99% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Syracuse
2.1 miles of mapped trail cross Syracuse, 1.6 per square mile of land. 21 acres are parks and preserves, 10 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 61% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Syracuse?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Syracuse have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Syracuse is ahead of 61% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
South Park
1 places to go in Syracuse
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The best walking months in Syracuse: April 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 40 | 52 | 64 | 74 | 84 | 87 | 85 | 79 | 66 | 51 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 1.2 |
January is the driest month (0.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 5.3 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Syracuse →
Questions about parks and trails in Syracuse
How much of Syracuse is conserved land?
under 1% of its land, against a typical 4% for a Nebraska town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Syracuse’s trails?
Williams Park and South Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Syracuse?
76 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Syracuse or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 21 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Syracuse have?
Ahead of 61% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Syracuse neighbors.
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 →