Photo: Intelligentlove at English Wikipedia · Public domainVirtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Patchogue
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Shorefront Park (0.6 mi). 59 acres are parks and preserves, 4.8 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 61% of U.S. towns · #428 of 758 in New York. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Patchogue?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Patchogue have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Patchogue is ahead of 61% of U.S. towns, #428 of 758 in New York. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Water is 10% of Patchogue’s area (0 of 3 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 3%.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Shorefront Park, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Four Sisters Park
911 Memorial Park
All 5 parks & preserves
54 conserved acres
4% of Patchogue’s land. Water is left out: Patchogue has 2.3 square miles of land and 0.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Patchogue’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 13 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| PATCHOGUE VILLAGE OFPARK RIDER AVE Land Local Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| PATCHOGUE VILLAGE OFSHOREFRONT PARK Land Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Fire Island National Seashore National Lakeshore or Seashore | National Park Service | 9 | Open |
| Sandspit Marina & Beach Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| TOWN OF BROOKHAVENC/O DEPT OF FINANCE Land Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Unknown |
| PATCHOGUE VILLAGE OFPARK AREA Land Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Four Sisters Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Mun Pool Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| PATCHOGUE VILLAGE OFPLAYGROUND Land Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| River Avenue Beach Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
3 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
8 places to go in Patchogue
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
7 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 named trail and 5 lakes & rivers
0.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The best walking months in Patchogue: 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) | 9.6 | 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 | 41 | 48 | 58 | 68 | 77 | 82 | 81 | 75 | 65 | 54 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 4.6 |
February is the driest month (3.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.6 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Patchogue →
Patchogue and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patchogue | 4% | 0.4 | 5 | 99%+ | B |
| Blue Point | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| East Patchogue | — 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 Patchogue
Where can I hike in Patchogue?
The longest trail networks: Shorefront Park, 0.6 miles; 911 Memorial Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Patchogue 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 Patchogue’s trails?
Shorefront Park and Rider Avenue Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Patchogue?
0.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of painted or protected lanes and 0.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Patchogue?
31,581 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Patchogue or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 59 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Patchogue have?
Ahead of 61% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #428 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 Patchogue neighbors.
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 →