Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY-SA 4.097% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Hillcrest
8 acres are parks and preserves, 0.9 per 1,000 residents.
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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8 conserved acres
1% of Hillcrest’s land. Who manages Hillcrest’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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAMAPO TOWN OF Land Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Unknown |
| Unknown Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
The best walking months in Hillcrest: 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 | 48 | 61 | 71 | 79 | 85 | 83 | 75 | 64 | 52 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 4.2 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.6 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Hillcrest →
Hillcrest 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillcrest | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| New Hempstead | 2% | 1.6 | 8 | 91% | B+ |
| Clarkstown | 15% | 1.0 | 42 | 89% | A |
| Ramapo | 32% | 1.7 | 77 | 86% | A+ |
| New City | — 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 Hillcrest
Is there public land near Hillcrest?
63,397 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hillcrest or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 8 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Hillcrest 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 →