Photo: WikiSebasTheDev · CC BY-SA 4.099% of residents live within a half mile of a park in East Rockaway
7 acres are parks and preserves, 0.7 per 1,000 residents. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross East Rockaway, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 41% of U.S. towns · #624 of 758 in New York. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is East Rockaway?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does East Rockaway have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, East Rockaway is ahead of 41% of U.S. towns, #624 of 758 in New York. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull 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
The longest trail network is Memorial Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
4 conserved acres
1% of East Rockaway’s land. Who manages East Rockaway’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
7 places to go in East Rockaway
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 lakes & rivers
0.0 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.
The best walking months in East Rockaway: April to August
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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 40 | 43 | 49 | 60 | 69 | 79 | 84 | 83 | 76 | 65 | 55 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.3 |
February is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.3 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in East Rockaway →
East Rockaway 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Rockaway | 1% | 0.4 | 1 | 99% | C+ |
| Lynbrook | 2% | 0.3 | 2 | 99%+ | B− |
| Bay Park | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Oceanside | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Hewlett | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Rockville Centre | 8% | 0.1 | 7 | 90% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in East Rockaway
Where can I hike in East Rockaway?
The longest trail networks: Memorial Park, 0.2 miles; White Cannon Point, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of East Rockaway 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 East Rockaway’s trails?
Memorial Park and East Rockaway Sports Complex don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near East Rockaway?
26,981 acres of parks and open public land lie inside East Rockaway or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 7 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does East Rockaway have?
Ahead of 41% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #624 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 East Rockaway 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 →