Photo: Rolf Müller (User:Rolfmueller) · CC BY-SA 3.0Rhinebeck has 288 acres of parks, 38 for every 1,000 residents
7% of Rhinebeck’s land is conserved, about 1,572 acres. 5.4 miles of mapped trail cross Rhinebeck, 0.2 per square mile of land. 56% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 60% of U.S. towns · #451 of 758 in New York. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Rhinebeck?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Rhinebeck have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Rhinebeck is ahead of 60% of U.S. towns, #451 of 758 in New York. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Water is 10% of Rhinebeck’s area (4 of 40 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 6%.
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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Rhinebeck Lions Club Park
All 6 parks & preserves
1,572 conserved acres
7% of Rhinebeck’s land. Water is left out: Rhinebeck has 35.7 square miles of land and 4.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Rhinebeck’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,392 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 16 of 61 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winnakee Land Trust Land Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 76 | Open |
| Jobsen Swamp Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 60 | Closed |
| Starr Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 14 | Open |
| Village Of Rhinebeck Land Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Unknown |
| Rhinebeck Village Lands Local Resource Management Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 11 | Open |
| Soccer Field Local Recreation Area | County | 5 | Open |
| Parsonage Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
| Jobsen Swamp Preserve Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 1 | Closed |
| Rhinebeck Community Center Inc Lands Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
9 places to go in Rhinebeck
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 waterfall without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
6 named trails and 4 lakes & rivers
1.6 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.
42 places on the National Register, one a National Historic Landmark
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.
30 more on the History page.
The best walking months in Rhinebeck: April and May
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 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 39 | 47 | 61 | 72 | 80 | 85 | 83 | 75 | 63 | 51 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Rhinebeck →
Rhinebeck 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhinebeck | 7% | 0.2 | 38 | 56% | B |
| Clinton | 2% | under 0.1 | 19 | 17% | C |
| Esopus | 17% | 0.9 | 322 | 70% | A |
| Kingston | 13% | 1.3 | 27 | 98% | A |
| Port Ewen | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Ulster | 8% | 0.6 | 88 | 51% | A− |
| Red Hook | 28% | 0.5 | 15 | 41% | B+ |
| Milan | 7% | 0.3 | 367 | 10% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Rhinebeck
Where can I hike in Rhinebeck?
The longest trail networks: Rhinebeck Lions Club Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Rhinebeck is conserved land?
7% 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 Rhinebeck’s trails?
Drayton Grant Park at Burger Hill and Starr Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Rhinebeck?
1.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.4 of painted or protected lanes and 0.3 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Rhinebeck?
19,207 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Rhinebeck or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 288 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Rhinebeck have?
Ahead of 60% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #451 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 Rhinebeck 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 →