Sleeth Park
Nature preserve
33 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Doug Kerr · CC BY-SA 2.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in North Syracuse
5% of North Syracuse’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Sleeth Park (0.7 mi). 5% of North Syracuse’s land is conserved, about 67 acres.
Ahead of 76% of U.S. towns · #290 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
67 acres · of 2.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.9 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
69 ac
10 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.5 mi
0.7 mi lanes · 0.5 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is North Syracuse?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does North Syracuse have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, North Syracuse is ahead of 76% of U.S. towns, #290 of 758 in New York. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of North Syracuse’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4BPark land10 acres of park per 1,000 residents (69 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to homeVirtually all 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%
LessMore
New York towns of 2,500+ (758)Ahead of 62%
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
The longest trail network is Sleeth Park, with 0.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Lonergan Park
Park
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
Sleeth Park33 acres · 0.7 mi of trail
DirectionsHeritage Park16 acres
DirectionsLonergan Park8 acres
Centerville Park2 acres
DirectionsKennedy Park2 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
67 conserved acres
5% of North Syracuse’s land. Who manages North Syracuse’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city85 ac
Local Park · 57 acLocal Recreation Area · 28 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 9 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Village Of N Syracuse Land Local Park | Town or city | 28 | Unknown |
| Sleeth Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 28 | Open |
| Heritage Park Local Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Village Of N Syr Land Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Centerville Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Kennedy Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Veterans Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Village of N. Syracuse Land Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Biking & sports
2.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.7 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
0.5 mi
off-road bike paths
1.2 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
4Baseball
2Tennis
2Basketball
1Multi-sport
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in North Syracuse: 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) | 9.3 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 33 | 42 | 56 | 69 | 77 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 60 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.3 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in North Syracuse →
Questions about parks and trails in North Syracuse
Where can I hike in North Syracuse?
The longest trail networks: Sleeth Park, 0.7 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of North Syracuse is conserved land?
5% 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 Syracuse’s trails?
Sleeth Park and Heritage Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in North Syracuse?
2.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.7 of painted or protected lanes, 0.5 of off-road paths and 1.2 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near North Syracuse?
21,624 acres of parks and open public land lie inside North Syracuse or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 69 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does North Syracuse have?
Ahead of 76% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #290 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 Syracuse 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 →