1
Mianus River Park
Nature preserve
101 acres3.5 mi of trail
Meander TrailNortheast PassageWest River TrailHill TrailField Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Stamford
Stamford, CT parks, trails & bike paths
About 7.9% of Stamford is conserved land, roughly 2,599 acres. There are about 31 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Mianus River Park (3.5 mi), Mianus Glen (3 mi), and Stamford Museum & Nature Center (2.9 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Stamford, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Stamford outdoors
Conserved land
7.9%
2,599 of 33,100 acres
Trails
31 mi
0.6 mi per sq mi · 19 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
59
19 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
29.6 mi
9.3 mi lanes · 2.7 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
Mianus Glen
Nature preserve
77 acres3 mi of trail
Swingset TrailSecond Loop TrailFisherman's Loop TrailPoplar TrailHigh-Point Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the trail sign
3
Stamford Museum & Nature Center
Park
90 acres2.9 mi of trail
BGOWheels in the Woods #7Y
Dog rules not recorded
4
Bartlett Arboretum Historic Preserve
Park
66 acres2.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
5
Cove Island Park
Park
94 acres1.1 mi of trail
Bird Sanctuary Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
6
Scalzi Park
Park
45 acres1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
7
Cummings Park
Park
75 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
8
Mianus River State Park Scenic Reserve
Nature preserve
321 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 59 parks & preserves
- West Beach Park26 ac · 0.5 mi trail · Directions
- Kosciuszko Park24 ac · 0.5 mi trail · Directions
- Mianus River State Park19 ac · 0.5 mi trail · Directions
- Mill River Park16 ac · 0.5 mi trail · Directions
- Woodley Road Bird Sanctuary20 ac · 0.4 mi trail · Directions
- Lione Park7 ac · 0.4 mi trail · Directions
- Czescik Park13 ac · 0.3 mi trail · Directions
- Veterans Memorial Park2 ac · 0.3 mi trail · Directions
- Chestnut Hill Park6 ac · 0.2 mi trail
- Stamford Government Center Roof Park1 ac · 0.2 mi trail · Directions
- Rosa Hartman Park10 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Altschul Preserve167 ac
- Sleepy Hollow Park24 ac
- Scofieldtown Park19 ac · Directions
- Squirrel Run17 ac
- Dorothy Heroy Park14 ac
- Woodway Park13 ac
- John J. Boccuzzi Park10 ac · Directions
- Gan Katan Preserve10 ac
- Newman Mills Park10 ac
- Meadow Park Avenue Open Space8 ac
- Finch Flood Plain7 ac
- Sporn Property7 ac
- Fort Stamford6 ac
- George T. Barrett Park6 ac · Directions
- Chestnut Hill Bird Sancuary6 ac
- Edward Hunt Recreation Area5 ac · Directions
- Michael J. Drotar Park5 ac · Directions
- Harbor Point Commons Park4 ac · Directions
- Hemingway Property4 ac
- Gene Wilder Preserve4 ac · Directions
- Sergt. Vincent M. Horan Park3 ac · Directions
- Washington Boulevard Park - Gateway Park2 ac · Directions
- Scalzi Riverwalk Nature Preserve2 ac · Directions
- Woods End Preserve2 ac
- Rotary Park2 ac · Directions
- Dr. Jacob Nemoitin Park2 ac · Directions
- Hatch Field2 ac · Directions
- Scalzi Riverwalk1 ac · Directions
- Friendship Park1 ac
- Town Hall Park1 ac · Directions
- Homer Lee Wise Memorial Park1 ac · Directions
- St. John's Park1 ac · Directions
- Gus Edson Park1 ac
- Daskham Park1 ac · Directions
- Carwin Park1 ac · Directions
- Gerli Park1 ac · Directions
- Waterside Park1 ac · Directions
- Latham Park1 ac · Directions
- Weed Circle Park1 ac
- Columbus Park1 ac · Directions
Who protects the land
2,599 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 187 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 165 of 209 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes9.3 mi
- Off-road bike paths2.7 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes17.7 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis99
- Baseball27
- Basketball15
- Beach volleyball9
- Soccer8
- Pickleball8
- Softball6
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Next door
Stamford and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stamford | 7.9% | 30.7 mi | 59 |
| Darien | 2.6% | 8.5 mi | 12 |
| New Canaan | 5.8% | 10.5 mi | 16 |
| Greenwich | 9.4% | 47.6 mi | 98 |
| North Castle | 17.8% | 28.5 mi | 17 |
| Pound Ridge | 25% | 51.7 mi | 16 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Stamford's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 33.4-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.