Photo: Airtuna08 at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Chestnut Ridge has 93 acres of parks, 8.8 for every 1,000 residents
86% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2.3 miles of mapped trail cross Chestnut Ridge, 0.5 per square mile of land. 3% of Chestnut Ridge’s land is conserved, about 88 acres.
Ahead of 57% of U.S. towns · #489 of 758 in New York. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Chestnut Ridge?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Chestnut Ridge have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Chestnut Ridge is ahead of 57% of U.S. towns, #489 of 758 in New York. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
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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88 conserved acres
3% of Chestnut Ridge’s land. Who manages Chestnut Ridge’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 5 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAMAPO TOWN OF Land Local Park | Town or city | 47 | Unknown |
| Childrens Town Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 34 | Open |
| Pine Brook Farms Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 24 | Open |
| Capital Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 7 | Open |
| CHESTNUT RIDGE VILLAGE OF Land Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Unknown |
2 places to go in Chestnut Ridge
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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.
The best walking months in Chestnut Ridge: 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 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 40 | 48 | 61 | 71 | 79 | 84 | 82 | 75 | 64 | 52 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 4.2 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.7 inches fall in August, the wettest month. The climate in Chestnut Ridge →
Chestnut Ridge 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chestnut Ridge | 3% | 0.5 | 9 | 86% | B |
| Airmont | 5% | 0.2 | 15 | 97% | B+ |
| Ramapo | 32% | 1.7 | 77 | 86% | A+ |
| Monsey | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Pearl River | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Orangetown | 20% | 1.9 | 50 | 92% | A+ |
| Clarkstown | 15% | 1.0 | 42 | 89% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Chestnut Ridge
How much of Chestnut Ridge is conserved land?
3% 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.
Is there public land near Chestnut Ridge?
57,089 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Chestnut Ridge or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 93 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Chestnut Ridge have?
Ahead of 57% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #489 of 758 in New York. 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 Chestnut Ridge 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 →