Anna Mae Bacon Bird Sanctuary
Nature preserve
10 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the trailhead
Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY 4.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Hamburg
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Hamburg
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 2.5 miles of mapped trail cross Hamburg, 1.0 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Anna Mae Bacon Bird Sanctuary (0.7 mi).
Ahead of 75% of U.S. towns · #291 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
65 acres · of 2.5 sq mi of land
Trails
2.5 mi
1.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
56 ac
5.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.5 mi
What kind of outdoors town is Hamburg?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Hamburg have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hamburg is ahead of 75% of U.S. towns, #291 of 758 in New York. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Hamburg’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%BTrails1.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land5.7 acres of park per 1,000 residents (56 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13CParks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · NY 70% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 75%
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New York towns of 2,500+ (758)Ahead of 62%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B to A. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
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 Anna Mae Bacon Bird Sanctuary, with 0.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Woodview Park
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Hamburg Community Center & Playground
Park
3 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 14 parks & preserves
Anna Mae Bacon Bird Sanctuary10 acres · 0.7 mi of trail
DirectionsGlen Meadows Park12 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsUnion Pleasant Field2 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsHamburg Community Center & Playground3 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Hamburg Memorial Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsOverlook Point2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsParkside Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsVillage of Hamburg Centennial Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsWoodview Park4 acres
Hampton Brook Woods Wildlife Management Area2 acres
Highland Ave Grove Tree Park2 acres
DirectionsWestview-Lenora Park2 acres
Kenton -Brookwood Park2 acres
Trolley Stop Park1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
65 conserved acres
4% of Hamburg’s land. Who manages Hamburg’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city91 ac
Regional Water Districts3 ac
State conservation3 ac
Regional agency3 ac
Other state land2 ac
State Park · 53 acLocal Park · 40 acLocal Other or Unknown · 6 acState Resource Management Area · 3 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 4 of 18 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Village of Hamburg Land Local Park | Town or city | 40 | Unknown |
| Glen Meadows Park State Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Bird Sanctuary State Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Legion Field State Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Woodview Park State Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Erie Co Water Authority Land Local Other or Unknown | Regional Water Districts | 3 | Unknown |
| Community Center And Playground State Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Hampton Brook Woods Wma State Resource Management Area | State conservation | 3 | Open |
| Hamburg Swim Center State Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Hamburg Central Schools Land Local Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 3 | Unknown |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
11 places to go in Hamburg
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Hamburg
Hamburg Village Pool
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Hamburg
9 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Fishing spots in Hamburg
1 fishing spot without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Biking & sports
1.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.5 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
11Baseball
9Tennis
1Soccer
1Basketball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Hamburg: May 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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 35 | 43 | 55 | 68 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 73 | 61 | 49 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.1 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Hamburg →
Questions about parks and trails in Hamburg
Where can I hike in Hamburg?
The longest trail networks: Anna Mae Bacon Bird Sanctuary, 0.7 miles; Glen Meadows Park, 0.2 miles; Hamburg Community Center & Playground, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Hamburg is conserved land?
4% 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 Hamburg’s trails?
Anna Mae Bacon Bird Sanctuary and Glen Meadows Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Hamburg?
1.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.5 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Hamburg?
7,610 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hamburg or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 58 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Hamburg have?
Ahead of 75% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #291 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 Hamburg 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 →