Baxter Pond Park
Park
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: AITFFan1 · CC BY-SA 4.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Baxter Estates
14% of Baxter Estates’ land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 15 acres are parks and preserves, 14 per 1,000 residents. 14% of Baxter Estates’ land is conserved, about 14 acres.
Ahead of 65% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
14%
14 acres · of 0.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
15 ac
14 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.1 mi
0.1 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Baxter Estates?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Baxter Estates have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Baxter Estates is ahead of 65% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Baxter Estates’ overall grade.
Conserved land14% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4DPark land14 acres of park per 1,000 residents (15 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13BParks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · NY 70% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 65%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to A. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
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
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Barbara Johnson Preserve
Managed by County of Nassau
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto Port Washington Parking District Lot 6
Sunset Park
Managed by Port Washington Water Pollution Control District
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto Port Washington Parking District Lot 6
Who protects it
14 conserved acres
14% of Baxter Estates’ land. Who manages Baxter Estates’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County7 ac
Town or city5 ac
Regional Water Districts3 ac
Local Park · 12 acLocal Other or Unknown · 3 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 5 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter Pond County Park Local Park | County | 6 | Open |
| PORT WASHINGTON WATER DISTRICT Land Local Other or Unknown | Regional Water Districts | 3 | Unknown |
| INC VILLAGE OF BAXTER ESTATES Land Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Unknown |
| Baxter Estates Beach Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| COUNTY OF NASSAU Land Local Park | County | 1 | Unknown |
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
When to get out
The best walking months in Baxter Estates: April 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 40 | 42 | 49 | 61 | 70 | 80 | 85 | 83 | 76 | 65 | 55 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 4.3 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.3 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Baxter Estates →
Next door
Baxter Estates and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter Estates | 14% | under 0.1 | 14 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Port Washington | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Port Washington North | 4% | 0.4 | 5 | 99%+ | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Baxter Estates
How much of Baxter Estates is conserved land?
14% of its land, against a typical 5% for a New York town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Baxter Estates’ trails?
Baxter Pond Park and Barbara Johnson Preserve don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Baxter Estates?
0.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Baxter Estates?
18,042 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Baxter Estates or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 15 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Baxter Estates have?
Ahead of 65% 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 Baxter Estates 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 →