Outdoors · Clayton

Clayton, NJ parks, trails & bike paths

About 36% of Clayton is conserved land, roughly 1,663 acres. There are about 7.0 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Glassboro WMA (4.3 mi), Scotland Run Park (1.6 mi), and Autumn Pasquale Memorial Park (0.5 mi).

Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Clayton, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.

At a glance

Clayton outdoors

Conserved land
36%
1,663 of 4,622 acres
Trails
7.0 mi
1 mi per sq mi · 7 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
4
186 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
6.1 mi
5.4 mi lanes · 0.7 mi off-road paths

Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

Map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Parks & preserves with trails

Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
1

Glassboro Wildlife Management Area

Managed by New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife
964 acres4.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
2

Scotland Run Park

Nature preserve
568 acres1.6 mi of trail
Cedar Grove TrailArboretum Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo Secondary Parking
3

Autumn Pasquale Memorial Park

Park
15 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4

Scotland Run County Park

Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo Nature Center / Ranger
Things to do

Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more

Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Picnic areas in Clayton
Outdoor ClassroomIn Scotland Run County Park
Directions
Unnamed picnic area in Scotland Run Park
Directions
Unnamed picnic area in Scotland Run Park
Directions
Unnamed picnic area in Scotland Run Park
Directions
Unnamed picnic area in Scotland Run Park
Directions
Unnamed picnic area in Scotland Run Park
Directions
Trails

Named trails

Open to bikes 2.9 miHorses 2.3 miUnpaved 3.7 mi
  • Cedar Grove Trail0.2 mi
  • Arboretum Trail0.1 mi
Water

Lakes & rivers

Tap a name for directions.

Who protects the land

1,663 conserved acres

Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife
1,930 ac
County
708 ac
Town or city
52 ac
Other state land
45 ac
Not recorded
518 ac

Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 99 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.

Biking & sports

Bike routes, courts & fields

  • Painted or protected bike lanes5.4 mi
  • Off-road bike paths0.7 mi
  • Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi

Courts & fields

  • Soccer8
  • Baseball6
  • Basketball3
  • Football1
  • Skate park1

Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.

Public lands

The biggest protected places in Clayton

From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Conservation Area 979 acState Resource Management Area 965 acLocal Conservation Area 559 acLocal Park 433 acAgricultural Easement 150 ac
PlaceManaged byAcresPublic access
Glassboro Wildlife Management AreaState Resource Management AreaState fish & wildlife1,945Open
Scotland Run ParkLocal Conservation AreaNot recorded1,062Open
Autumn Pasquale Memorial ParkLocal Recreation AreaTown or city23Open
Little League ParkLocal Other or UnknownTown or city16Open
Ball FieldsLocal Recreation AreaTown or city13Open
History

Historic places to visit

Cedar Green CemeteryCemetery
Nearby

Clayton and its neighbors

Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
TownConservedTrailsParks & preserves
Clayton36%7.0 mi4
Elk27.2%1.1 mi1
Glassboro20.8%13.2 mi10
Franklin16.6%5.3 mi2
Monroe12.8%25.8 mi5
Trail talk

Conditions & tips from neighbors

No recent posts about Clayton's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.

Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.

How we measure"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 20-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.

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