Open Space and Farmland
A summary of open space and farmland purchases made or participated in by the State of New Jersey Green Acres Program, Burlington County and/or Medford Township. Current total is 5,662 acres of preserved open space and farmland.
Click HERE for a copy of the Planning Board & Council approved Open Space, Recreation & Conservation Plan element to the Master Plan (approved November 2021)
Click HERE for a PDF map of Medford's Open Space & Farmland System Map (dated November 2021)
Click HERE for a PDF map of Medford's Recreation & Open Space Map (dated November 2021)
Click HERE for a PDF map of Medford's Natural Resources (dated November 2021)
Click HERE for a PDF of Medford's Bikeway Map/Plan (dated November 2021)
Click HERE to view a copy of Medford's Recreation & Open Space Inventory filed with the State of NJ Green Acres Program. (November 2021)
Click HERE to view a pamphlet of Medford's Open Space & Recreation Plan highlights.
*Full size copies of these maps & plans are available for review in the Planning & Zoning Offices
Permanently Preserved Open Space
| Bende, Cranberry, & Bob Meyer Parks |
42 |
| Freedom & Medford Parks and Rancocas Creek Trails |
250 |
|
Hartford Crossing Park
Worrell Field
Headwater
Lambeth Walk & Lakeside
|
122
24
90
52
|
| YMCA Camp Ockanickon |
565 |
| Sanctuary (Samost) |
750 |
| JCC Camp |
114 |
| Rancocas Conservancy |
28 |
| Wollman Farm |
185 |
| Dr. Still Office & Bunning Farm |
21 |
| Kirby's Mill/Lake Cotoxen |
20 |
| Eni (Cow Pointe) |
158 |
| Eni ("Whalen" Farm |
64 |
| Eni (Misc parcels) |
75 |
| Shendock |
76 |
| Girl Scout Camp |
63 |
| Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge |
179 |
| Brick Farm / Bogs (Wharton) |
393 |
| Subtotal |
3,271 Acres |
Permanently Preserved Farmland (Click HERE for Map)
| Stokelan/Fieldstone |
233 |
| Johnson’s Farm |
90 |
| Jennings Farm |
100 |
| Gerber Farm |
687 |
| Indian Acres Tree Farm |
134 |
| Eni (Branin Rd.) |
164 |
| Muckenfuss Farm |
133 |
| Brick Cranberry Bogs |
800 |
| Adams Farm |
30 |
| Subtotal |
2,391 Acres
|
Hunting Prohibition
**Per Medford Township Ordinance 109-3; Prohibited Acts in Parks & Playgrounds, Article K specifically states that it is illegal to “hold, possess or use any firearm or weapons in or within 300 feet of any park, playground or open space area.”
Further, Article L states that it is prohibited to “molest, trap, capture or hunt, remove, injure or kill any animal or disturb its habitat, except in portions of any park or open space area designated as open for fishing.”