Ernie L. Oros Preserve at Pin Oak Forest
Nature preserve
96 acres1.2 mi of trail
Dragonfly TrailFresh Meadows Pond TrailRacoon TrailWoodpecker Trail+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Woodbridge Township
Woodbridge Township has 11 miles of mapped trails, 0.5 for every square mile of land
94% of residents live within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Ernie L. Oros Preserve at Pin Oak Forest (1.2 mi). 5% of Woodbridge Township’s land is conserved, about 702 acres.
Ahead of 66% of U.S. towns · #363 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
702 acres · of 23.3 sq mi of land
Trails
11 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
916 ac
8.8 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
94%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.2 mi
2.1 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
7
1 beach · 4 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Woodbridge Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Woodbridge Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Woodbridge Township is ahead of 66% of U.S. towns, #363 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 Woodbridge Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical NJ town 11% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (11 mi) · NJ 0.7 · U.S. 0.4BPark land8.8 acres of park per 1,000 residents (916 acres) · NJ 25 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home94% of residents within a half mile of a park · NJ 98% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 66%
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New Jersey towns of 2,500+ (468)Ahead of 22%
Among the 400 U.S. cities of 100,000 or more, Woodbridge Township ranks #292 on Outdoors.
New Jersey towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 11%; the U.S., 4%), so Woodbridge Township’s 5% is ahead of 24% of New Jersey towns, while its trails per square mile lead 38% of them.
Water is 5% of Woodbridge Township’s area (1 of 25 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 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 Ernie L. Oros Preserve at Pin Oak Forest, with 1.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Alvin P. Williams Memorial Park
Park
36 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 19 parks & preserves
Ernie L. Oros Preserve at Pin Oak Forest96 acres · 1.2 mi of trail
DirectionsAlvin P. Williams Memorial Park36 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsWilliam Warren Park60 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsRegina Street Park8 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsWoodbridge Dog Park9 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsFrank G. Memorial Park7 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsMilton Lake Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Parker Press Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsAdelaide Avenue Playground1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Fords Park32 acres
DirectionsHeards Brook Park13 acres
DirectionsBruce A. Turcotte Memorial Park6 acres
Carteret Street Park5 acres
Woodbridge Little League Fields4 acres
DirectionsProspect Park3 acres
Charles Shaughnessy Park1 acres
DirectionsHowell Ave Park1 acres
Remembrance Park1 acres
Bucknell Park1 acres
Who protects it
702 conserved acres
5% of Woodbridge Township’s land. Water is left out: Woodbridge Township has 23.3 square miles of land and 1.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Woodbridge Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County327 ac
Town or city264 ac
Joint111 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits7 ac
State natural resources6 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government4 ac
Not recorded42 ac
Local Park · 352 acLocal Other or Unknown · 125 acRecreation or Education Easement · 111 acLocal Resource Management Area · 99 acLocal Conservation Area · 45 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 114 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 8 of 55 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merrill Park Local Park | County | 178 | Open |
| Pin Oak Forest Local Resource Management Area | County | 96 | Open |
| Woodbridge River Park Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 61 | Open |
| unknown State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 42 | Unknown |
| Alvin Williams Park Local Park | County | 36 | Open |
| Woodbridge Township Conservation Area Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 31 | Open |
| Heards Brook Park Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 23 | Open |
| Unknown Field Local Park | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| Avenuenel Park Local Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Boyton Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
55 places to go in Woodbridge Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Woodbridge Township
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Woodbridge Township
Progressive Playground
DirectionsWoodbridge Gardens Playground
Directions48 playgrounds are on OpenStreetMap in all; the list shows named ones from the first 30.
Dog parks in Woodbridge Township
1 dog park without a name on the map.
Boat launches in Woodbridge Township
4 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Picnic areas in Woodbridge Township
1 picnic area without a name on the map.
Trails & water
5 named trails and 7 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 0.7 mi
Dragonfly Trail0.3 mi
Fresh Meadows Pond Trail0.2 mi
Racoon Trail0.2 mi
Woodpecker Trail0.2 mi
Barn Swallow Trail0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
2.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.1 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
50Tennis
47Baseball
28Basketball
12Soccer
4Football
3Cricket
2Skate park
2Softball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Woodbridge 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 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 41 | 43 | 51 | 63 | 73 | 82 | 87 | 85 | 78 | 66 | 55 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 4.3 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.9 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Woodbridge Township →
Next door
Woodbridge Township and its neighbors
Woodbridge Township has the second most mapped trails of the 8 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Edison Township24 miWoodbridge Township11 miColonia4.1 miAvenel2.4 miPerth Amboy2.2 miCarteret1.1 miPort Reading0.9 miSewaren0.4 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodbridge Township | 5% | 0.5 | 9 | 94% | B+ |
| Perth Amboy | 4% | 0.5 | 2 | 99%+ | B |
| Carteret | 4% | 0.3 | 5 | 99%+ | B |
| Avenel | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Port Reading | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Sewaren | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Edison Township | 5% | 0.8 | 18 | 98% | A− |
| Colonia | — 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 Woodbridge Township
Where can I hike in Woodbridge Township?
The longest trail networks: Ernie L. Oros Preserve at Pin Oak Forest, 1.2 miles; Alvin P. Williams Memorial Park, 0.3 miles; William Warren Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Woodbridge Township is conserved land?
5% 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 Woodbridge Township’s trails?
Ernie L. Oros Preserve at Pin Oak Forest and Alvin P. Williams Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Woodbridge Township?
2.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Woodbridge Township?
41,290 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Woodbridge Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 922 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Woodbridge Township have?
Ahead of 66% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #363 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 Woodbridge 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 →