New Chester has 319 acres of parks, 229 for every 1,000 residents
19% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.4 miles of mapped trail cross New Chester. 3% of New Chester’s land is conserved, about 687 acres.
Ahead of 43% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is New Chester?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does New Chester have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, New Chester is ahead of 43% 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
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687 conserved acres
3% of New Chester’s land. Who manages New Chester’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 3 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County Waterfowl Production Area Resource Management Area | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 680 | Restricted |
| Lawrence Creek Wildlife Area State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 166 | Open |
| Upper Neenah Fishery Area State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 139 | Open |
| County Park Local Park | County | 20 | Open |
| Natural Area State Conservation Area | County | 19 | Restricted |
| Brooks Bluff State Natural Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 18 | Restricted |
4 lakes & rivers
September is the best month for walking in New Chester
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) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 26 | 31 | 42 | 56 | 69 | 78 | 82 | 79 | 72 | 59 | 43 | 31 |
| Rain (in) | 1.3 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 1.6 |
February is the driest month (1.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 5.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in New Chester →
New Chester and its neighbors
New Chester has the second most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in New Chester
How much of New Chester is conserved land?
3% of its land, against a typical 4% for a Wisconsin town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Is there public land near New Chester?
8,028 acres of parks and open public land lie inside New Chester or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 319 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does New Chester have?
Ahead of 43% 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 New Chester 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 →