Photo: Tyler A. McNeil · CC BY-SA 4.0Esperance has 6.3 miles of mapped trails, 0.3 for every square mile of land
25% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 8 acres are parks and preserves, 4.5 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 21% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Esperance have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Esperance is ahead of 21% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold 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
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38 conserved acres
under 1% of Esperance’s land. Who manages Esperance’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 25 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 7 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town Of Esperance Land Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Unknown |
| Landis Arboretum Lands Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 5 | Closed |
| Village Common Land Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Unknown |
2 places to go in Esperance
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 picnic area without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
12 named trails and 5 lakes & rivers
2 more trails
The best walking months in Esperance: May and 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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 34 | 42 | 56 | 68 | 76 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 59 | 47 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.5 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Esperance →
Esperance and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esperance | under 1% | 0.3 | 5 | 25% | C− |
| Duanesburg | 3% | 0.2 | 201 | 24% | B− |
| Schoharie | 1% | under 0.1 | 25 | 34% | C |
| Charleston | 23% | 0.9 | 3,981 | 45% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Esperance
How much of Esperance is conserved land?
under 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.
Is there public land near Esperance?
13,970 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Esperance or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 8 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Esperance have?
Ahead of 21% 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 Esperance 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 →