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Outdoors in Manhasset

96% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Manhasset

4% of Manhasset’s land is conserved, about 59 acres. 67 acres are parks and preserves, 8.7 per 1,000 residents. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Manhasset.

Conserved land
4%
59 acres · of 2.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
67 ac
8.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
96%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Pick a walk

Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Greentree Foundation

Nature preserve
406 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Whitney Pond Park

Park
30 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Manhasset Valley Park

Managed by Town of North Hempstead
20 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Four Acre Park

Managed by Manhasset Park District
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 9 parks & preserves
Manhasset Memorial Park3 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Manhasset Park District
Directions
Greentree Foundation406 acres
Directions
Whitney Pond Park30 acres
Directions
Manhasset Valley Park20 acres · Town of North Hempstead
Directions
Four Acre Park5 acres · Manhasset Park District
Plandome Pond Park5 acres · Town of North Hempstead
Directions
Strathmore-Vanderbilt Country Club2 acres
Mary Jane Davies Green2 acres · Town of North Hempstead
Directions
Park Avenue Park1 acres · Manhasset Park District
Directions
Who protects it

59 conserved acres

4% of Manhasset’s land. Who manages Manhasset’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Town or city53 ac
County46 ac
Regional Water Districts1 ac
Local Park · 98 acLocal Other or Unknown · 1 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 6 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
TOWN OF NORTH HEMPSTEAD Land
Local Park
Town or city47Unknown
Whitney Pond County Park
Local Park
County26Open
Manhasset Valley County Park
Local Park
County20Open
MANHASSET PARK DISTRICT Land
Local Park
Town or city4Unknown
Mary Jane Davies Green
Local Park
Town or city1Open
MANHASSET-LAKEVILLE WATER DIST Land
Local Other or Unknown
Regional Water Districts1Unknown
Things to do

6 places to go in Manhasset

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Manhasset

6 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

Trails & water

2 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
19Tennis
5Basketball
3Baseball
2Soccer
2Football
1Softball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The best walking months in Manhasset: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.610.611.813.214.415.114.813.812.411.09.89.3
High (°F)404250617079858376655445
Rain (in)3.43.04.33.93.64.14.04.24.14.13.54.3

February is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.3 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Manhasset →

Next door

Manhasset and its neighbors

Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Manhasset— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
North Hills6%0.33099%+A−
Lake Success2%0.2699%+B−
Plandome Heightsunder 1%under 0.1299%+C
Munsey Park3%under 0.1399%+C+
Thomaston1%under 0.1299%+C
Plandome1%under 0.1599%+C
Kensington9%under 0.11399%+B

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

Questions about parks and trails in Manhasset

Are dogs allowed on Manhasset’s trails?

Greentree Foundation and Whitney Pond Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Manhasset?

20,286 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Manhasset or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 67 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Manhasset 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 →