Cambridge Community Forest
Managed by Agricultural Stewardship Association
1 acres
Dogs on leash
Directionsto the trailhead
Photo: Daniel Case · CC BY-SA 3.0DOutdoors
Outdoors in Cambridge
Few parks or trails are on the map in Cambridge
2 acres are parks and preserves, 0.8 per 1,000 residents. 25% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 5% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 1.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
2 ac
0.8 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
25%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Cambridge have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Cambridge is ahead of 5% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Cambridge’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4DPark land0.8 acres of park per 1,000 residents (2 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13DParks close to home25% of residents within a half mile of a park · NY 70% · U.S. 72%C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 5%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Cambridge. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D− to D. 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Things to do
1 places to go in Cambridge
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Cambridge
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
4Baseball
3Soccer
1Football
1Basketball
1Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Cambridge: May 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) | 9.3 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 34 | 43 | 57 | 69 | 77 | 82 | 80 | 72 | 60 | 47 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.8 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Cambridge →
Next door
Cambridge and its neighbors
Cambridge has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | under 1% | under 0.1 | 1 | 25% | D |
| Jackson | 12% | 0.1 | 698 | 36% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Cambridge
How much of Cambridge 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 Cambridge’s trails?
OpenStreetMap records dogs as welcome at Cambridge Community Forest (on leash). For the rest, check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Cambridge?
11,275 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cambridge or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Cambridge have?
Ahead of 5% 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 Cambridge 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 →