New Hempstead has 43 acres of parks, 7.9 for every 1,000 residents
4.5 miles of mapped trail cross New Hempstead, 1.6 per square mile of land. 91% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of New Hempstead’s land is conserved, about 44 acres.
Ahead of 69% of U.S. towns · #354 of 758 in New York. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is New Hempstead?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does New Hempstead have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, New Hempstead is ahead of 69% of U.S. towns, #354 of 758 in New York. Trail miles hold 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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44 conserved acres
2% of New Hempstead’s land. Who manages New Hempstead’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 3 of 6 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAMAPO TOWN OF 35-0406 Land Local Park | Town or city | 24 | Unknown |
| Fairway Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 21 | Open |
| Sandy Brook Town Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 12 | Open |
| RAMAPO TOWN OF 35-406 Land Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| RAMAPO TOWN OF 35-904 Land Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Unknown |
| RAMAPO TOWN OF Land Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Unknown |
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 New Hempstead: 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 | 84 | 82 | 75 | 64 | 52 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 4.2 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.6 inches fall in August, the wettest month. The climate in New Hempstead →
New Hempstead and its neighbors
New Hempstead has the most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Hempstead | 2% | 1.6 | 8 | 91% | B+ |
| Wesley Hills | 9% | 0.2 | 31 | 92% | B+ |
| Monsey | — 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 New Hempstead
How much of New Hempstead 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.
Is there public land near New Hempstead?
82,519 acres of parks and open public land lie inside New Hempstead or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 43 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does New Hempstead have?
Ahead of 69% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #354 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 New Hempstead 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 →