Babcock Park
Park
43 acres1.4 mi of trail
Babcock Park Nature Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
William Hartman Farmstead · Photo: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD · CC BY-SA 4.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in North Dansville
North Dansville has 133 acres of parks, 25 for every 1,000 residents
91% of residents live within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Babcock Park (1.4 mi). 2% of North Dansville’s land is conserved, about 104 acres.
Ahead of 60% of U.S. towns · #443 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
104 acres · of 9.9 sq mi of land
Trails
2.4 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
133 ac
25 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
91%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,683 ft
East Hill
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is North Dansville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does North Dansville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, North Dansville is ahead of 60% of U.S. towns, #443 of 758 in New York. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of North Dansville’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land25 acres of park per 1,000 residents (133 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home91% 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 60%
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New York towns of 2,500+ (758)Ahead of 42%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to B+. 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
The longest trail network is Babcock Park, with 1.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
North Dansville Recreational Park
Park
22 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Williams Memorial Park
Park
26 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 10 parks & preserves
Babcock Park43 acres · 1.4 mi of trail
DirectionsNorth Dansville Recreational Park22 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
DirectionsWilliams Memorial Park26 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsChurch Square Park4 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsPioneer Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsGrace Baptist Church Recreation Area3 acres
Washington Park2 acres
Cumminsville Park2 acres
Dansville Little League Park2 acres
DirectionsJean B. DeLong Volunteer's Memorial Park1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
104 conserved acres
2% of North Dansville’s land. Who manages North Dansville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city157 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits9 ac
Regional agency7 ac
Local Park · 154 acPrivate Conservation · 9 acLocal Other or Unknown · 7 acLocal Recreation Area · 4 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 4 of 13 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Village Of Dansville Land Local Park | Town or city | 89 | Unknown |
| Rotary Park Local Park | Town or city | 42 | Open |
| Babcock Park Local Park | Town or city | 16 | Open |
| Dansville Central School Land Local Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 7 | Unknown |
| Dansville Fen Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 4 | Closed |
| Dansville Fen Preserve Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 4 | Closed |
| Town Of North Dansville Land Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Unknown |
| Meter Road Park And Playground Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Washington Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Little League Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 1 | Open |
2 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
4 places to go in North Dansville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in North Dansville
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Peaks in North Dansville
East Hill1,683 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Babcock Park Nature Trail0.4 mi
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
7Baseball
3Soccer
3Football
2Basketball
2Tennis
1Skate park
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →6 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Pioneer FarmBuilding · listed 1970
About itDansville LibraryBuilding · listed 1977
About itUS Post Office-DansvilleBuilding · listed 1988
About itWilliam Hartman FarmsteadBuilding · listed 2000
About itDansville Downtown Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2007
About itEnglish Evangelical Lutheran Church of DansvilleBuilding · listed 2013
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in North Dansville: May and 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.
| 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 | 58 | 71 | 78 | 82 | 81 | 74 | 62 | 49 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 1.9 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
February is the driest month (1.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 3.6 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in North Dansville →
Next door
North Dansville and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dansville | 2% | 0.2 | 25 | 91% | B |
| West Sparta | 1% | 0.1 | 269 | 3% | C+ |
| Ossian | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Wayland | 3% | under 0.1 | 61 | 51% | B− |
| Dansville | 2% | 0.3 | 319 | 15% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in North Dansville
Where can I hike in North Dansville?
The longest trail networks: Babcock Park, 1.4 miles; North Dansville Recreational Park, 0.4 miles; Williams Memorial Park, 0.2 miles; Church Square Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of North Dansville is conserved land?
2% 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 North Dansville’s trails?
Babcock Park and North Dansville Recreational Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near North Dansville?
16,034 acres of parks and open public land lie inside North Dansville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 133 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does North Dansville have?
Ahead of 60% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #443 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 North Dansville 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 →