Vandell Preserve at Cumberland Marsh
Managed by The Nature Conservancy
6 acres
No dogs
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Photo: Mojo Hand · CC BY-SA 4.0–Not graded
Outdoors in New Kent
Few parks or trails are on the map in New Kent
8 acres are parks and preserves, 9.5 per 1,000 residents. 1.2 miles of mapped trail cross New Kent, 0.3 per square mile of land. 10% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Conserved land
under 1%
1 acre · of 4.5 sq mi of land
Trails
1.2 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
8 ac
9.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
10%
of residents within ½ mile
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
1 conserved acres
under 1% of New Kent’s land. Who manages New Kent’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government1 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits1 ac
Conservation Easement · 1 acPrivate Conservation · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 2 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland Marsh Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 1 | Closed |
Things to do
5 places to go in New Kent
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in New Kent
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
12Tennis
8Baseball
7Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 places on the National Register, one a National Historic Landmark
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in New Kent: April to June
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) | 9.8 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 49 | 53 | 60 | 71 | 78 | 86 | 89 | 88 | 81 | 71 | 61 | 52 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.0 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in New Kent →
Questions about parks and trails in New Kent
Are dogs allowed on New Kent’s trails?
Vandell Preserve at Cumberland Marsh doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near New Kent?
5,451 acres of parks and open public land lie inside New Kent or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 8 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from New Kent 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 →