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Outdoors in Amsterdam

Few parks or trails are on the map in Amsterdam

5% of Amsterdam’s land is conserved, about 92 acres.

Conserved land
5%
92 acres · of 2.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
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.

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

92 conserved acres

5% of Amsterdam’s land. Who manages Amsterdam’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Land trusts & nonprofits92 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)47 ac
Agricultural Easement · 95 acUnknown Easement · 44 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 92 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 3 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

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
1Baseball

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

When to get out

The best walking months in Amsterdam: May and July to 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)9.010.311.813.514.915.715.414.112.510.89.48.7
High (°F)343847566573848473584334
Rain (in)0.40.40.91.62.32.71.21.01.21.20.60.4

February is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 2.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Amsterdam →

Questions about parks and trails in Amsterdam

Is there public land near Amsterdam?

20,739 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Amsterdam or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 155 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Amsterdam 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 →