Bonfoy-Barstow House · Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Winfield
39% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of Winfield’s land is conserved, about 300 acres. 4.9 miles of mapped trail cross Winfield, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 37% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Winfield?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Winfield have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Winfield is ahead of 37% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
300 conserved acres
2% of Winfield’s land. Who manages Winfield’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 283 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 9 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Park Lands Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 14 | Open |
| Village West Winfield Lands Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
| Water Works Village Lands Local Resource Management Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
| Town of Winfield Land Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Unknown |
1 places to go in Winfield
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 lakes & rivers
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.
5 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Winfield: 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) | 9.3 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.7 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 29 | 32 | 40 | 54 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 58 | 45 | 34 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 4.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Winfield →
Winfield and its neighbors
Winfield has the second most mapped trails of the 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winfield | 2% | 0.2 | 13 | 39% | C+ |
| Richfield | 3% | under 0.1 | 189 | 60% | B− |
| Plainfield | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Bridgewater | 11% | 0.6 | 1,319 | 9% | B+ |
| Columbia | 2% | under 0.1 | 31 | 6% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Winfield
How much of Winfield 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.
Are dogs allowed on Winfield’s trails?
Winfield Memorial Town Park and West Winfield Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Winfield?
16,759 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Winfield or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 25 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Winfield have?
Ahead of 37% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Winfield 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 →