Durkee Park
Park
12 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Billy Hathorn · CC BY-SA 3.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Homer
98% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Homer
0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Homer, 0.2 per square mile of land. 41 acres are parks and preserves, 13 per 1,000 residents. 3% of Homer’s land is conserved, about 37 acres.
Ahead of 62% of U.S. towns · #423 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
37 acres · of 1.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
41 ac
13 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
98%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Homer?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Homer have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Homer is ahead of 62% of U.S. towns, #423 of 758 in New York. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Homer’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land13 acres of park per 1,000 residents (41 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home98% of residents within a half mile of a park · NY 70% · U.S. 72%A
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 62%
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New York towns of 2,500+ (758)Ahead of 44%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to 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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Harry A. Calale Park
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 6 parks & preserves
Durkee Park12 acres
Harry A. Calale Park4 acres
Homer Village Green2 acres
DirectionsGeorge Vernum Memorial Park2 acres
DirectionsNewton Water Works Park2 acres
Newton Park1 acres
Who protects it
37 conserved acres
3% of Homer’s land. Who manages Homer’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city61 ac
Local Park · 61 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 6 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homer Village of Land Local Park | Town or city | 29 | Unknown |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Durkee Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Harry A Calale Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Homer Recreation Department Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Newton Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Homer
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Homer
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
8Baseball
6Tennis
3Football
2Soccer
2Basketball
1Pickleball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Homer: May, July and 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 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 33 | 41 | 54 | 67 | 75 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 58 | 46 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Homer →
Questions about parks and trails in Homer
How much of Homer is conserved land?
3% 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 Homer’s trails?
Durkee Park and Harry A. Calale Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Homer?
19,055 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Homer or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 41 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Homer have?
Ahead of 62% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #423 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 Homer 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 →