Salem River Wildlife Management Area
Managed by New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife
98 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Smallbones · Public domainB+Outdoors
Outdoors in Woodstown
15% of Woodstown’s land is conserved: 152 acres
163 acres are parks and preserves, 44 per 1,000 residents. 92% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 67% of U.S. towns · #359 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it
Conserved land
15%
152 acres · of 1.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
163 ac
44 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
92%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Woodstown?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Woodstown have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Woodstown is ahead of 67% of U.S. towns, #359 of 468 in New Jersey. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Woodstown’s overall grade.
Conserved land15% of the land · typical NJ town 11% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · NJ 0.7 · U.S. 0.4DPark land44 acres of park per 1,000 residents (163 acres) · NJ 25 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home92% 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 67%
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New Jersey towns of 2,500+ (468)Ahead of 23%
New Jersey towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 11%; the U.S., 4%), so Woodstown’s 15% is ahead of 59% of New Jersey towns, while its trails per square mile lead 3% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Woodstown. 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 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
152 conserved acres
15% of Woodstown’s land. Who manages Woodstown’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife173 ac
Town or city60 ac
Not recorded43 ac
State Resource Management Area · 98 acState Conservation Area · 75 acLocal Park · 51 acLocal Recreation Area · 28 acLocal Conservation Area · 21 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salem River Wildlife Management Area State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 173 | Open |
| unknown Local Park | Not recorded | 43 | Open |
| Woodstown Borough Water Body Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 28 | Open |
| Salem River Greenway Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 18 | Open |
| Garrison Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Woodstown Borough Conservation Area Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Woodstown
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Woodstown
Chestnut Run Pool
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Woodstown
Marvin L Watson Park
DirectionsTrails & water
2 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
1Baseball
1Tennis
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). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Woodstown: 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 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 42 | 45 | 53 | 65 | 74 | 82 | 87 | 85 | 78 | 67 | 56 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 4.0 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.6 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Woodstown →
Questions about parks and trails in Woodstown
How much of Woodstown is conserved land?
15% 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 Woodstown’s trails?
Salem River Wildlife Management Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Woodstown?
10,095 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Woodstown or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 164 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Woodstown have?
Ahead of 67% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #359 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 Woodstown 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 →