Saxon Woods Park
Park
21 acres0.1 mi of trail
Hutchinson River Pathway
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Copperhead7 · CC BY 3.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Harrison
Harrison has 9.9 miles of mapped trails, 0.6 for every square mile of land
84% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 5% of Harrison’s land is conserved, about 576 acres. 465 acres are parks and preserves, 16 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 72% of U.S. towns · #329 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
576 acres · of 16.8 sq mi of land
Trails
9.9 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
465 ac
16 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
84%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.9 mi
Lakes & rivers
6
What kind of outdoors town is Harrison?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Harrison have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Harrison is ahead of 72% of U.S. towns, #329 of 758 in New York. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, park acres per resident lowest.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Harrison’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (10 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land16 acres of park per 1,000 residents (465 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13BParks close to home84% of residents within a half mile of a park · NY 70% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 72%
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New York towns of 2,500+ (758)Ahead of 57%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would still be B+. 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 Saxon Woods Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
John A. Passidomo Veterans Park
Managed by Village of Harrison
20 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Veteran's Memorial Park
Park
12 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
West Harrison Park Avenue 195b
Managed by Village of Harrison
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 10 parks & preserves
John A. Passidomo Veterans Park20 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · Village of Harrison
DirectionsBernie Guagnini Brentwood Park5 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsRiis Park1 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsSaxon Woods Park21 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsVeteran's Memorial Park12 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
West Harrison Park Avenue 195b6 acres · Village of Harrison
DirectionsSt. Gregs Park3 acres
Emilio Scatenato Congress Street Park2 acres
Cranberry Lake Preserve1 acres · Westchester County Department of Parks
Wilding Park1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
576 conserved acres
5% of Harrison’s land. Who manages Harrison’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city444 ac
County177 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government41 ac
Other state land6 ac
Local Park · 529 acLocal Other or Unknown · 132 acState Park · 6 acLocal Conservation Area · 2 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 6 of 17 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| TOWN OF HARRISON Land Local Park | Town or city | 239 | Unknown |
| COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER Land Local Park | County | 157 | Unknown |
| Kensico Fishing Access Area Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 132 | Unknown |
| John A Passidomu Veterans Memorial Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 41 | Open |
| Veterans Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 36 | Open |
| TOWN/VILLAGE OF HARRISON Land Local Park | Town or city | 26 | Unknown |
| Silver Lake Preserve Local Park | County | 12 | Open |
| Cranberry Lake Preserve Local Park | County | 7 | Open |
| Hutchinson River Pkwy Lands State Park | Other state land | 6 | Open |
| Bernie Guagnini Brentwood Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
11 places to go in Harrison
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Harrison
Baby's pool
DirectionsMember's pool
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Harrison
OOCC playground
DirectionsPlus 8 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
4 named trails and 6 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Horses · 2.0 miUnpaved · 4.1 mi
Hutchinson River Pathway2.0 mi
Heritage Trail (red white blue)0.3 mi
white (also Heritage Trail?)0.2 mi
(bushwhack)0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
2.9 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.9 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
53Tennis
20Baseball
13Soccer
8Pickleball
5Football
5Basketball
1Beach volleyball
1Softball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Harrison: April 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 39 | 42 | 49 | 61 | 71 | 80 | 85 | 83 | 76 | 65 | 54 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.0 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.5 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Harrison →
Next door
Harrison and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
North Castle29 miMamaroneck14 miRye11 miHarrison9.9 miWhite Plains8.4 miRye3.9 miMamaroneck3.9 miRye Brook0.9 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison | 5% | 0.6 | 16 | 84% | B+ |
| Rye | 5% | 0.6 | 5 | 99% | B+ |
| Rye Brook | 4% | 0.3 | 7 | 94% | B |
| White Plains | 15% | 0.9 | 16 | 98% | A |
| North Castle | 19% | 1.2 | 150 | 96% | A+ |
| Mamaroneck | 10% | 2.1 | 16 | 99% | A |
| Rye | 17% | 1.9 | 36 | 99% | A+ |
| Mamaroneck | 6% | 1.2 | 9 | 99%+ | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Harrison
Where can I hike in Harrison?
The longest trail networks: Saxon Woods Park, 0.1 miles; John A. Passidomo Veterans Park, 0.2 miles; Veteran's Memorial Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Harrison is conserved land?
5% 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 Harrison’s trails?
Saxon Woods Park and John A. Passidomo Veterans Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Harrison?
2.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.9 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Harrison?
31,242 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Harrison or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 465 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Harrison have?
Ahead of 72% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #329 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 Harrison 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 →