Few parks or trails are on the map in Woodside East
11% of Woodside East’s land is conserved, about 119 acres.
Ahead of 12% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Woodside East?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Woodside East have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Woodside East is ahead of 12% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
Delaware towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 13%; the U.S., 4%), so Woodside East’s 11% is ahead of 41% of Delaware towns, while its trails per square mile lead 3% 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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119 conserved acres
11% of Woodside East’s land. Who manages Woodside East’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 7 of 8 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fox Hollow Private Conservation | County | 28 | Unknown |
| Harrow Private Conservation | County | 20 | Closed |
| Normansmeade Private Conservation | County | 19 | Unknown |
| Alexanders Village Private Conservation | County | 17 | Unknown |
| Stratford Village Private Conservation | County | 15 | Unknown |
| Hunters Run Private Conservation | County | 10 | Unknown |
| Woodfield Private Conservation | County | 6 | Unknown |
| Paris Villa Private Conservation | County | 4 | Unknown |
The best walking months in Woodside East: 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 | 46 | 54 | 65 | 74 | 83 | 87 | 85 | 79 | 68 | 57 | 48 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.9 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.7 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Woodside East →
Questions about parks and trails in Woodside East
How much of Woodside East 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 Woodside East?
13,916 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Woodside East or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Woodside East have?
Ahead of 12% 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 Woodside East 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 →