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City of White Plains, Jul 2012Photo: Steve Carrea · Public domain
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Outdoors in White Plains

15% of White Plains’ land is conserved, and 98% of residents live within a half mile of a park

15% of White Plains’ land is conserved, about 927 acres. 8.4 miles of mapped trail cross White Plains, 0.9 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Bryant Mamaroneck Park (0.5 mi).

Ahead of 89% of U.S. towns · #134 of 758 in New York. What drives it

Conserved land
15%
927 acres · of 9.7 sq mi of land
Trails
8.4 mi
0.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
941 ac
16 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
98%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
6.7 mi
3.4 mi lanes
Lakes & rivers
5

What kind of outdoors town is White Plains?

Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.

Land that stays wild15% of the land is conserved; a typical New York town, 5%.Parks close to home98% of residents live within a half mile of a park.A trail town0.9 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, more than 77% of U.S. towns.
Outdoors grade

How much outdoors does White Plains have?

On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, White Plains is ahead of 89% of U.S. towns, #134 of 758 in New York. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, park acres per resident lowest.

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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of White Plains’ overall grade.
Conserved land15% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.9 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (8 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land16 acres of park per 1,000 residents (941 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13BParks close to home98% of residents within a half mile of a park · NY 70% · U.S. 72%A
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 89%
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New York towns of 2,500+ (758)Ahead of 82%
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.

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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 Bryant Mamaroneck Park, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Bryant Mamaroneck Park

Managed by City of White Plains
49 acres0.5 mi of trail
No dogs
Directionsto Municipal ParkingWebsite ↗

Ridgeway Nature Park

Managed by City of White Plains
14 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗

Broadway Avenue Park

Park
5 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto City Center Municipal Parking

Turnure Park

Park
4 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 14 parks & preserves
Bryant Mamaroneck Park49 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · City of White Plains
Directions
Ridgeway Nature Park14 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · City of White Plains
Broadway Avenue Park5 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
Directions
Turnure Park4 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Liberty Park3 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · City of White Plains
Directions
Battle Hill Park6 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Directions
Kittrell Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Directions
Gillie Park9 acres · White Plains Recreation & Parks Department
Directions
Gardella Park8 acres
Delfino Park3 acres
Directions
Saxon Woods Park2 acres
Directions
Druss Park2 acres
Directions
Jacob Purdy House1 acres
Battle of White Plains Park1 acres
Who protects it

927 conserved acres

15% of White Plains’ land. Who manages White Plains’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Town or city864 ac
County273 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits9 ac
Regional agency7 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government3 ac
Local Park · 1,100 acLocal Conservation Area · 38 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 9 acLocal Recreation Area · 3 acLocal Other or Unknown · 3 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 5 of 30 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
CITY OF WHITE PLAINS Land
Local Park
Town or city594Unknown
COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER Land
Local Park
County239Unknown
White Plains City Lands
Local Park
Town or city136Open
Westchester County Lands
Local Conservation Area
County28Restricted
White Plains Open Space
Local Park
Town or city22Open
Baldwin Farm
Local Park
Town or city19Open
Delfino Park
Local Park
Town or city19Open
Ridgeway Nature Trail
Local Park
Town or city16Open
Gillie Park
Local Park
Town or city12Open
Bryant-Mamaroneck Nature Area
Local Conservation Area
Town or city10Open

5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.

Things to do

18 places to go in White Plains

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in White Plains
Delfino PlaygroundIn Delfino Park
Directions

Plus 15 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

Trails & water

6 named trails and 5 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Unpaved · 4.5 mi
Jack Harrington Greenway1.4 mi
Hutchinson River Pathway0.4 mi
Kol Ami Trail (blue)0.2 mi
Red Trail0.1 mi
Bronx River Pathway0.1 mi
(guess)0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
(vernal pool)Bloomingdale PondpondSilver LakeWhite Plains Reservoir Number OnereservoirWhite Plains Reservoir Number Tworeservoir
Biking & sports

6.7 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

3.4 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
3.3 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
26Tennis
26Baseball
21Basketball
8Soccer
4Football
1Multi-sport
1Tracks

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

11 places on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.

History →
MapletonBuilding · listed 1976
About it
Jacob Purdy HouseBuilding · listed 1979
About it
White Plains ArmoryBuilding · listed 1980
About it
Percy Grainger Home and StudioBuilding · listed 1993
About it
Good Counsel ComplexDistrict · listed 1997
About it
Peoples National Bank and Trust Company BuildingBuilding · listed 2000
About it
White Plains Rural CemeteryBuilding · listed 2003
About it
Bar BuildingBuilding · listed 2007
About it
Soundview ManorBuilding · listed 2009
About it
Woman's Club of White PlainsBuilding · listed 2010
About it
Presbyterian Rest for ConvalescentsBuilding · listed 2011
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in White Plains: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.510.611.813.314.515.114.813.812.411.09.89.2
High (°F)394249617180858376655444
Rain (in)3.32.84.04.13.84.34.54.24.54.43.64.0

February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.5 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in White Plains →

Next door

White Plains and its neighbors

Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Greenburgh74 miNorth Castle29 miScarsdale22 miHarrison9.9 miHarrison9.9 miWhite Plains8.4 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
White Plains15%0.91698%A
Harrison5%0.61684%B+
Harrison— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Scarsdale15%3.43699%+A+
Greenburgh12%2.42797%A+
North Castle19%1.215096%A+

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in White Plains

Where can I hike in White Plains?

The longest trail networks: Bryant Mamaroneck Park, 0.5 miles; Ridgeway Nature Park, 0.4 miles; Broadway Avenue Park, 0.4 miles; Turnure Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

How much of White Plains is conserved land?

15% 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 White Plains’ trails?

Bryant Mamaroneck Park and Ridgeway Nature Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Where can I bike in White Plains?

6.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.4 of painted or protected lanes and 3.3 of shoulders and shared lanes.

Is there public land near White Plains?

29,649 acres of parks and open public land lie inside White Plains or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 941 of them inside the city line.

How much outdoors does White Plains have?

Ahead of 89% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #134 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 White Plains 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 →