Honey Hill State Forest
Nature preserve
142 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
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Outdoors in Sharon
Sharon has 477 acres of parks, 288 for every 1,000 residents
1.1 miles of mapped trail cross Sharon. 35% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3% of Sharon’s land is conserved, about 796 acres.
Ahead of 46% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
796 acres · of 39.1 sq mi of land
Trails
1.1 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
477 ac
288 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
35%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
3
What kind of outdoors town is Sharon?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Sharon have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Sharon is ahead of 46% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Sharon’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land288 acres of park per 1,000 residents (477 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13AParks close to home35% 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 46%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to B. 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
796 conserved acres
3% of Sharon’s land. Who manages Sharon’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city330 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits325 ac
State conservation143 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)37 ac
Local Park · 330 acAgricultural Easement · 228 acState Conservation Area · 143 acConservation Easement · 76 acPrivate Conservation · 57 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 323 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 4 of 11 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Village Of Sharon Springs Pond Land Local Park | Town or city | 262 | Unknown |
| Honey Hill State Forest State Conservation Area | State conservation | 143 | Open |
| Town Of Sharon Land Local Park | Town or city | 67 | Unknown |
| Village Of Sharon Springs Park Land Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Unknown |
| Village of Sharon Springs Land Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Unknown |
Things to do
1 places to go in Sharon
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Sharon
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
3 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
3Baseball
3Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →5 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Sharon: May 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 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 33 | 41 | 55 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 58 | 46 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 4.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Sharon →
Next door
Sharon and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharon | 3% | under 0.1 | 288 | 35% | B− |
| Seward | under 1% | 0.2 | under 1 | 3% | D |
| Canajoharie | 1% | under 0.1 | 46 | 59% | C+ |
| Root | 4% | 0.1 | 601 | 28% | B− |
| Cherry Valley | 8% | 0.1 | 896 | 28% | B |
| Roseboom | — 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 Sharon
How much of Sharon is conserved land?
3% 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 Sharon’s trails?
Honey Hill State Forest doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Sharon?
16,288 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sharon or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 477 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Sharon have?
Ahead of 46% 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 Sharon 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 →