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Outdoors in Herrings

18% of Herrings’ land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 18% of Herrings’ land is conserved, about 17 acres. 2 acres are parks and preserves, 14 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
18%
17 acres · of 0.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
2 ac
14 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

17 conserved acres

18% of Herrings’ land. Water is left out: Herrings has 0.2 square miles of land and 0.0 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Herrings’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Land trusts & nonprofits14 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government2 ac
Town or city2 ac
Private owners1 ac
Conservation Easement · 14 acLocal Park · 3 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 1 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 14 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 4 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Herrings Village Lands
Local Park
Other or Unknown Local Government2Open
Wilna Town of Land
Local Park
Town or city2Unknown
Private Lands
Private Other or Unknown
Private owners1Closed
Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

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When to get out

The best walking months in Herrings: 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)9.210.411.813.414.715.515.214.012.410.99.68.9
High (°F)273039536775797871584533
Rain (in)3.52.62.83.43.53.73.53.73.84.73.93.6

February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 4.7 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Herrings →

Next door

Herrings and its neighbors

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TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Herrings— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Wilna1%0.73074%B
Champion3%0.11248%C+

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

Questions about parks and trails in Herrings

Is there public land near Herrings?

7,351 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Herrings or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Herrings 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 →