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Hampton Town Hall, Washington County, New YorkPhoto: Tyler A. McNeil · CC BY 3.0
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Outdoors in Hampton

Few parks or trails are on the map in Hampton

2% of Hampton’s land is conserved, about 309 acres. 1 acre is park or preserve, 0.7 per 1,000 residents. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Hampton.

Conserved land
2%
309 acres · of 22.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
1 ac
0.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,171 ft
Thorn Hill
Lakes & rivers
4
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
Who protects it

309 conserved acres

2% of Hampton’s land. Who manages Hampton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Land trusts & nonprofits613 ac
Agricultural Easement · 538 acPrivate Conservation · 75 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 270 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Southern Lake Champlain Valley Preserve
Private Conservation
Land trusts & nonprofits75Restricted
Things to do

5 places to go in Hampton

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

Peaks in Hampton
Thorn Hill1,171 ft elevation
Directions
Morris Hill1,027 ft elevation
Directions
Hampton Hill663 ft elevation
Directions
Trails & water

1 named trail and 4 lakes & rivers

Named trails
abandoned US-4 (private)0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
History along the way

2 places on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Miller, William, Chapel and Ascension RockDistrict · listed 1975
About it
William Miller Farm Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1994
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Hampton: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.310.411.813.414.715.415.114.012.410.99.69.0
High (°F)303343576978828072604736
Rain (in)2.62.22.93.23.44.23.93.83.33.92.83.0

February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Hampton →

Next door

Hampton and its neighbors

Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Hampton— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Whitehall16%0.491966%A
Granville1%0.11340%C

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

Questions about parks and trails in Hampton

Is there public land near Hampton?

32,083 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hampton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Hampton neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →