Willingboro Lakes Park
Managed by Burlington County
109 acres1.7 mi of trail
Olympia Lake Loop TrailOak Meadow TrailLake TrailWoodland Trail+1
Dogs on leash
No trailhead mapped yet
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Outdoors in Willingboro Township
9% of Willingboro Township’s land is conserved: 454 acres
The biggest trail networks: Willingboro Lakes Park (1.7 mi). 81% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 467 acres are parks and preserves, 15 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 68% of U.S. towns · #351 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it
Conserved land
9%
454 acres · of 7.7 sq mi of land
Trails
2.3 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
467 ac
15 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
81%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.4 mi
0.4 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Willingboro Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Willingboro Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Willingboro Township is ahead of 68% of U.S. towns, #351 of 468 in New Jersey. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; conserved land ranks highest, trail miles lowest.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Willingboro Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land9% of the land · typical NJ town 11% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · NJ 0.7 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land15 acres of park per 1,000 residents (467 acres) · NJ 25 · U.S. 13BParks close to home81% of residents within a half mile of a park · NJ 98% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 68%
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New Jersey towns of 2,500+ (468)Ahead of 25%
New Jersey towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 11%; the U.S., 4%), so Willingboro Township’s 9% is ahead of 44% of New Jersey towns, while its trails per square mile lead 27% of them.
Water is 5% of Willingboro Township’s area (0 of 8 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 9%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B 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
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 Willingboro Lakes Park, with 1.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Mill Creek Park
Park
79 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
454 conserved acres
9% of Willingboro Township’s land. Water is left out: Willingboro Township has 7.7 square miles of land and 0.4 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Willingboro Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city342 ac
County120 ac
Not recorded3 ac
Local Park · 314 acLocal Conservation Area · 123 acLocal Resource Management Area · 11 acLocal Other or Unknown · 8 acLocal Recreation Area · 8 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 15 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mill Creek Park Local Park | Town or city | 238 | Open |
| Willingboro Lakes Preserve Local Conservation Area | County | 102 | Open |
| Crystal Avenue Park Local Park | Town or city | 52 | Open |
| Fairmount Park Local Park | Town or city | 22 | Open |
| Rancocas Greenway Local Other or Unknown | County | 17 | Unknown |
| Broido Park Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Sportsman Field Local Resource Management Area | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Van Sciver Ballfield Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| unknown Local Park | Not recorded | 3 | Open |
| Moorestown Township Wooded Lot Local Resource Management Area | Town or city | 3 | Open |
4 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
3 places to go in Willingboro Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Willingboro Township
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Picnic areas in Willingboro Township
1 picnic area without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
5 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Olympia Lake Loop Trail0.5 mi
Oak Meadow Trail0.4 mi
Lake Trail0.4 mi
Woodland Trail0.1 mi
Island Lake Trail0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.4 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
15Tennis
9Baseball
4Soccer
2Football
1Basketball
1Multi-sport
1Softball
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 Willingboro Township: 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 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 42 | 45 | 53 | 65 | 74 | 83 | 87 | 85 | 79 | 67 | 56 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 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 Willingboro Township →
Next door
Willingboro Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Moorestown Township17 miWestampton Township10 miMount Laurel Township7.6 miDelanco Township4.4 miDelran Township3.9 miBurlington Township2.6 miWillingboro Township2.3 miEdgewater Park Township0.6 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willingboro Township | 9% | 0.3 | 15 | 81% | B+ |
| Burlington Township | 8% | 0.2 | 25 | 96% | B+ |
| Westampton Township | 17% | 0.9 | 109 | 76% | A |
| Moorestown Township | 12% | 1.2 | 30 | 93% | A |
| Delran Township | 17% | 0.6 | 40 | 95% | A |
| Mount Laurel Township | 11% | 0.3 | 30 | 98% | A |
| Edgewater Park Township | 6% | 0.2 | 13 | 99% | B+ |
| Delanco Township | 19% | 1.9 | 61 | 94% | A+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Willingboro Township
Where can I hike in Willingboro Township?
The longest trail networks: Willingboro Lakes Park, 1.7 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Willingboro Township is conserved land?
9% 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 Willingboro Township’s trails?
OpenStreetMap records dogs as welcome at Willingboro Lakes Park (on leash). For the rest, check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Willingboro Township?
0.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Willingboro Township?
24,240 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Willingboro Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 467 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Willingboro Township have?
Ahead of 68% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #351 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 Willingboro 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 →