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Outdoors in Sheridan

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

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 3% of Sheridan’s land is conserved, about 20 acres. 12 acres are parks and preserves, 16 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
3%
20 acres · of 1.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
12 ac
16 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
1 beach · 1 boat launch
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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

1
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.

Pearl Lake Park

Managed by Village of Sheridan
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it

20 conserved acres

3% of Sheridan’s land. Water is left out: Sheridan has 1.1 square miles of land and 0.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Sheridan’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Private owners20 ac
Private Other or Unknown · 20 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Utility Corridor
Private Other or Unknown
Private owners20Open
Things to do

5 places to go in Sheridan

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

Playgrounds in Sheridan
Pearl Lake PlaygroundIn Pearl Lake Park
Directions

Plus 2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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.

Courts & fields
2Baseball
1Beach volleyball

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

When to get out

The best walking months in Sheridan: July and 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.310.511.813.414.715.415.113.912.410.99.69.0
High (°F)293243576978828073604635
Rain (in)2.31.82.33.63.83.73.23.63.03.52.72.2

February is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 3.8 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Sheridan →

Questions about parks and trails in Sheridan

Are dogs allowed on Sheridan’s trails?

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

Is there public land near Sheridan?

15,917 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sheridan or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 12 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Sheridan 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 →