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Outdoors in Ferry

More than half of Ferry’s land is conserved: 91%

91% of Ferry’s land is conserved, about 37,116 acres. 2.8 miles of mapped trail cross Ferry.

Conserved land
91%
37,116 acres · of 63.5 sq mi of land
Trails
2.8 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
3,963 ft
Walker Dome
Lakes & rivers
2
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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

Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

37,116 conserved acres

91% of Ferry’s land. Who manages Ferry’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State natural resources37,116 ac
State Other or Unknown · 37,116 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 3 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
State Patented
State Other or Unknown
State natural resources33,026Unknown
State Land Disposals - Other Than Municipal
State Other or Unknown
State natural resources3,116Unknown
State Tentatively Approved (tad)
State Other or Unknown
State natural resources975Unknown
Things to do

1 places to go in Ferry

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

Peaks in Ferry
Walker Dome3,963 ft elevation
Directions
Trails & water

1 named trail and 2 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Moose Creek Turnoff2.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out

June is the best month for walking in Ferry

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)5.48.411.514.918.320.919.716.312.99.66.34.2
High (°F)81824415667676251331612
Rain (in)0.50.70.40.60.92.53.02.81.61.00.70.8

March is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 67 °F). 3.0 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Ferry →

Next door

Ferry and its neighbors

Ferry has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Ferry— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Healy— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Ferry

Is there public land near Ferry?

24,148 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ferry or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 22 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Ferry neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →