Town Hall Playground and Recreation Field
Managed by Town of New Castle
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: ajay_suresh · CC BY 2.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Chappaqua
99% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Chappaqua
1% of Chappaqua’s land is conserved, about 7 acres. 10 acres are parks and preserves, 3.3 per 1,000 residents. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Chappaqua, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
1%
7 acres · of 0.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
10 ac
3.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.6 mi
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
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
7 conserved acres
1% of Chappaqua’s land. Who manages Chappaqua’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city7 ac
Local Park · 7 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 1 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| TOWN OF NEW CASTLE Land Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Unknown |
Things to do
1 places to go in Chappaqua
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Chappaqua
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Biking & sports
0.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.6 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
4Baseball
1Football
1Soccer
1Field hockey
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Chappaqua: 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 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 40 | 49 | 61 | 71 | 79 | 84 | 82 | 75 | 64 | 53 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.6 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Chappaqua →
Next door
Chappaqua 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chappaqua | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| New Castle | 12% | 1.2 | 97 | 94% | A+ |
| Mount Pleasant | 25% | 2.8 | 88 | 94% | A+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Chappaqua
Are dogs allowed on Chappaqua’s trails?
Town Hall Playground and Recreation Field doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Chappaqua?
0.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.6 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Chappaqua?
27,141 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Chappaqua or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 10 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Chappaqua 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 →