Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Great Neck Plaza
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 6 acres are parks and preserves, 0.8 per 1,000 residents. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Great Neck Plaza, 0.6 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 57% of U.S. towns · #482 of 758 in New York. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Great Neck Plaza?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Great Neck Plaza have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Great Neck Plaza is ahead of 57% of U.S. towns, #482 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
4 conserved acres
2% of Great Neck Plaza’s land. Who manages Great Neck Plaza’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 1 of 2 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan L. Ielpi Firefighters' Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| GREAT NECK PARK DISTRICT Land Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Unknown |
6 places to go in Great Neck Plaza
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 community garden without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
0.1 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 Great Neck Plaza: 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) | 9.6 | 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 | 79 | 85 | 83 | 76 | 65 | 54 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.4 |
February is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.4 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Great Neck Plaza →
Great Neck Plaza and its neighbors
Great Neck Plaza has the most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Neck Plaza | 2% | 0.6 | 1 | 99%+ | B |
| Thomaston | 1% | under 0.1 | 2 | 99%+ | C |
| Great Neck Estates | 5% | under 0.1 | 9 | 99%+ | B− |
| Kensington | 9% | under 0.1 | 13 | 99%+ | B |
| University Gardens | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Great Neck Plaza
Where can I hike in Great Neck Plaza?
The longest trail networks: Wyngate Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Great Neck Plaza is conserved land?
2% 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 Great Neck Plaza’s trails?
Grace Avenue Park and Wyngate Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Great Neck Plaza?
0.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Great Neck Plaza?
19,255 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Great Neck Plaza or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Great Neck Plaza have?
Ahead of 57% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #482 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 Great Neck Plaza 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 →