Babcock Park
Park
43 acres1.4 mi of trail
Babcock Park Nature Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Andre Carrotflower · CC BY-SA 4.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Dansville
6% of Dansville’s land is conserved, and 99% of residents live within a half mile of a park
The biggest trail networks: Babcock Park (1.4 mi). 2.0 miles of mapped trail cross Dansville, 0.8 per square mile of land. 104 acres are parks and preserves, 22 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 86% of U.S. towns · #172 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
96 acres · of 2.6 sq mi of land
Trails
2.0 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
104 ac
22 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Dansville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Dansville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Dansville is ahead of 86% of U.S. towns, #172 of 758 in New York. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, conserved land lowest.
A
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Dansville’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land22 acres of park per 1,000 residents (104 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home99% of residents within a half mile of a park · NY 70% · U.S. 72%A
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 86%
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New York towns of 2,500+ (758)Ahead of 77%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A− to A. 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
The longest trail network is Babcock Park, with 1.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Williams Memorial Park
Park
25 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Washington Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 7 parks & preserves
Babcock Park43 acres · 1.4 mi of trail
DirectionsWilliams Memorial Park25 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsChurch Square Park3 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsPioneer Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsWashington Park2 acres
Dansville Little League Park2 acres
DirectionsJean B. DeLong Volunteer's Memorial Park1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
96 conserved acres
6% of Dansville’s land. Who manages Dansville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city152 ac
Regional agency7 ac
Local Park · 150 acLocal Other or Unknown · 7 acLocal Recreation Area · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 9 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Village Of Dansville Land Local Park | Town or city | 88 | Unknown |
| Rotary Park Local Park | Town or city | 42 | Open |
| Babcock Park Local Park | Town or city | 16 | Open |
| Dansville Central School Land Local Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 7 | Unknown |
| Washington Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Little League Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Church Square Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Pioneer Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Dansville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Dansville
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Babcock Park Nature Trail0.4 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
6Baseball
3Football
2Tennis
1Skate park
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Dansville: 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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 36 | 45 | 58 | 71 | 78 | 82 | 81 | 74 | 62 | 49 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 1.9 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
February is the driest month (1.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 3.6 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Dansville →
Questions about parks and trails in Dansville
Where can I hike in Dansville?
The longest trail networks: Babcock Park, 1.4 miles; Williams Memorial Park, 0.2 miles; Church Square Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Dansville is conserved land?
6% 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 Dansville’s trails?
Babcock Park and Williams Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Dansville?
13,382 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Dansville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 104 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Dansville have?
Ahead of 86% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #172 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 Dansville 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 →