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Outdoors in Sherman

5% of Sherman’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 5% of Sherman’s land is conserved, about 27 acres. 17 acres are parks and preserves, 29 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
5%
27 acres · of 0.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
17 ac
29 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
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
Who protects it

27 conserved acres

5% of Sherman’s land. Who manages Sherman’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Land trusts & nonprofits11 ac
Town or city9 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government7 ac
Private Other or Unknown · 11 acLocal Park · 9 acLocal Resource Management Area · 7 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 byAcresPublic access
Rails To Chautauqua Trails Lands
Private Other or Unknown
Land trusts & nonprofits11Closed
Village of Sherman Land
Local Park
Town or city9Unknown
Pump Station And Water System Lands
Local Resource Management Area
Other or Unknown Local Government7Open
Things to do

1 places to go in Sherman

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Sherman

1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

Trails & water

1 named trail

Named trails
Village of Sherman Nature Trail0.4 mi
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.

Chautauqua Rails to TrailsBike route
0.4 mi
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 Sherman: May, June and August

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.410.511.813.314.615.215.013.912.411.09.79.1
High (°F)313342566875797771594636
Rain (in)3.62.73.03.64.14.44.74.14.85.13.94.0

February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 5.1 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Sherman →

Questions about parks and trails in Sherman

Is there public land near Sherman?

10,236 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sherman or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 17 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Sherman 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 →