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Outdoors in North Windham

Few parks or trails are on the map in North Windham

The biggest trail networks: Donnabeth Lippman Park (0.6 mi). 3% of North Windham’s land is conserved, about 150 acres. 43 acres are parks and preserves, 7.9 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
3%
150 acres · of 6.7 sq mi of land
Trails
3.0 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
43 ac
7.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
13%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
302 ft
Rollins Hill
Lakes & rivers
5
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

12
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Pick a walk

The longest trail network is Donnabeth Lippman Park, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Donnabeth Lippman Park

Park
41 acres0.6 mi of trail
Yellow TrailStory Walk Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

Otterbrook Sanctuary

Nature preserve
40 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

150 conserved acres

3% of North Windham’s land. Who manages North Windham’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Regional agency128 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits40 ac
Not recorded128 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 256 acConservation Easement · 39 acPrivate Conservation · 1 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 20 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 6 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Unknown
Local Other or Unknown
Regional agency128Unknown
Miscellaneous Municipal Lands
Local Other or Unknown
Not recorded128Unknown
Brookhaven Preserve
Private Conservation
Land trusts & nonprofits1Closed
Things to do

3 places to go in North Windham

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

Peaks in North Windham
Rollins Hill302 ft elevation
Directions
Trails & water

2 named trails and 5 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Open to bikes · 0.6 mi
Yellow Trail0.4 mi
Story Walk Trail0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports

0.0 miles of bike routes

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

Courts & fields
1Tennis
1Basketball

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

When to get out

The best walking months in North Windham: May to 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)9.310.411.813.414.715.415.114.012.410.99.68.9
High (°F)303442556675807971594636
Rain (in)3.43.44.14.53.84.53.83.74.05.34.54.6

February is the driest month (3.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 5.3 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in North Windham →

Next door

North Windham and its neighbors

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TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
North Windham— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Windham5%0.73320%B
Standish17%1.13512%B+
Gorham3%1.71938%B

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

Questions about parks and trails in North Windham

Where can I hike in North Windham?

The longest trail networks: Donnabeth Lippman Park, 0.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on North Windham’s trails?

Donnabeth Lippman Park and Otterbrook Sanctuary don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near North Windham?

3,535 acres of parks and open public land lie inside North Windham or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 43 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from North Windham 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 →