Sherburne Historic Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Sherburne
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Sherburne
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 2% of Sherburne’s land is conserved, about 16 acres. 17 acres are parks and preserves, 12 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 44% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
16 acres · of 1.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
17 ac
12 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
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 44% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Sherburne’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4DPark land12 acres of park per 1,000 residents (17 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · NY 70% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 44%
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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
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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.
Rogers Environmental Education Center
Nature preserve
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Gaines Memorial Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
16 conserved acres
2% of Sherburne’s land. Who manages Sherburne’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government12 ac
Town or city2 ac
State conservation2 ac
Local Park · 14 acState Other or Unknown · 2 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 3 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherburne Athletic Park Lands Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 12 | Open |
| Village Of Sherburne Land Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Unknown |
| Rogers Environmental Education Center State Other or Unknown | State conservation | 2 | Open |
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
2Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
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 →
Questions about parks and trails in Sherburne
How much of Sherburne is conserved land?
2% 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?
Sherburne Historic Park and Rogers Environmental Education Center don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Sherburne?
25,795 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sherburne or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 18 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Sherburne have?
Ahead of 44% 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 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 →