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Outdoors in Burlington Flats

Few parks or trails are on the map in Burlington Flats

3% of Burlington Flats’ land is conserved, about 46 acres. 1 acre is park or preserve, 5.8 per 1,000 residents. 26% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
3%
46 acres · of 2.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
1 ac
5.8 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
26%
of residents within ½ mile
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
Who protects it

46 conserved acres

3% of Burlington Flats’ land. Who manages Burlington Flats’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

USDA easements (NRCS)45 ac
Town or city1 ac
Conservation Easement · 45 acLocal Park · 1 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 45 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 2 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Town Of Burlington Land
Local Park
Town or city1Unknown
When to get out

The best walking months in Burlington Flats: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.410.511.813.314.615.315.013.912.411.09.79.0
High (°F)303240556775797770584535
Rain (in)3.12.73.43.93.94.94.64.44.24.43.53.6

February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 4.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Burlington Flats →

Next door

Burlington Flats and its neighbors

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TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Burlington Flats— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Burlington9%0.11,37416%B
Edmeston2%under 0.12618%C

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Burlington Flats

Is there public land near Burlington Flats?

16,012 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Burlington Flats or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Burlington Flats 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 →