Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, New York, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Dryden has 7 acres of parks, 4.2 for every 1,000 residents
91% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Dryden, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 37% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Dryden?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Dryden have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Dryden is ahead of 37% 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
7 conserved acres
1% of Dryden’s land. Who manages Dryden’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 5 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Village of Dryden Land Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Unknown |
| Montgomery Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Ball Field Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Open Space Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Dryden Village Lands Local Resource Management Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
1 places to go in Dryden
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1.4 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.
May is the best month for walking in Dryden
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) | 31 | 33 | 42 | 55 | 68 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 72 | 59 | 47 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Dryden →
Questions about parks and trails in Dryden
How much of Dryden is conserved land?
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 Dryden’s trails?
Montgomery Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Dryden?
1.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Dryden?
26,360 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Dryden or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 7 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Dryden have?
Ahead of 37% 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 Dryden 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 →