Youngs Farm Preserve
Managed by North Shore Land Alliance
60 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Old Brookville
Old Brookville has 70 acres of parks, 33 for every 1,000 residents
2.8 miles of mapped trail cross Old Brookville, 0.7 per square mile of land. 85% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 4% of Old Brookville’s land is conserved, about 107 acres.
Ahead of 78% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
107 acres · of 4.0 sq mi of land
Trails
2.8 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
70 ac
33 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
85%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Old Brookville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Old Brookville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Old Brookville is ahead of 78% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; park acres per resident rank highest, conserved land lowest.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Old Brookville’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land33 acres of park per 1,000 residents (70 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home85% of residents within a half mile of a park · NY 70% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 78%
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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 Youngs Farm Preserve, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Louis C. Clark Sanctuary
Managed by North Shore Land Alliance
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
107 conserved acres
4% of Old Brookville’s land. Who manages Old Brookville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits103 ac
County70 ac
Regional Water Districts3 ac
Unknown Easement · 76 acLocal Recreation Area · 70 acPrivate Conservation · 27 acLocal Other or Unknown · 3 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 6 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 4 of 8 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banfi Fields Local Recreation Area | County | 70 | Open |
| James Preserve Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 19 | Closed |
| Louis C. Clark Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 8 | Closed |
| JERICHO WATER DIST Land Local Other or Unknown | Regional Water Districts | 3 | Unknown |
Things to do
7 places to go in Old Brookville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Old Brookville
7 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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
81Tennis
14Basketball
4Soccer
3Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Old Brookville: 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 40 | 42 | 49 | 60 | 70 | 79 | 85 | 83 | 76 | 65 | 54 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 4.3 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.3 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Old Brookville →
Next door
Old Brookville and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Upper Brookville13 miMatinecock6.5 miOld Brookville2.8 miRoslyn Harbor2.2 miBrookville1.2 miGlen Head0.2 miGlenwood Landing0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Brookville | 4% | 0.7 | 33 | 85% | A− |
| Glen Head | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Upper Brookville | 16% | 3.0 | 197 | 60% | A |
| Glenwood Landing | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Matinecock | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Roslyn Harbor | 22% | 1.8 | 163 | 97% | A+ |
| Brookville | 2% | 0.3 | 14 | 64% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Old Brookville
Where can I hike in Old Brookville?
The longest trail networks: Youngs Farm Preserve, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Old Brookville is conserved land?
4% 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 Old Brookville’s trails?
Youngs Farm Preserve and Louis C. Clark Sanctuary don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Old Brookville?
22,287 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Old Brookville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 70 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Old Brookville have?
Ahead of 78% 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 Old Brookville 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 →