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Outdoors in Kingston

Few parks or trails are on the map in Kingston

18% of Kingston’s land is conserved, about 22 acres. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Kingston, 0.5 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
18%
22 acres · of 0.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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

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

22 conserved acres

18% of Kingston’s land. Who manages Kingston’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Forest Service22 ac
National Forest · 22 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Gila National Forest
National Forest
U.S. Forest Service22Open
Things to do

1 places to go in Kingston

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

Campgrounds in Kingston
Kingston CampgroundUSFS
Directions
When to get out

The best walking months in Kingston: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)10.211.011.913.013.814.314.113.412.311.310.410.0
High (°F)495258667584827975675749
Rain (in)1.00.90.70.50.41.03.33.32.21.10.91.1

May is the driest month (0.4 in) and June the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 3.3 inches fall in August, the wettest month. The climate in Kingston →

Questions about parks and trails in Kingston

Is there public land near Kingston?

69,976 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Kingston or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 19 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Kingston 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 →