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Outdoors in Greenwood

Few parks or trails are on the map in Greenwood

12% of Greenwood’s land is conserved, about 213 acres. 68 acres are parks and preserves, 134 per 1,000 residents. 78% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
12%
213 acres · of 2.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
68 ac
134 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
78%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.1 mi
0.1 mi paths
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

213 conserved acres

12% of Greenwood’s land. Who manages Greenwood’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State conservation116 ac
Regional agency94 ac
Private owners62 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits13 ac
Conservation Easement · 136 acPrivate Conservation · 70 acState Conservation Area · 48 acState Recreation Area · 21 acUnknown · 11 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 69 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Queen Anne Macrosite
Private Conservation
Regional agency56Open
Barber Fen Nature Preserve
State Conservation Area
Private owners27Closed
Queen Anne Macrosite 9
State Recreation Area
Regional agency21Open
Lind Forest Nature Preserve
State Conservation Area
Private owners21Closed
Nippersink Creek
Private Conservation
Private owners14Restricted
Twin Creeks 2
Unknown
Land trusts & nonprofits7Open
Twin Creeks 1
Unknown
Land trusts & nonprofits4Open
Things to do

1 places to go in Greenwood

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Greenwood

1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

Biking & sports

0.1 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

0.1 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
1Tennis

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The best walking months in Greenwood: July and September

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.410.511.813.314.615.315.013.912.411.09.79.1
High (°F)293345586979838174614634
Rain (in)1.81.72.23.84.44.73.73.83.53.02.42.0

February is the driest month (1.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Greenwood →

Next door

Greenwood and its neighbors

Greenwood has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Greenwood— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Wonder Lake3%1.31583%B+

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Greenwood

Where can I bike in Greenwood?

0.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near Greenwood?

13,550 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Greenwood or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 79 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Greenwood neighbors.

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Sources

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 →