Photo: Ascended Dreamer · CC BY-SA 4.0West Windsor has 37 miles of mapped trails, 1.5 for every square mile of land
16% of West Windsor’s land is conserved, about 2,605 acres. 7% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 21 acres are parks and preserves, 18 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 69% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is West Windsor?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does West Windsor have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, West Windsor is ahead of 69% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
Vermont towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so West Windsor’s 16% is ahead of 61% of Vermont towns, while its trails per square mile lead 79% of them.
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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2,605 conserved acres
16% of West Windsor’s land. Who manages West Windsor’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,462 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 18 of 44 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Windsor Town Forest Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 1,127 | Open |
| Little Ascutney Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | Not recorded | 14 | Open |
| Windsor Prison Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | Not recorded | 2 | Open |
19 places to go in West Windsor
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
2 more peaks
25 named trails
15 more trails
1.8 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 3 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in West Windsor: May and July 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.3 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 29 | 32 | 41 | 54 | 67 | 75 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 58 | 45 | 34 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.0 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.7 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in West Windsor →
West Windsor and its neighbors
West Windsor has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Windsor | 16% | 1.5 | 18 | 7% | B+ |
| Reading | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Windsor | 35% | 1.4 | 1,024 | 82% | A+ |
| Weathersfield | 15% | 0.4 | 362 | 32% | B+ |
| Hartland | 15% | 0.2 | 97 | 9% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in West Windsor
How much of West Windsor is conserved land?
16% of its land, against a typical 14% for a Vermont town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Where can I bike in West Windsor?
1.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.8 of off-road paths. Named routes: VTXL.
Is there public land near West Windsor?
31,267 acres of parks and open public land lie inside West Windsor or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,610 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does West Windsor have?
Ahead of 69% 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 West Windsor 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 →