Rogers Environmental Education Center
Nature preserve
566 acres1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
West Hill Cemetery · Photo: Schlitzer90 · CC0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Sherburne
Sherburne has 886 acres of parks, 227 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Rogers Environmental Education Center (1 mi). 6% of Sherburne’s land is conserved, about 1,598 acres. 4.5 miles of mapped trail cross Sherburne, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 60% of U.S. towns · #446 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
1,598 acres · of 43.6 sq mi of land
Trails
4.5 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
886 ac
227 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
50%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,969 ft
Skinner Hill
What kind of outdoors town is Sherburne?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Sherburne have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Sherburne is ahead of 60% of U.S. towns, #446 of 758 in New York. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Sherburne’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4CPark land227 acres of park per 1,000 residents (886 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13AParks close to home50% 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 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
The longest trail network is Rogers Environmental Education Center, with 1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Skinner Hill State Forest
Managed by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
442 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Pine Ridge State Forest
Managed by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
272 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Charles E. Baker State Forest
Managed by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
130 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
All 6 parks & preserves
Rogers Environmental Education Center566 acres · 1 mi of trail
DirectionsSkinner Hill State Forest442 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Pine Ridge State Forest272 acres · New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Charles E. Baker State Forest130 acres · New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Sherburne Historic Park3 acres
Gaines Memorial Park2 acres
Who protects it
1,598 conserved acres
6% of Sherburne’s land. Who manages Sherburne’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State conservation1,441 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)116 ac
Regional Water Districts18 ac
Town or city12 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government11 ac
State Conservation Area · 854 acState Other or Unknown · 587 acConservation Easement · 116 acLocal Park · 23 acLocal Other or Unknown · 18 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 116 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 4 of 13 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rogers Environmental Education Center State Other or Unknown | State conservation | 575 | Open |
| Skinner Hill State Forest State Conservation Area | State conservation | 448 | Open |
| Pine Ridge State Forest State Conservation Area | State conservation | 274 | Open |
| Charles E. Baker State Forest State Conservation Area | State conservation | 132 | Open |
| Sherburne Water Works Land Local Other or Unknown | Regional Water Districts | 18 | Unknown |
| Sherburne Sub-office State Other or Unknown | State conservation | 12 | Unknown |
| Sherburne Athletic Park Lands Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 11 | Open |
| Village Of Sherburne Land Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Unknown |
| Village Of Earlville Land Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Unknown |
Things to do
3 places to go in Sherburne
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in Sherburne
Skinner Hill1,969 ft elevation
DirectionsHunts Mountain1,886 ft elevation
DirectionsChurch Hill1,558 ft elevation
DirectionsBiking & 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
6Baseball
1Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →4 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 Sherburne: 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 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 33 | 41 | 55 | 68 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 46 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Sherburne →
Next door
Sherburne and its neighbors
Sherburne has the second most mapped trails of the 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherburne | 6% | 0.1 | 227 | 50% | B |
| Hamilton | 2% | 0.2 | 51 | 60% | B− |
| North Norwich | 8% | under 0.1 | 877 | 6% | B− |
| Columbus | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Smyrna | 15% | under 0.1 | 2,922 | 17% | B |
| New Berlin | 11% | under 0.1 | 1,172 | 57% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Sherburne
Where can I hike in Sherburne?
The longest trail networks: Rogers Environmental Education Center, 1 miles; Skinner Hill State Forest, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Sherburne is conserved land?
6% 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 Sherburne’s trails?
Rogers Environmental Education Center and Skinner Hill State Forest don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Sherburne?
41,891 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sherburne or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,461 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Sherburne have?
Ahead of 60% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #446 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 Sherburne 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 →