Inwood Park
Managed by Town of Hempstead
8 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: AITFFan1 · CC BY-SA 4.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Inwood
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Inwood
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 3% of Inwood’s land is conserved, about 28 acres. 38 acres are parks and preserves, 3.1 per 1,000 residents.
Conserved land
3%
28 acres · of 1.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.7 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
38 ac
3.1 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.6 mi
0.6 mi paths
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
The longest trail network is Inwood Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Inwood Bay State Tidal Wetland
Managed by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
11 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Jamaica Bay Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
Inwood Park8 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · Town of Hempstead
DirectionsTerrace Gardens Park3 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsInwood Bay State Tidal Wetland11 acres · New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
DirectionsJamaica Bay Park2 acres
Pearl Street Park1 acres · Town of Hempstead
DirectionsWho protects it
28 conserved acres
3% of Inwood’s land. Water is left out: Inwood has 1.6 square miles of land and 0.6 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Inwood’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State conservation11 ac
County9 ac
Town or city8 ac
Local Park · 17 acState Conservation Area · 11 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 5 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inwood Bay State Tidal Wetland State Conservation Area | State conservation | 11 | Open |
| Inwood County Park Local Park | County | 8 | Open |
| Jamaica Bay Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD Land Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| COUNTY OF NASSAU Land Local Park | County | 1 | Unknown |
Things to do
11 places to go in Inwood
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Inwood
8 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Inwood
3 boat launches without a name on the map.
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
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
13Tennis
4Soccer
3Baseball
3Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Inwood: April to August
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 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 40 | 43 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 79 | 85 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 55 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 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 Inwood →
Next door
Inwood 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inwood | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Hempstead | 13% | 0.6 | 10 | 94% | A− |
| New York City | 26% | 1.6 | 5 | 99%+ | A |
| Cedarhurst | 1% | 0.4 | 1 | 99%+ | B− |
| Lawrence | under 1% | under 0.1 | 2 | 89% | C− |
| Woodmere | — 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 Inwood
Where can I hike in Inwood?
The longest trail networks: Inwood Park, 0.4 miles; Terrace Gardens Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
Are dogs allowed on Inwood’s trails?
Inwood Park and Inwood Bay State Tidal Wetland don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Inwood?
0.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Inwood?
31,656 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Inwood or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 38 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Inwood 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 →