1
Rutgers Ecological Preserve
Nature preserve
328 acres5.1 mi of trail
Black (Wildlife Loop Trail)GreenOrangeRedYellow
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Piscataway
Piscataway, NJ parks, trails & bike paths
About 3% of Piscataway is conserved land, roughly 362 acres. There are about 14 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Rutgers Ecological Preserve (5.1 mi), Johnson Park (1.3 mi), and Possumtown Park (0.5 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Piscataway, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Piscataway outdoors
Conserved land
3%
362 of 12,065 acres
Trails
14 mi
0.7 mi per sq mi · 1 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
15
6 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
17.1 mi
6.2 mi lanes · 10.9 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
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.
2
Johnson Park
Park
181 acres1.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the trailhead
3
Possumtown Park
Park
8 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Perrine Park
Park
11 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 15 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 15 parks & preserves
Rutgers Ecological Preserve328 acres · 5.1 mi of trail
Johnson Park181 acres · 1.3 mi of trail
Possumtown Park8 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
Perrine Park11 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
Castle Pointe Park2 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Piscataway Ecological Park69 acres · Piscataway Township
Quibbletown Park41 acres
Riverside Park18 acres
Columbus Park13 acres
Wynnwood Park10 acres
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Piscataway
Showing 1–10 of 30 playgrounds
Deborah Dr Park
Pirate PlaygroundIn Johnson Park
Raritan Rapids Splash Pad
Unnamed playground in Riverside Park
Unnamed playground in Riverside Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Perrine Park
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 4.7 miUnpaved 0.5 mi
- Black (Wildlife Loop Trail)1.4 mi
- Green0.9 mi
- Orange0.6 mi
- Red0.6 mi
- Yellow0.5 mi
- Orange-White0.1 mi
- White0.1 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
362 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes6.2 mi
- Off-road bike paths10.9 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis51
- Baseball27
- Soccer23
- Basketball19
- Softball6
- Football5
- Pickleball4
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Piscataway
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 321 acLocal Recreation Area 39 acLocal Conservation Area 12 acLocal Other or Unknown 2 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ambrose and Dotys ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 67 | Open |
| Veterans ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 48 | Open |
| Day ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 28 | Open |
| Quibbletown ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 24 | Open |
| Kroeger ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 22 | Open |
| McNeil ParkLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 21 | Open |
| Srurbridge ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 19 | Open |
| Johnson ParkLocal Park | County | 18 | Open |
| unknownLocal Park | Not recorded | 13 | Open |
| Piscataway Township ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Cornelius Low HouseBuilding
Goldman HouseBuilding
Fitz-Randolph CemeteryCemetery
Lake Nelson Memorial CemeteryCemetery
Resurrection CemeteryCemetery
Runyon-Stelle CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Piscataway and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piscataway | 3% | 13.6 mi | 15 |
| New Brunswick | 7.7% | 8.5 mi | 12 |
| Franklin | 25.9% | 58.2 mi | 18 |
| South Plainfield | 4.1% | 1.2 mi | 7 |
| Edison | 4.9% | 22.9 mi | 21 |
| Middlesex | 0.9% | 0.7 mi | 1 |
| Dunellen | 4.9% | 0.9 mi | 5 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Piscataway'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.