Photo: SilentMatt Psychedelic · CC BY-SA 4.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Windham
85% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Windham. 32 acres are parks and preserves, 16 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 39% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Windham?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Windham have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Windham is ahead of 39% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds 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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12 conserved acres
1% of Windham’s land. Who manages Windham’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windham Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
0.7 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 Windham: April, May, August 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) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 38 | 47 | 60 | 71 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 63 | 50 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.2 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Windham →
Windham and its neighbors
Windham has the most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windham | 1% | under 0.1 | 16 | 85% | C+ |
| Windham Township | — 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 Windham
How much of Windham is conserved land?
1% of its land, against a typical 3% for an Ohio town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Where can I bike in Windham?
0.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.7 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Windham?
10,587 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Windham or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 32 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Windham have?
Ahead of 39% 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 Windham 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 →