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Outdoors in Sunbury

Few parks or trails are on the map in Sunbury

1 acre is park or preserve, 3.2 per 1,000 residents. 1.2 miles of mapped trail cross Sunbury, 0.5 per square mile of land. 8% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
under 1%
7 acres · of 2.5 sq mi of land
Trails
1.2 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
1 ac
3.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
8%
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

7 conserved acres

under 1% of Sunbury’s land. Who manages Sunbury’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Other state land6 ac
Conservation Easement · 6 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 6 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Things to do

1 places to go in Sunbury

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

Playgrounds in Sunbury

1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Sunbury High SchoolBuilding · listed 2009
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Sunbury: April and May

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)9.910.811.913.114.114.614.413.512.411.210.29.7
High (°F)525562727986898782736355
Rain (in)3.73.14.03.54.04.75.55.35.43.93.43.4

February is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.5 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Sunbury →

Questions about parks and trails in Sunbury

Is there public land near Sunbury?

9,419 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sunbury or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Sunbury 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 →