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Outdoors in Winter

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Winter

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 3% of Winter’s land is conserved, about 14 acres. 25 acres are parks and preserves, 86 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
3%
14 acres · of 0.8 sq mi of land
Trails
1.2 mi
1.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
25 ac
86 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

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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.

Doc Smith Park

Park
10 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it

14 conserved acres

3% of Winter’s land. Who manages Winter’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State natural resources14 ac
State Park · 14 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Tuscobia State Trail
State Park
State natural resources14Open
Things to do

1 places to go in Winter

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Winter

1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

Trails & water

1 named trail

Named trails
Tuscobia State Trail1.1 mi
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.

Tuscobia State TrailBike route
1.1 mi
Courts & fields
2Baseball
1Football

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The walking year in Winter

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.010.311.813.514.915.715.414.112.510.89.48.7
High (°F)212639526675787668543826
Rain (in)1.11.01.72.93.84.74.04.03.73.42.01.4

February is the driest month (1.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 4.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Winter →

Questions about parks and trails in Winter

Are dogs allowed on Winter’s trails?

Doc Smith Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Winter?

52,972 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Winter or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 25 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Winter 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 →