Hyde Park has 1,863 acres of parks, 88 for every 1,000 residents
13% of Hyde Park’s land is conserved, about 3,139 acres. 37 miles of mapped trail cross Hyde Park, 1.0 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site (9.2 mi), Margaret Lewis Norrie State Park (5.6 mi), Ogden Mills and Ruth Livingston Mills State Park (4.9 mi).
Ahead of 87% of U.S. towns · #161 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
13%
3,139 acres · of 36.6 sq mi of land
Trails
37 mi
1.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
1,863 ac
88 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
59%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
600 ft
Lloyd Hill
Lakes & rivers
3
4 beaches · 2 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Hyde Park?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hyde Park is ahead of 87% of U.S. towns, #161 of 758 in New York. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
A
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Hyde Park’s overall grade.
Water is 8% of Hyde Park’s area (3 of 40 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 12%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A− to A. 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.
The longest trail network is Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site, with 9.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site
Managed by National Park Service
773 acres9.2 mi of trail
Roosevelt Farm Lane TrailHyde Park Train (Green)Top Cottage Trail (green)Yellow+1
13% of Hyde Park’s land. Water is left out: Hyde Park has 36.6 square miles of land and 3.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Hyde Park’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
National Park Service1,149 ac
State parks1,087 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits798 ac
County122 ac
Private owners117 ac
Town or city73 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government50 ac
Historic or Cultural Area · 1,133 acState Park · 968 acPrivate Conservation · 428 acLocal Park · 242 acConservation Easement · 216 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 141 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 11 of 49 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)
Managed by
Acres
Public access
Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site
Historic or Cultural Area
National Park Service
747
Restricted
Ogden Mills and Ruth Livingston Mills Memorial State Park
State Park
State parks
568
Open
Margaret Lewis Norrie State Park
State Park
State parks
399
Open
Scenic Hudson Preserve
Private Conservation
Land trusts & nonprofits
328
Unknown
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
Historic or Cultural Area
National Park Service
209
Restricted
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
Historic or Cultural Area
National Park Service
176
Restricted
Staatsburgh State Historic Site
State Historic or Cultural Area
State parks
120
Open
Private Lands
Private Other or Unknown
Private owners
117
Closed
Winnakee Land Trust Land
Private Conservation
Land trusts & nonprofits
101
Open
County Of Dutchess Land
Local Park
County
99
Unknown
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
18 places to go in Hyde Park
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
13Baseball
11Tennis
6Soccer
2Football
1Skate park
1Basketball
1Multi-sport
1Softball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
25 places on the National Register, one a National Historic Landmark
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 9 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Hyde Park: April and May
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
10.5
11.8
13.3
14.5
15.2
14.9
13.8
12.4
11.0
9.8
9.1
High (°F)
35
39
48
61
72
80
85
83
75
63
51
40
Rain (in)
3.1
2.5
3.4
3.5
3.6
4.4
4.3
4.4
4.3
4.4
3.4
3.7
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.4 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Hyde Park →
Next door
Hyde Park and its neighbors
Hyde Park has the second most mapped trails of the 8 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Hyde Park
Where can I hike in Hyde Park?
The longest trail networks: Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site, 9.2 miles; Margaret Lewis Norrie State Park, 5.6 miles; Ogden Mills and Ruth Livingston Mills State Park, 4.9 miles; Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site, 3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Hyde Park is conserved land?
13% 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 Hyde Park’s trails?
Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site and Margaret Lewis Norrie State Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Hyde Park?
19,159 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hyde Park or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,902 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Hyde Park have?
Ahead of 87% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #161 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 Hyde Park neighbors.
Photo: Daniel Case · CC BY-SA 3.0