99% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Cuba
0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Cuba, 0.5 per square mile of land. 8 acres are parks and preserves, 4.6 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 49% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Cuba?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Cuba have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Cuba is ahead of 49% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Willow Bank Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
4 conserved acres
under 1% of Cuba’s land. Who manages Cuba’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 1 of 1 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Village Of Cuba Land Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Unknown |
2 places to go in Cuba
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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.
The best walking months in Cuba: 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.2 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 35 | 44 | 57 | 69 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 72 | 60 | 47 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.2 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Cuba →
Questions about parks and trails in Cuba
Where can I hike in Cuba?
The longest trail networks: Willow Bank Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Cuba 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 Cuba’s trails?
Willow Bank Park and Chamberlain Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Cuba?
11,196 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cuba or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 8 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Cuba have?
Ahead of 49% 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 Cuba 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 →