Veterans Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: TimSPC at English Wikipedia · Public domainCOutdoors
Outdoors in Wood-Ridge
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Wood-Ridge
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 13 acres are parks and preserves, 1.3 per 1,000 residents. 2% of Wood-Ridge’s land is conserved, about 12 acres.
Ahead of 31% of U.S. towns · #455 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
12 acres · of 1.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
13 ac
1.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Wood-Ridge?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Wood-Ridge have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Wood-Ridge is ahead of 31% of U.S. towns, #455 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 Wood-Ridge’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical NJ town 11% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · NJ 0.7 · U.S. 0.4DPark land1.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (13 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 31%
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New Jersey towns of 2,500+ (468)Ahead of 3%
New Jersey towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 11%; the U.S., 4%), so Wood-Ridge’s 2% is ahead of 7% of New Jersey towns, while its trails per square mile lead 3% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Wood-Ridge. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
12 conserved acres
2% of Wood-Ridge’s land. Who manages Wood-Ridge’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city11 ac
Not recorded6 ac
Local Park · 13 acLocal Recreation Area · 4 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| unknown Local Park | Not recorded | 6 | Open |
| Recreation Center Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Wood-Ridge Borough Athletic Facility Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Wood-Ridge Borough Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Veterans Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Kour Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
5 places to go in Wood-Ridge
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Wood-Ridge
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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
7Baseball
2Basketball
1Tennis
1Softball
1Soccer
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 Wood-Ridge: 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 Wood-Ridge →
Next door
Wood-Ridge and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Wallington1.3 miHasbrouck Heights0.6 miCarlstadt0.1 miWood-Ridge0.0 miMoonachie0.0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wood-Ridge | 2% | under 0.1 | 1 | 99%+ | C |
| Moonachie | 3% | under 0.1 | 11 | 99%+ | B− |
| Carlstadt | 13% | under 0.1 | 54 | 99%+ | A− |
| Hasbrouck Heights | 1% | 0.4 | 1 | 98% | B− |
| Wallington | 4% | 1.3 | 3 | 99%+ | B+ |
| 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 Wood-Ridge
How much of Wood-Ridge is conserved land?
2% 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 Wood-Ridge’s trails?
Veterans Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Wood-Ridge?
21,162 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wood-Ridge or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 13 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Wood-Ridge have?
Ahead of 31% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #455 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 Wood-Ridge 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 →