0.7 mi).
Ahead of 74% of U.S. towns · #325 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
29 acres · of 1.0 sq mi of land
Trails
1.3 mi
1.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
31 ac
2.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
3
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Wallington?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Wallington have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Wallington is ahead of 74% of U.S. towns, #325 of 468 in New Jersey. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Wallington’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical NJ town 11% · U.S. 4%BTrails1.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · NJ 0.7 · U.S. 0.4APark land2.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (31 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 74%
LessMore
New Jersey towns of 2,500+ (468)Ahead of 31%
New Jersey towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 11%; the U.S., 4%), so Wallington’s 4% is ahead of 23% of New Jersey towns, while its trails per square mile lead 76% of them.
Water is 5% of Wallington’s area (0 of 1 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 4%.
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
The longest trail network is Samuel Nelkin County Park, with 0.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Liberty Crossing Park
Park
1 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
29 conserved acres
4% of Wallington’s land. Water is left out: Wallington has 1.0 square miles of land and 0.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Wallington’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County18 ac
Town or city11 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 18 acLocal Park · 9 acLocal Recreation Area · 3 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Nelkin County Park Local Other or Unknown | County | 18 | Open |
| Mount Pleasant Playground Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Centennial Field Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Dul Field Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Hathaway Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Washington Crossing Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Main Avenue Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Wallington Borough Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Lexington Avenue Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Crescent Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Wallington
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Wallington
County PlaygroundIn Samuel Nelkin County Park
DirectionsMount Pleasant Avenue Playground
DirectionsDog parks in Wallington
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in Wallington
Lester St Boat Ramp
DirectionsTrails & water
2 named trails and 3 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Wallington Trail0.4 mi
Crescent Path0.1 mi
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
2Tennis
2Basketball
1Pickleball
1Softball
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Wallington: 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 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 40 | 43 | 50 | 63 | 73 | 82 | 87 | 85 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.2 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.5 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Wallington →
Next door
Wallington and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Garfield2.2 miEast Rutherford1.6 miWallington1.3 miPassaic0.4 miWood-Ridge0.0 miSouth Hackensack Township0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wallington | 4% | 1.3 | 3 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Garfield | 5% | 1.0 | 2 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Passaic | 1% | 0.1 | 1 | 99%+ | C+ |
| East Rutherford | 2% | 0.4 | 4 | 94% | B− |
| Wood-Ridge | 2% | under 0.1 | 1 | 99%+ | C |
| South Hackensack Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 2 | 99%+ | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Wallington
Where can I hike in Wallington?
The longest trail networks: Samuel Nelkin County Park, 0.7 miles; Liberty Crossing Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Wallington is conserved land?
4% 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 Wallington’s trails?
Samuel Nelkin County Park and Liberty Crossing Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Wallington?
20,292 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wallington or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 31 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Wallington have?
Ahead of 74% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #325 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 Wallington neighbors.
Share a tip
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 →