Village Commons Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto Parking for Village of Nassau Trailhead, Albany-Hudson Electric Trail
Photo: Tyler A. McNeil · CC BY-SA 4.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Nassau
Nassau has 3 acres of parks, 3.1 for every 1,000 residents
95% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 23% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
3 acres · of 0.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
3 ac
3.1 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
95%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.9 mi
0.9 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Nassau?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Nassau have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Nassau is ahead of 23% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Nassau’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4DPark land3.1 acres of park per 1,000 residents (3 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home95% 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 23%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Nassau. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C+. 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
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.
Who protects it
3 conserved acres
1% of Nassau’s land. Who manages Nassau’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city2 ac
Regional Water Districts1 ac
Local Park · 2 acLocal Resource Management Area · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 3 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nassau Water Works Lands Local Resource Management Area | Regional Water Districts | 1 | Open |
| Nassau Village Of Land Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Unknown |
| Village of Nassau Land Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Unknown |
Biking & sports
0.9 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.9 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
3Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
May is the best month for walking in Nassau
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) | 33 | 36 | 45 | 59 | 70 | 78 | 83 | 81 | 73 | 61 | 49 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.3 inches fall in August, the wettest month. The climate in Nassau →
Next door
Nassau and its neighbors
Nassau has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nassau | 1% | under 0.1 | 3 | 95% | C− |
| Schodack | 6% | 0.5 | 97 | 32% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Nassau
How much of Nassau is conserved land?
1% 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 Nassau’s trails?
Village Commons Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Nassau?
0.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.9 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Nassau?
6,050 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Nassau or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Nassau have?
Ahead of 23% 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.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Nassau 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 →