Bonwell House · Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ, M.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Riverview
11% of Riverview’s land is conserved, about 247 acres. 2 acres are parks and preserves, 0.7 per 1,000 residents. 0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Riverview, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns · #34 of 37 in Delaware. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Riverview?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Riverview have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Riverview is ahead of 36% of U.S. towns, #34 of 37 in Delaware. Conserved land 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 Riverview’s 11% is ahead of 39% of Delaware towns, while its trails per square mile lead 22% 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
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247 conserved acres
11% of Riverview’s land. Who manages Riverview’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 21 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 13 of 15 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mcginnis Pond State Other or Unknown | State fish & wildlife | 142 | Open |
| Riverview Estates Private Conservation | County | 23 | Unknown |
| Otter Run Private Conservation | County | 19 | Unknown |
| Andrews Lake State Other or Unknown | State fish & wildlife | 18 | Open |
| Harrison Knoll Private Conservation | County | 13 | Unknown |
| Wooden Bridge Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 5 | Unknown |
| Hillside Acres Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 3 | Unknown |
| Orchard Acres Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 2 | Unknown |
| Canterbury Trails Private Conservation | County | 1 | Unknown |
| Lakewind III Local Park | Not recorded | 1 | Unknown |
1 places to go in Riverview
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The best walking months in Riverview: 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 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 44 | 47 | 54 | 66 | 74 | 83 | 87 | 85 | 79 | 68 | 57 | 48 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.9 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.8 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Riverview →
Questions about parks and trails in Riverview
How much of Riverview is conserved land?
11% 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 Riverview?
13,160 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Riverview or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 161 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Riverview have?
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #34 of 37 in Delaware. 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 Riverview 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 →