Norwich has 369 acres of parks, 105 for every 1,000 residents
2.3 miles of mapped trail cross Norwich, 0.1 per square mile of land. 31% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1% of Norwich’s land is conserved, about 380 acres.
Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns · #650 of 758 in New York. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Norwich?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Norwich have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Norwich is ahead of 38% of U.S. towns, #650 of 758 in New York. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles 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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380 conserved acres
1% of Norwich’s land. Who manages Norwich’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 5 of 5 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| City Of Norwich Land Local Park | Town or city | 304 | Unknown |
| Board Of Education Land Local Park | Town or city | 55 | Unknown |
| Norwich City Water Works Land Local Other or Unknown | Regional Water Districts | 15 | Unknown |
| City Of Norwich - Park Land Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Unknown |
1 places to go in Norwich
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 lakes & rivers
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Norwich: May and 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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 33 | 41 | 55 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 46 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 4.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Norwich →
Norwich 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norwich | 1% | 0.1 | 105 | 31% | C+ |
| Butternuts | 2% | under 0.1 | 237 | 24% | C+ |
| New Berlin | 11% | under 0.1 | 1,172 | 57% | B+ |
| Preston | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| North Norwich | 8% | under 0.1 | 877 | 6% | B− |
| Guilford | 5% | under 0.1 | 673 | 21% | B− |
| Oxford | 8% | 0.2 | 769 | 55% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Norwich
How much of Norwich is conserved land?
1% 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 Norwich?
42,390 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Norwich or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 369 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Norwich have?
Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #650 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 Norwich 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 →