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Outdoors in Ryegate

98% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Ryegate

4% of Ryegate’s land is conserved, about 21 acres. 1 acre is park or preserve, 2.6 per 1,000 residents. 0.7 miles of mapped trail cross Ryegate, 0.9 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
4%
21 acres · of 0.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.7 mi
0.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
1 ac
2.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
98%
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

21 conserved acres

4% of Ryegate’s land. Who manages Ryegate’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Other or Unknown Local Government21 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 21 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 1 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Local Other or Unknown
Local Other or Unknown
Other or Unknown Local Government21Unknown
History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.

History →
Sims-Garfield RanchBuilding · listed 1980
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Ryegate: 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)9.010.311.813.515.015.815.414.212.510.89.38.6
High (°F)374049576776868574604637
Rain (in)0.30.40.71.52.72.71.61.21.21.10.60.5

January is the driest month (0.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 2.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Ryegate →

Questions about parks and trails in Ryegate

Is there public land near Ryegate?

20,022 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ryegate or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Ryegate 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 →