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Photo: Irina S.B. · CC BY 4.0Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 13 miles of mapped trail cross Sleepy Hollow, 6.0 per square mile of land. 27% of Sleepy Hollow’s land is conserved, about 384 acres.
Among the top 1% of U.S. towns · #13 of 758 in New York. What drives it
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On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Sleepy Hollow is among the top 1% of U.S. towns, #13 of 758 in New York. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, park acres per resident lowest.
Water is more than half of Sleepy Hollow’s area (3 of 5 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 12%.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
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The longest trail network is Rockefeller State Park Preserve, with 4.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
27% of Sleepy Hollow’s land. Water is left out: Sleepy Hollow has 2.2 square miles of land and 3.0 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Sleepy Hollow’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 57 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 5 of 13 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockefeller State Park Preserve State Park | State parks | 233 | Open |
| Devries Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 26 | Open |
| Kingsland Point County Park Local Park | County | 19 | Open |
| COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER Land Local Park | County | 18 | Unknown |
| VILLAGE OF SLEEPY HOLLOW Land Local Park | Town or city | 18 | Unknown |
| Old Croton Aqueduct State Historic Park State Historic or Cultural Area | State parks | 17 | Open |
| New York City Lands Local Resource Management Area | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| DEPT OF WATER SUP G & E Land Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Unknown |
| Barnhart Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| VILLAGE OF TARRYTOWN Land Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Unknown |
2 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Plus 7 playgrounds without a name on the map.
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
2 boat launches without a name on the map.
1 waterfall without a name on the map.
2 scenic views without a name on the map.
3 picnic areas without a name on the map.
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
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) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 41 | 49 | 62 | 72 | 80 | 86 | 83 | 76 | 65 | 53 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 4.0 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.6 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Sleepy Hollow →
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sleepy Hollow | 27% | 6.0 | 31 | 99%+ | A+ |
| Mount Pleasant | 25% | 2.8 | 88 | 94% | A+ |
| Greenburgh | 12% | 2.4 | 27 | 97% | A+ |
| Tarrytown | 19% | 3.4 | 35 | 99%+ | A+ |
| Orangetown | 20% | 1.9 | 50 | 92% | A+ |
| Nyack | 2% | 0.5 | 2 | 99%+ | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
The longest trail networks: Rockefeller State Park Preserve, 4.8 miles; Old Croton Aqueduct State Park, 1.6 miles; Peabody Preserve Outdoor Classroom, 1.2 miles; Douglas Park, 1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
27% 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.
Rockefeller State Park Preserve and Old Croton Aqueduct State Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
0.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of off-road paths.
30,269 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sleepy Hollow or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 335 of them inside the town line.
Among the top 1% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #13 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.
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Sleepy Hollow neighbors.
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 →