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17% of Huron’s land is conserved, about 4,426 acres. The biggest trail networks: Chimney Bluffs State Park (5.3 mi). 7% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 59% of U.S. towns. What drives it
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On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Huron is ahead of 59% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
Water is 9% of Huron’s area (4 of 43 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 16%.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
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The longest trail network is Chimney Bluffs State Park, with 5.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
17% of Huron’s land. Water is left out: Huron has 39.4 square miles of land and 3.7 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Huron’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Shore Marshes Wma State Resource Management Area | State conservation | 4,007 | Open |
| Chimney Bluffs State Park State Park | State parks | 595 | Open |
| Olga Fleisher Orinthological Lands Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 1 | Closed |
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
4 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 scenic view without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
5 picnic areas without a name on the map.
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) | 9.3 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 33 | 41 | 53 | 65 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 3.8 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Huron →
Huron has the second most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
The longest trail networks: Chimney Bluffs State Park, 5.3 miles; Lake Shore Marshes Wildlife Management Area, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
17% 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.
Chimney Bluffs State Park and Lake Shore Marshes Wildlife Management Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
11,366 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Huron or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4,451 of them inside the town line.
Ahead of 59% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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.
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Huron neighbors.
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 →