Juhring Nature Preserve
Managed by Village of Dobbs Ferry
75 acres2 mi of trail
White TrailPurple TrailYellow TrailRavine Trail+1
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
AOutdoors
Outdoors in Dobbs Ferry
8% of Dobbs Ferry’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 7.3 miles of mapped trail cross Dobbs Ferry, 3.0 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Juhring Nature Preserve (2 mi), Old Croton Aqueduct State Park (1.2 mi), Chauncey Park (0.5 mi).
Ahead of 91% of U.S. towns · #114 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
8%
119 acres · of 2.4 sq mi of land
Trails
7.3 mi
3.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
126 ac
11 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.1 mi
0.2 mi lanes · 2.0 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Dobbs Ferry?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Dobbs Ferry have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Dobbs Ferry is ahead of 91% of U.S. towns, #114 of 758 in New York. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Dobbs Ferry’s overall grade.
Conserved land8% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%B+Trails3.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (7 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4A+Park land11 acres of park per 1,000 residents (126 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · NY 70% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 91%
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New York towns of 2,500+ (758)Ahead of 85%
Water is 24% of Dobbs Ferry’s area (1 of 3 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 6%.
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 Juhring Nature Preserve, with 2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Old Croton Aqueduct State Park
Park
14 acres1.2 mi of trail
Old Croton Aqueduct Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Chauncey Park
Managed by Village of Dobbs Ferry
14 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Dobbs Ferrry Waterfront Park
Park
8 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 7 parks & preserves
Juhring Nature Preserve75 acres · 2 mi of trail · Village of Dobbs Ferry
Old Croton Aqueduct State Park14 acres · 1.2 mi of trail
DirectionsChauncey Park14 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · Village of Dobbs Ferry
DirectionsDobbs Ferrry Waterfront Park8 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
DirectionsGould Park2 acres · Village of Dobbs Ferry
DirectionsIrvington Woods1 acres · Village of Irvington
Bramley Park1 acres · Village of Dobbs Ferry
DirectionsWho protects it
119 conserved acres
8% of Dobbs Ferry’s land. Water is left out: Dobbs Ferry has 2.4 square miles of land and 0.8 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Dobbs Ferry’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city94 ac
County15 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government9 ac
State parks6 ac
Local Park · 118 acState Historic or Cultural Area · 6 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 10 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Juhring Park Local Park | Town or city | 69 | Open |
| COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER Land Local Park | County | 14 | Unknown |
| Waterfront Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 9 | Open |
| VILLAGE OF DOBBS FERRY Land Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Old Croton Aqueduct State Historic Park State Historic or Cultural Area | State parks | 6 | Open |
| Gould Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Saw Mill Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Bramley Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| V Everit Macy County Park Local Park | County | 1 | Open |
Things to do
10 places to go in Dobbs Ferry
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Dobbs Ferry
10 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
12 named trails
Named trails
Open to bikes · 1.4 miHorses · 1.4 miUnpaved · 5.6 mi
Old Croton Aqueduct Trail1.3 mi
Estherwood Trail (blue)0.8 mi
White Trail0.6 mi
Purple Trail0.4 mi
Yellow Trail0.3 mi
Ravine Trail0.3 mi
Blue Trail0.3 mi
Briary Road Trail0.1 mi
Gate House Trail (white)0.1 mi
Summit Terrace Trail0.1 mi
2 more trails
Saranac Path
0.1 miBlue / White Trail
0.1 miBiking & sports
2.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.2 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
2.0 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
17Tennis
9Baseball
6Soccer
5Basketball
2Football
1Field hockey
1Tracks
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Dobbs Ferry: 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 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 39 | 42 | 49 | 62 | 72 | 80 | 86 | 83 | 76 | 65 | 54 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.6 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Dobbs Ferry →
Next door
Dobbs Ferry and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dobbs Ferry | 8% | 3.0 | 11 | 99%+ | A |
| Irvington | 19% | 4.2 | 71 | 99%+ | A+ |
| Hastings-on-Hudson | 16% | 4.1 | 26 | 99%+ | A+ |
| Ardsley | 11% | 0.2 | 19 | 99%+ | A− |
| Greenburgh | 12% | 2.4 | 27 | 97% | A+ |
| Orangetown | 20% | 1.9 | 50 | 92% | A+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Dobbs Ferry
Where can I hike in Dobbs Ferry?
The longest trail networks: Juhring Nature Preserve, 2 miles; Old Croton Aqueduct State Park, 1.2 miles; Chauncey Park, 0.5 miles; Dobbs Ferrry Waterfront Park, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Dobbs Ferry is conserved land?
8% 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 Dobbs Ferry’s trails?
Juhring Nature Preserve and Old Croton Aqueduct State Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Dobbs Ferry?
2.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of painted or protected lanes and 2.0 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Dobbs Ferry?
28,741 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Dobbs Ferry or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 126 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Dobbs Ferry have?
Ahead of 91% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #114 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 Dobbs Ferry 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 →