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Outdoors in Nesconset

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Nesconset

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 4% of Nesconset’s land is conserved, about 94 acres. 95 acres are parks and preserves, 6.9 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
4%
94 acres · of 3.8 sq mi of land
Trails
1.3 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
95 ac
6.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.8 mi
2.8 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
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

The longest trail network is Charles P. Toner Nesconset Community Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Charles P. Toner Nesconset Community Park

Park
27 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Gibbs Pond Park / Andreoli Park

Park
10 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Sprofera Park

Park
9 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it

94 conserved acres

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

Town or city147 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government54 ac
Local Park · 201 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 Smithtown Land
Local Park
Town or city77Unknown
Smithtown Town Lands
Local Park
Other or Unknown Local Government54Open
Unknown Park
Local Park
Town or city47Open
Andreoli Park
Local Park
Town or city18Open
Suffolk Co Water Land
Local Park
Town or city4Unknown
Things to do

5 places to go in Nesconset

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

Public pools in Nesconset
Saf-T-Swim Smithtown
Directions
Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports

2.8 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

2.8 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
6Tennis
4Pickleball
4Baseball
2Football

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

When to get out

The best walking months in Nesconset: 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)9.510.611.813.214.415.114.813.812.411.09.89.3
High (°F)404149596978838275655445
Rain (in)3.53.14.44.13.54.03.43.83.94.23.54.5

February is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.5 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Nesconset →

Next door

Nesconset 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
Nesconset— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Lake Ronkonkoma— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Hauppauge— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
St. James— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Smithtown20%1.94699%A+
Islip22%1.33598%A+
Lake Grove2%0.1599%+B−
Brookhaven25%2.37999%A+

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

Questions about parks and trails in Nesconset

Where can I hike in Nesconset?

The longest trail networks: Charles P. Toner Nesconset Community Park, 0.4 miles; Gibbs Pond Park / Andreoli Park, 0.2 miles; Sprofera Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on Nesconset’s trails?

Charles P. Toner Nesconset Community Park and Gibbs Pond Park / Andreoli Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Where can I bike in Nesconset?

2.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.8 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near Nesconset?

31,047 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Nesconset or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 95 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Nesconset neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →