Ward Acres Park
Managed by Ward Acres Conservancy
68 acres3.6 mi of trail
Green TrailColonial Greenway (blue with white stars)White TrailRed Trail+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in New Rochelle
9% of New Rochelle’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 15 miles of mapped trail cross New Rochelle, 1.5 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Ward Acres Park (3.6 mi), Nature Study Woods (2.9 mi), Larchmont Reservoir (1.5 mi).
Ahead of 86% of U.S. towns · #167 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
9%
606 acres · of 10.3 sq mi of land
Trails
15 mi
1.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
694 ac
8.4 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.4 mi
0.4 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
8
11 beaches
What kind of outdoors town is New Rochelle?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does New Rochelle have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, New Rochelle is ahead of 86% of U.S. towns, #167 of 758 in New York. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
A
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of New Rochelle’s overall grade.
Conserved land9% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%B+Trails1.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (15 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4APark land8.4 acres of park per 1,000 residents (694 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13C+Parks 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 86%
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New York towns of 2,500+ (758)Ahead of 78%
Water is 22% of New Rochelle’s area (3 of 13 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 7%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A− to A. 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 Ward Acres Park, with 3.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Nature Study Woods
Managed by Westchester County Parks and Recreation
104 acres2.9 mi of trail
Colonial Greenway
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Larchmont Reservoir
Managed by Sheldrake Environmental Center
48 acres1.5 mi of trail
Upper Trail (red)Colonial Greenway / Red TrailColonial Greenway / Green TrailCliff Emanuelson Trail (red)+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Leatherstocking Trail
Nature preserve
20 acres0.8 mi of trail
Leatherstocking Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Twin Lakes Park
Managed by Westchester County Department of Parks, Recreation
8 acres0.5 mi of trail
Blue Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Five Islands Park
Park
21 acres0.4 mi of trail
Red Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Carpenter Pond Park
Managed by Scarsdale Recreational Department
15 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 24 parks & preserves
Ward Acres Park68 acres · 3.6 mi of trail · Ward Acres Conservancy
DirectionsNature Study Woods104 acres · 2.9 mi of trail · Westchester County Parks and Recreation
DirectionsLarchmont Reservoir48 acres · 1.5 mi of trail · Sheldrake Environmental Center
DirectionsLeatherstocking Trail20 acres · 0.8 mi of trail
Twin Lakes Park8 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · Westchester County Department of Parks, Recreation
DirectionsHuguenot Park27 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
DirectionsFive Islands Park21 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
DirectionsCarpenter Pond Park15 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · Scarsdale Recreational Department
Glenwood Lake Park12 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · City of New Rochelle
Hudson Park11 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
DirectionsFlowers Park33 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsPinebrook Tennis Center9 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsFeeney Park4 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Library Green1 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsPinebrook Park4 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsGlen Island Park58 acres
DirectionsDavenport Park20 acres · New Rochelle Parks & Recreation Department
DirectionsD'Onofrio Park10 acres
DirectionsTitus Mill Pond State Tidal Wetlands7 acres
Aiello Park6 acres
Stephenson Park5 acres
DirectionsNeptune Park5 acres
Lincoln Park4 acres
Leif Eiricsson Park1 acres
Who protects it
606 conserved acres
9% of New Rochelle’s land. Water is left out: New Rochelle has 10.3 square miles of land and 2.9 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages New Rochelle’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city615 ac
County183 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits23 ac
State conservation7 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government1 ac
Local Park · 779 acLocal Conservation Area · 19 acConservation Easement · 9 acUnknown Easement · 9 acState Conservation Area · 7 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 7 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 7 of 48 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| City Of New Rochelle Land Local Park | Town or city | 310 | Unknown |
| Ward Acres Park Local Park | Town or city | 68 | Open |
| Nature Study Woods County Park Local Park | County | 65 | Open |
| Westchester County Of Land Local Park | County | 61 | Unknown |
| Twin Lakes County Park Local Park | County | 50 | Open |
| Flowers Park Local Park | Town or city | 35 | Open |
| Davenport Park Local Park | Town or city | 21 | Open |
| Huguenot Park Local Park | Town or city | 21 | Open |
| Five Islands Park Local Park | Town or city | 20 | Open |
| Leatherstocking Nature Trails Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 19 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
31 places to go in New Rochelle
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in New Rochelle
Plus 8 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Playgrounds in New Rochelle
Jack's Friendship GardenIn Huguenot Park
DirectionsPlus 5 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks in New Rochelle
Paws Place Dog Park at Ward AcresIn Ward Acres Park
DirectionsScenic views in New Rochelle
10 scenic views without a name on the map.
