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The Blue Inn; East Marion, NYPhoto: DanTD · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Outdoors in East Marion

Few parks or trails are on the map in East Marion

5% of East Marion’s land is conserved, about 67 acres. 9 acres are parks and preserves, 6.5 per 1,000 residents. 2.0 miles of mapped trail cross East Marion, 0.9 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
5%
67 acres · of 2.2 sq mi of land
Trails
2.0 mi
0.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
9 ac
6.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
77%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
1 boat launch
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Pick a walk

Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Old Schoolhouse Park

Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

67 conserved acres

5% of East Marion’s land. Water is left out: East Marion has 2.2 square miles of land and 1.4 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages East Marion’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Other or Unknown Local Government22 ac
Regional Water Districts17 ac
County15 ac
Regional agency10 ac
Town or city4 ac
Local Conservation Area · 36 acLocal Other or Unknown · 27 acLocal Park · 4 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 6 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Southold Town Lands
Local Conservation Area
Other or Unknown Local Government22Restricted
Suff Cty Water Authority Land
Local Other or Unknown
Regional Water Districts17Unknown
Peconic Estuary
Local Conservation Area
County15Restricted
Oysterponds School Dist Land
Local Other or Unknown
Regional agency10Unknown
Town of Southold Land
Local Park
Town or city4Unknown
Things to do

1 places to go in East Marion

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Boat launches in East Marion
Boat Ramp
Directions
Trails & water

2 lakes & rivers

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
9Tennis
1Basketball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The best walking months in East Marion: May 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.510.611.813.314.515.114.913.812.411.09.89.2
High (°F)404147576776818174645345
Rain (in)3.53.14.24.03.43.83.03.73.94.53.74.4

July is the driest month (3.0 in) and the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.5 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in East Marion →

Next door

East Marion and its neighbors

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TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
East Marion— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Greenport West— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Orient— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Southold11%0.88092%A
Shelter Island Heights— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Shelter Island34%1.774081%A+

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in East Marion

Are dogs allowed on East Marion’s trails?

Old Schoolhouse Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near East Marion?

6,990 acres of parks and open public land lie inside East Marion or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 9 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from East Marion 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 →