Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.011% of New Windsor’s land is conserved: 54 acres
95% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 25 acres are parks and preserves, 18 per 1,000 residents. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross New Windsor, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 80% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is New Windsor?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does New Windsor have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, New Windsor is ahead of 80% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, trail miles lowest.
Maryland towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 9%; the U.S., 4%), so New Windsor’s 11% is ahead of 57% of Maryland 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
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Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Sulphur Springs Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
54 conserved acres
11% of New Windsor’s land. Who manages New Windsor’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 19 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 6 of 12 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Windsor MS Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 22 | Unknown |
| Lp5014 Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 8 | Open |
| New Windsor Park Private Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 3 | Unknown |
| New Windsor Parks & Recreation Local Park | Not recorded | 2 | Unknown |
1 places to go in New Windsor
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
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.
3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in New Windsor: April to June and August
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 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 40 | 44 | 52 | 64 | 74 | 82 | 87 | 84 | 78 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.7 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in New Windsor →
Questions about parks and trails in New Windsor
Where can I hike in New Windsor?
The longest trail networks: Sulphur Springs Park, 0.2 miles; Lions Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of New Windsor is conserved land?
11% of its land, against a typical 9% for a Maryland town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on New Windsor’s trails?
Sulphur Springs Park and Lions Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near New Windsor?
3,753 acres of parks and open public land lie inside New Windsor or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 25 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does New Windsor have?
Ahead of 80% 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 New Windsor 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 →