Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domainVirtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Alfred
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 2.1 miles of mapped trail cross Alfred, 1.8 per square mile of land. 6 acres are parks and preserves, 1.3 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 54% of U.S. towns · #520 of 758 in New York. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Alfred?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Alfred have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Alfred is ahead of 54% of U.S. towns, #520 of 758 in New York. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull 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
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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
2 conserved acres
under 1% of Alfred’s land. Who manages Alfred’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Hill Playground Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Village Bandstand Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
1 places to go in Alfred
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
3 named trails
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 Alfred: May, August 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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.2 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 34 | 43 | 56 | 68 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 47 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.5 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Alfred →
Questions about parks and trails in Alfred
How much of Alfred is conserved land?
under 1% of its land, against a typical 5% for a New York town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Alfred’s trails?
Pine Hill Playground doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Alfred?
30,616 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Alfred or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Alfred have?
Ahead of 54% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #520 of 758 in New York. 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 Alfred 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 →