Picnic areas in New Rochelle
3 picnic areas without a name on the map.
Trails & water
15 named trails and 8 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Horses · 1.2 miUnpaved · 7.8 mi
Colonial Greenway3.0 mi
Blue Trail0.7 mi
Green Trail0.7 mi
Leatherstocking Trail0.7 mi
Upper Trail (red)0.6 mi
Red Trail0.6 mi
Colonial Greenway (blue with white stars)0.4 mi
White Trail0.4 mi
Colonial Greenway / Red Trail0.3 mi
Colonial Greenway (Blue with White Stars)0.2 mi
5 more trails
Colonial Greenway / Green Trail
0.2 miUnmarked Trail
0.1 miLower Trail
0.1 miCliff Emanuelson Trail (red)
0.1 miLeddy Trail (green)
0.1 miBiking & sports
0.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.4 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
40Tennis
23Baseball
9Basketball
7Football
5Soccer
2Softball
1Beach volleyball
1Hockey rinks
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →13 places on the National Register, one a National Historic Landmark
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 7 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Leland CastleBuilding · listed 1976
About itLewis First Presbyterian Church and Pintard HouseBuilding · listed 1979
About itDavenport HouseBuilding · listed 1980
About itPioneer BuildingBuilding · listed 1983
About itLispenard-Rodman-Davenport HouseBuilding · listed 1986
About itUS Post Office-New RochelleBuilding · listed 1989
About itKnickerbocker Press BuildingBuilding · listed 2000
About itWildcliffBuilding · listed 2002
About itRochelle Park-Rochelle Heights Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2005
About itTrinity-St. Paul's Episcopal ChurchBuilding · listed 2006
About itNew Rochelle Railroad StationBuilding · listed 2009
About it1 more on the History page.
When to get out
The best walking months in New Rochelle: 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 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 40 | 42 | 49 | 61 | 71 | 80 | 85 | 84 | 76 | 65 | 54 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.2 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.4 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in New Rochelle →
Next door
New Rochelle and its neighbors
New Rochelle has the second most mapped trails of the 8 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Scarsdale22 miNew Rochelle15 miMamaroneck14 miEastchester6.1 miLarchmont0.8 miPelham0.3 miPelham0.3 miPelham Manor0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Rochelle | 9% | 1.5 | 8 | 99%+ | A |
| Eastchester | 10% | 1.3 | 10 | 99%+ | A |
| Scarsdale | 15% | 3.4 | 36 | 99%+ | A+ |
| Mamaroneck | 10% | 2.1 | 16 | 99% | A |
| Pelham | 3% | 0.1 | 4 | 99%+ | B− |
| Pelham | 2% | 0.4 | 2 | 99%+ | B− |
| Pelham Manor | 4% | under 0.1 | 6 | 99%+ | C+ |
| Larchmont | 8% | 0.7 | 11 | 99%+ | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in New Rochelle
Where can I hike in New Rochelle?
The longest trail networks: Ward Acres Park, 3.6 miles; Nature Study Woods, 2.9 miles; Larchmont Reservoir, 1.5 miles; Leatherstocking Trail, 0.8 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of New Rochelle is conserved land?
9% 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 New Rochelle’s trails?
Ward Acres Park and Nature Study Woods don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in New Rochelle?
0.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near New Rochelle?
32,966 acres of parks and open public land lie inside New Rochelle or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 694 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does New Rochelle have?
Ahead of 86% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #167 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 Rochelle 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 →