Keith Clark Park
Park
35 acres0.2 mi of trail
Walking Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
BOutdoors
Outdoors in Sidney
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Sidney
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Sidney, 0.2 per square mile of land. 53 acres are parks and preserves, 13 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 64% of U.S. towns · #403 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
45 acres · of 2.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
53 ac
13 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Sidney?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Sidney have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Sidney is ahead of 64% of U.S. towns, #403 of 758 in New York. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Sidney’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land13 acres of park per 1,000 residents (53 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 64%
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New York towns of 2,500+ (758)Ahead of 47%
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Sidney. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− 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 Keith Clark Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
45 conserved acres
3% of Sidney’s land. Who manages Sidney’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city62 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government7 ac
Local Park · 68 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 7 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Village Of Sidney Land Local Park | Town or city | 39 | Unknown |
| Keith Clark Park Local Park | Town or city | 20 | Open |
| Sherwood Heights Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 5 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Melrose Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
| Phelps Street Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
Things to do
5 places to go in Sidney
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Sidney
Friendship ParkIn Keith Clark Park
DirectionsPlus 4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Walking Trail0.2 mi
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
7Baseball
5Tennis
1Skate park
1Volleyball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Sidney: May, July 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) | 33 | 35 | 44 | 58 | 70 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 61 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Sidney →
Next door
Sidney 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sidney | 3% | 0.2 | 13 | 99%+ | B |
| Unadilla | 1% | under 0.1 | 32 | 38% | C |
| Bainbridge | 2% | 0.2 | 149 | 52% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Sidney
Where can I hike in Sidney?
The longest trail networks: Keith Clark Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Sidney 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 Sidney’s trails?
Keith Clark Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Sidney?
22,321 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sidney or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 53 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Sidney have?
Ahead of 64% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #403 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 Sidney 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 →