Photo: N-Lange.de · CC BY-SA 3.0Bergen has 185 acres of parks, 60 for every 1,000 residents
7% of Bergen’s land is conserved, about 1,315 acres. 5.6 miles of mapped trail cross Bergen, 0.2 per square mile of land. 55% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 65% of U.S. towns · #393 of 758 in New York. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Bergen?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Bergen have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bergen is ahead of 65% of U.S. towns, #393 of 758 in New York. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles 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.
1,315 conserved acres
7% of Bergen’s land. Who manages Bergen’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 4 of 8 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen Swamp Preservation Society Lands Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 1,131 | Closed |
| Town of Bergen Land Local Park | Town or city | 107 | Unknown |
| Westshore Trail Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 65 | Open |
| Village of Bergen Land Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Unknown |
| Hartland Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Monroe County Water Land Local Park | County | 8 | Unknown |
| Soccer Field Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 2 | Open |
4 places to go in Bergen
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.
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
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.
3 places 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.
The best walking months in Bergen: 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) | 9.3 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 34 | 43 | 56 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 73 | 60 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 3.5 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Bergen →
Bergen and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Bergen
How much of Bergen is conserved land?
7% 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 Bergen’s trails?
Hickory Park and Hartland Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Bergen?
7,207 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bergen or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 185 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Bergen have?
Ahead of 65% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #393 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 Bergen 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 →