Fire Island National Seashore
Managed by National Park Service
16 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dogs usually limited
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Photo: DanTD · CC BY-SA 3.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Bellport
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Bellport
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 2% of Bellport’s land is conserved, about 15 acres. 10 acres are parks and preserves, 4.9 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 53% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
15 acres · of 1.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
10 ac
4.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Bellport?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Bellport have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bellport is ahead of 53% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Bellport’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land4.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (10 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13CParks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · NY 70% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 53%
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Water is 5% of Bellport’s area (0 of 2 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 2%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to B+. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
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
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Fire Island National Seashore, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
15 conserved acres
2% of Bellport’s land. Water is left out: Bellport has 1.5 square miles of land and 0.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Bellport’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Regional Water Districts7 ac
Town or city4 ac
State conservation3 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 7 acLocal Park · 4 acState Conservation Area · 3 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 4 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUFFOLK COUNTY 4/28WATER AUTHORITY Land Local Other or Unknown | Regional Water Districts | 7 | Unknown |
| Bellport Bay State Tidal Wetland State Conservation Area | State conservation | 3 | Open |
| BELLPORT VILLAGE OF Land Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Unknown |
| TOWN OF BROOKHAVENC/O DEPT OF FINANCE Land Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Unknown |
Things to do
5 places to go in Bellport
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Bellport
4 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Playgrounds in Bellport
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
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
2Baseball
2Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Bellport: May 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.
| 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) | 40 | 41 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 77 | 82 | 81 | 75 | 64 | 54 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 4.6 |
July is the driest month (3.2 in) and the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.6 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Bellport →
Next door
Bellport and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellport | 2% | 0.3 | 5 | 99%+ | B− |
| East Patchogue | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| North Bellport | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Bellport
Where can I hike in Bellport?
The longest trail networks: Fire Island National Seashore, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Bellport is conserved land?
2% 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 Bellport’s trails?
Fire Island National Seashore and Otis Pike Fire Island High Dune Wilderness don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Bellport?
23,495 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bellport or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 10 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Bellport have?
Ahead of 53% 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 Bellport 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 →