Brookville Nature Park
Park
23 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Viscountrapier at English Wikipedia · Public domainB−Outdoors
Outdoors in Brookville
Brookville has 40 acres of parks, 14 for every 1,000 residents
2% of Brookville’s land is conserved, about 59 acres. 64% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.2 miles of mapped trail cross Brookville, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 49% of U.S. towns · #560 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
59 acres · of 3.9 sq mi of land
Trails
1.2 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
40 ac
14 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
64%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Brookville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Brookville is ahead of 49% of U.S. towns, #560 of 758 in New York. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Brookville’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 (1 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land14 acres of park per 1,000 residents (40 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home64% of residents within a half mile of a park · NY 70% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 49%
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New York towns of 2,500+ (758)Ahead of 26%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would still be 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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Jane B. Francke Bird Sanctuary
Managed by Village of Brookville
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it
59 conserved acres
2% of Brookville’s land. Who manages Brookville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County55 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government15 ac
Town or city9 ac
Regional Water Districts5 ac
Local Park · 51 acPrivate Agricultural · 27 acLocal Other or Unknown · 5 acLocal Resource Management Area · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 7 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| COUNTY OF NASSAU Land Local Park | County | 27 | Unknown |
| Old Mill Horse Farm 2 Private Agricultural | County | 26 | Closed |
| Riggs Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 15 | Open |
| INC VILLAGE OF BROOKVILLE Land Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Unknown |
| JERICHO WATER DIST Land Local Other or Unknown | Regional Water Districts | 5 | Unknown |
| Nassau County Lands Local Resource Management Area | County | 1 | Open |
| Old Mill Horse Farm 5 Private Agricultural | County | 1 | Closed |
Things to do
3 places to go in Brookville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Brookville
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
2 named trails
Named trails
Horses · 1.2 miUnpaved · 1.2 mi
Polo Boxwood Trail0.3 mi
Raush Trail0.1 mi
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
71Tennis
9Basketball
6Baseball
4Equestrian
4Soccer
2Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Brookville: April 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) | 9.5 | 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 | 42 | 49 | 61 | 70 | 79 | 85 | 83 | 76 | 65 | 54 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 4.3 |
February is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.3 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Brookville →
Next door
Brookville and its neighbors
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Muttontown17 miUpper Brookville13 miOld Westbury13 miJericho3.2 miOld Brookville2.8 miBrookville1.2 miEast Hills0.2 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brookville | 2% | 0.3 | 14 | 64% | B− |
| Old Westbury | 2% | 1.5 | 15 | 60% | B |
| Muttontown | 21% | 2.7 | 222 | 72% | A+ |
| Upper Brookville | 16% | 3.0 | 197 | 60% | A |
| Jericho | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Old Brookville | 4% | 0.7 | 33 | 85% | A− |
| East Hills | 4% | 0.1 | 9 | 90% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Brookville
How much of Brookville 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 Brookville’s trails?
Brookville Nature Park and Jane B. Francke Bird Sanctuary don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Brookville?
21,207 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Brookville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 40 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Brookville have?
Ahead of 49% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #560 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 Brookville 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 →