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Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.034% of East Hampton’s land is conserved, about 16,042 acres. 9,591 acres are parks and preserves, 334 per 1,000 residents. The biggest trail networks: Hither Hills State Park (18.8 mi), Montauk County Park (14.1 mi), Montauk Point State Park (8.6 mi).
Ahead of 98% of U.S. towns · #39 of 758 in New York. What drives it
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On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, East Hampton is ahead of 98% of U.S. towns, #39 of 758 in New York. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.
Water is more than half of East Hampton’s area (312 of 387 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 6%.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
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The longest trail network is Hither Hills State Park, with 18.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
34% of East Hampton’s land. Water is left out: East Hampton has 74.4 square miles of land and 312.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages East Hampton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 305 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 14 of 289 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hither Hills State Park State Park | State parks | 4,322 | Open |
| Montauk Point State Park State Park | State parks | 2,330 | Open |
| Napeague State Park State Park | State parks | 1,411 | Open |
| Montauk County Park Local Park | County | 1,088 | Open |
| SUFFOLK COUNTY PARK COMM Land Local Park | County | 833 | Open |
| Camp Hero State Park State Park | State parks | 741 | Open |
| Hither Woods State Park | State parks | 548 | Open |
| Grace Estate Town Preserve Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 533 | Open |
| TOWN OF EAST HAMPTON Land Local Park | Town or city | 342 | Unknown |
| Montauk Peninsula Local Park | Town or city | 318 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
32 beaches are on OpenStreetMap in all; the list shows named ones from the first 30.
2 public pools without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Plus 18 playgrounds without a name on the map.
9 boat launches without a name on the map.
Plus 3 scenic views without a name on the map.
4 picnic areas without a name on the map.
Plus 1 campground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
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 country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 17 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
21 more on the History page.
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) | 40 | 41 | 47 | 56 | 66 | 75 | 81 | 80 | 74 | 64 | 53 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.3 |
July is the driest month (3.0 in) and the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.4 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in East Hampton →
East Hampton has the second most mapped trails of the 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Hampton | 34% | 2.6 | 334 | 76% | A+ |
| Southold | 11% | 0.8 | 80 | 92% | A |
| Southampton | 22% | 1.9 | 237 | 79% | A+ |
| Shelter Island | 34% | 1.7 | 740 | 81% | A+ |
| Wainscott | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Northwest Harbor | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Sagaponack | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Shelter Island Heights | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
The longest trail networks: Hither Hills State Park, 18.8 miles; Montauk County Park, 14.1 miles; Montauk Point State Park, 8.6 miles; Napeague State Park, 7.7 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
34% 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.
Hither Hills State Park and Montauk County Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
23 miles of bike routes are on the map: 22 of painted or protected lanes, 0.2 of off-road paths and 1.0 of shoulders and shared lanes.
20,451 acres of parks and open public land lie inside East Hampton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 9,591 of them inside the town line.
Ahead of 98% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #39 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.
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from East Hampton neighbors.
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 →