Photo: Antony-22 · CC BY-SA 4.099% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Greenwood
5 acres are parks and preserves, 3.2 per 1,000 residents. 2% of Greenwood’s land is conserved, about 8 acres. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Greenwood, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 47% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Greenwood?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Greenwood have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Greenwood is ahead of 47% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Delaware towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 13%; the U.S., 4%), so Greenwood’s 2% is ahead of 3% of Delaware towns, while its trails per square mile lead 41% of them.
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.
8 conserved acres
2% of Greenwood’s land. Who manages Greenwood’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 4 of 4 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodbridge Elementary School Research or Educational Area | Regional agency | 4 | Unknown |
| Woodbridge Little League - Greenwood Field Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 3 | Unknown |
| Library Park Local Park | Not recorded | 1 | Unknown |
| Brenda Jones Memorial Park Local Park | Not recorded | 1 | Unknown |
5 places to go in Greenwood
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
0.0 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 Greenwood: 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 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 45 | 48 | 56 | 67 | 76 | 84 | 88 | 86 | 80 | 69 | 58 | 49 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
February is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 5.1 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Greenwood →
Questions about parks and trails in Greenwood
How much of Greenwood is conserved land?
2% of its land, against a typical 13% for a Delaware town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Is there public land near Greenwood?
916 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Greenwood or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Greenwood have?
Ahead of 47% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Greenwood 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 →