Parkwood Pool and Sports Complex
Managed by Great Neck Park District
18 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
BOutdoors
Outdoors in Great Neck
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Great Neck
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 49 acres are parks and preserves, 4.4 per 1,000 residents. 4% of Great Neck’s land is conserved, about 37 acres.
Ahead of 59% of U.S. towns · #460 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
37 acres · of 1.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
49 ac
4.4 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Great Neck?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Great Neck have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Great Neck is ahead of 59% of U.S. towns, #460 of 758 in New York. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Great Neck’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land4.4 acres of park per 1,000 residents (49 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13CParks 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 59%
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New York towns of 2,500+ (758)Ahead of 39%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to B+. 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
The longest trail network is Parkwood Pool and Sports Complex, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Strathmore Park
Managed by Inc. Village of Great Neck
2 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 6 parks & preserves
Parkwood Pool and Sports Complex18 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Great Neck Park District
DirectionsStrathmore Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Inc. Village of Great Neck
DirectionsKings Point Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsMemorial Park10 acres
DirectionsVillage Green Park10 acres
DirectionsRavine Park1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
37 conserved acres
4% of Great Neck’s land. Who manages Great Neck’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city29 ac
Regional agency13 ac
Regional Water Districts2 ac
Local Park · 42 acLocal Conservation Area · 2 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 4 of 6 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREAT NECK PARK DISTRICT Land Local Park | Town or city | 26 | Unknown |
| Parkwood Sports Complex Local Park | Regional agency | 13 | Open |
| Unknown Open Area Local Conservation Area | Regional Water Districts | 2 | Open |
| VILLAGE OF KINGS POINT Land Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Unknown |
| INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF GREAT Land Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Unknown |
| INC VILLAGE OF KENSINGTON Land Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Unknown |
Things to do
4 places to go in Great Neck
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Great Neck
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
23Tennis
5Baseball
2Soccer
2Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Great Neck: 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 | 50 | 61 | 70 | 80 | 85 | 84 | 77 | 65 | 54 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.3 |
February is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.3 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Great Neck →
Next door
Great Neck and its neighbors
Great Neck has the second most mapped trails of the 7 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Kings Point3.3 miGreat Neck0.3 miManhasset0.1 miSaddle Rock0.1 miGreat Neck Gardens0.0 miKensington0.0 miGreat Neck Estates0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Neck | 4% | 0.2 | 4 | 99%+ | B |
| Kings Point | 10% | 1.0 | 39 | 82% | A |
| Great Neck Gardens | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Kensington | 9% | under 0.1 | 13 | 99%+ | B |
| Manhasset | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Saddle Rock | 14% | 0.4 | 17 | 99%+ | A |
| Great Neck Estates | 5% | under 0.1 | 9 | 99%+ | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Great Neck
Where can I hike in Great Neck?
The longest trail networks: Parkwood Pool and Sports Complex, 0.1 miles; Strathmore Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Great Neck is conserved land?
4% 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’s trails?
Parkwood Pool and Sports Complex and Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Great Neck?
22,418 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Great Neck or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 49 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Great Neck have?
Ahead of 59% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #460 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 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 →