Photo: Publichall · CC BY-SA 4.0Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Newman
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 42 acres are parks and preserves, 3.4 per 1,000 residents. 3% of Newman’s land is conserved, about 39 acres.
Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns · #634 of 847 in California. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Newman?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Newman have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Newman is ahead of 38% of U.S. towns, #634 of 847 in California. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Alfred A. "Bush" Rose, Jr. Park
All 9 parks & preserves
39 conserved acres
3% of Newman’s land. Who manages Newman’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherman Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Lions Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Hurd Barrington Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Alfred A. "Bush" Rose, Jr. Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Pioneer Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Harold R. Densmore Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Janet Carlsen Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Howard B Hill Jr Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Joe M Barba Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| William Meyer Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
16 places to go in Newman
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
16 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The best walking months in Newman: April and May
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) | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 57 | 63 | 69 | 75 | 82 | 90 | 95 | 93 | 90 | 80 | 67 | 57 |
| Rain (in) | 2.5 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.0 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 95 °F). 2.5 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 95 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Newman →
Questions about parks and trails in Newman
How much of Newman is conserved land?
3% of its land, against a typical 4% for a California town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Newman’s trails?
William Rae Sherman Park and Hurd Barrington Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Newman?
1.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.7 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Newman?
6,557 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Newman or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 42 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Newman have?
Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #634 of 847 in California. 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 Newman neighbors.
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 →