Erie County Forest
Managed by Erie county NY
1,074 acres9.4 mi of trail
Dogs allowed
Directionsto the parking lot
Sardinia Old Town Hall · Photo: Lvklock · CC BY-SA 3.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Sardinia
Sardinia has 424 acres of parks, 157 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Erie County Forest (9.4 mi), Sprague Brook County Park (6.9 mi). 19% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 5% of Sardinia’s land is conserved, about 1,462 acres.
Ahead of 60% of U.S. towns · #449 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
1,462 acres · of 50.2 sq mi of land
Trails
20 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
424 ac
157 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
19%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
4.9 mi
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Sardinia?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Sardinia have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Sardinia is ahead of 60% of U.S. towns, #449 of 758 in New York. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Sardinia’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (20 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4BPark land157 acres of park per 1,000 residents (424 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13AParks close to home19% of residents within a half mile of a park · NY 70% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 60%
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New York towns of 2,500+ (758)Ahead of 41%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ 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 Erie County Forest, with 9.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Sprague Brook County Park
Park
377 acres6.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Sardinia Veteran's Town Park
Park
24 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
1,462 conserved acres
5% of Sardinia’s land. Who manages Sardinia’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County1,411 ac
Town or city44 ac
State conservation7 ac
Local Conservation Area · 1,356 acLocal Park · 98 acConservation Easement · 7 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 7 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 4 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erie County Lands Local Conservation Area | County | 1,356 | Restricted |
| County Of Erie Land Local Park | County | 55 | Unknown |
| Sardinia Town Of Land Local Park | Town or city | 44 | Unknown |
Things to do
4 places to go in Sardinia
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Fishing spots in Sardinia
Cattaraugus Creek Fishing Access Parking
DirectionsPeaks in Sardinia
Sardinia Benchmark
DirectionsCampgrounds in Sardinia
Camp SardiniaIn Erie County Forest
DirectionsCamp Seven HillsGirl Scouts of Western New York
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Horses · 5.0 miUnpaved · 3.7 mi
Old NY 160.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
4.9 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
4.9 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
5Tennis
3Baseball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Sardinia: May, June, August and 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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 33 | 42 | 55 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 46 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 4.4 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Sardinia →
Next door
Sardinia and its neighbors
Sardinia has the second most mapped trails of the 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sardinia | 5% | 0.4 | 157 | 19% | B |
| Yorkshire | under 1% | 0.1 | 3 | 33% | D |
| Ashford | 6% | 0.3 | 12 | 5% | C+ |
| Holland | 3% | 0.1 | 3 | 15% | C− |
| Concord | 3% | 0.3 | 84 | 58% | B |
| Arcade | under 1% | under 0.1 | 9 | 49% | C− |
| Colden | 1% | 0.2 | 7 | 8% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Sardinia
Where can I hike in Sardinia?
The longest trail networks: Erie County Forest, 9.4 miles; Sprague Brook County Park, 6.9 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Sardinia 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 Sardinia’s trails?
OpenStreetMap records dogs as welcome at Erie County Forest. For the rest, check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Sardinia?
4.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 4.9 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Sardinia?
4,624 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sardinia or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 430 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Sardinia have?
Ahead of 60% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #449 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 Sardinia 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 →