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Outdoors in Flanders

More than half of Flanders’ land is conserved: 61%

61% of Flanders’ land is conserved, about 4,471 acres. The biggest trail networks: Sears - Bellows Pond County Park (7.9 mi), David A. Sarnoff Preserve (2.6 mi), Iron Point Park (1.1 mi). 4,361 acres are parks and preserves, 660 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
61%
4,471 acres · of 11.5 sq mi of land
Trails
40 mi
3.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
4,361 ac
660 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
4.7 mi
4.7 mi lanes
Highest peak
230 ft
Flanders Hill
Lakes & rivers
5
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

The longest trail network is Sears - Bellows Pond County Park, with 7.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Sears - Bellows Pond County Park

Park
747 acres7.9 mi of trail
Paumanok Pathyellow trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

David A. Sarnoff Preserve

Nature preserve
1,166 acres2.6 mi of trail
Paumanok Path
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗

Iron Point Park

Park
51 acres1.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

Silver Brook Pond Green

Managed by trustee
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
Sears - Bellows Pond County Park747 acres · 7.9 mi of trail
Directions
David A. Sarnoff Preserve1,166 acres · 2.6 mi of trail
Directions
Iron Point Park51 acres · 1.1 mi of trail
Silver Brook Pond Green3 acres · trustee
Flanders Memorial Park1 acres · Department of Parks and Recreation
Who protects it

4,471 conserved acres

61% of Flanders’ land. Water is left out: Flanders has 11.5 square miles of land and 0.9 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Flanders’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

County4,731 ac
State conservation1,177 ac
Town or city242 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government117 ac
Private owners29 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits1 ac
Local Park · 4,971 acState Conservation Area · 1,177 acLocal Conservation Area · 118 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 29 acPrivate Conservation · 1 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 16 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
SUFFOLK COUNTY Land
Local Park
County1,672Unknown
Hubbard County Park
Local Park
County1,338Open
David A. Sarnoff Preserve
State Conservation Area
State conservation1,177Open
Sears Belllows County Park
Local Park
County1,095Open
Birch Creek Owl Pond County Park
Local Park
County394Open
SOUTHAMPTON TOWN Land
Local Park
Town or city173Unknown
Maple Swamp County Park
Local Park
County118Open
Southampton Town Lands
Local Conservation Area
Other or Unknown Local Government115Restricted
Long Island Pine Barrens
Local Park
County113Open
Peconic Estuary
Local Park
Town or city69Open

4 smaller protected places aren’t shown.

Things to do

2 places to go in Flanders

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

Peaks in Flanders
Flanders Hill230 ft elevation · In David A. Sarnoff Preserve
Directions
Trails & water

2 named trails and 5 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Unpaved · 10.0 mi
Paumanok Path9.0 mi
yellow trail0.5 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Birch Creek PondreservoirHouse PondSears PondSilver Brook PondpondPeconic River
Biking & sports

4.7 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

4.7 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Long Island Greenway—Phase IIBike route
3.9 mi
Courts & fields
1Tennis
1Baseball

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

When to get out

The best walking months in Flanders: 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)9.510.611.813.314.415.114.813.812.411.09.89.2
High (°F)404147576776828174645445
Rain (in)3.53.14.43.93.33.83.03.73.84.33.64.5

July is the driest month (3.0 in) and the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.5 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Flanders →

Next door

Flanders and its neighbors

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Southampton258 miRiverhead84 miNorthampton41 miFlanders40 miHampton Bays22 miEast Quogue18 miRiverside4.1 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Flanders— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Hampton Bays— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Riverside— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Northampton— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
East Quogue— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Southampton22%1.923779%A+
Riverhead17%1.216194%A+

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

Questions about parks and trails in Flanders

Where can I hike in Flanders?

The longest trail networks: Sears - Bellows Pond County Park, 7.9 miles; David A. Sarnoff Preserve, 2.6 miles; Iron Point Park, 1.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on Flanders’ trails?

Sears - Bellows Pond County Park and David A. Sarnoff Preserve don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Where can I bike in Flanders?

4.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 4.7 of painted or protected lanes. Named routes: Long Island Greenway—Phase II.

Is there public land near Flanders?

28,956 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Flanders or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4,361 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Flanders 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 →