North Haven Tidal Wetlands Area
Nature preserve
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
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Outdoors in North Haven
North Haven has 93 acres of parks, 97 for every 1,000 residents
94% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 6% of North Haven’s land is conserved, about 103 acres. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross North Haven, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 76% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
103 acres · of 2.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
93 ac
97 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
94%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
3.4 mi
3.4 mi lanes
Lakes & rivers
1
2 beaches
What kind of outdoors town is North Haven?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does North Haven have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, North Haven is ahead of 76% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of North Haven’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land97 acres of park per 1,000 residents (93 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13AParks close to home94% 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 76%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in North Haven. 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 B+ 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.
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
103 conserved acres
6% of North Haven’s land. Who manages North Haven’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city86 ac
State conservation7 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government5 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits3 ac
County2 ac
Other state land1 ac
Local Conservation Area · 92 acState Conservation Area · 7 acPrivate Conservation · 3 acLocal Other or Unknown · 2 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 7 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Space Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 86 | Open |
| North Haven State Tidal Wetland State Conservation Area | State conservation | 7 | Open |
| Southampton Town Lands Local Conservation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 5 | Restricted |
| Suffolk County Lands Local Other or Unknown | County | 2 | Unknown |
| Peconic Estuary - North Haven Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 2 | Closed |
| Peconic Estuary Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 2 | Closed |
| New York State Lands Local Conservation Area | Other state land | 1 | Restricted |
Things to do
2 places to go in North Haven
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in North Haven
2 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
3.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
3.4 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
5Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in North Haven: May 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 40 | 41 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 75 | 81 | 80 | 74 | 64 | 54 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 4.5 |
July is the driest month (3.0 in) and the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.5 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in North Haven →
Next door
North Haven and its neighbors
North Haven 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Haven | 6% | 0.2 | 97 | 94% | A− |
| Noyack | — 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 North Haven
How much of North Haven is conserved land?
6% 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 Haven’s trails?
North Haven Tidal Wetlands Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in North Haven?
3.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.4 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near North Haven?
9,222 acres of parks and open public land lie inside North Haven or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 93 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does North Haven have?
Ahead of 76% 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 North Haven 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 →