Gerrit Smith Estate · Photo: Lvklock · CC BY-SA 3.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Smithfield
11% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 5 acres are parks and preserves, 3.9 per 1,000 residents. 1% of Smithfield’s land is conserved, about 223 acres.
Ahead of 10% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Smithfield?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Smithfield have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Smithfield is ahead of 10% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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223 conserved acres
1% of Smithfield’s land. Who manages Smithfield’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 219 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 4 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Village Green Land Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Unknown |
| Town Of Smithfield Land Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Unknown |
1 places to go in Smithfield
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 lakes & rivers
0.0 miles of bike routes
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.
3 places on the National Register, one a National Historic Landmark
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Smithfield: May and July to 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) | 9.3 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.7 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 29 | 32 | 40 | 54 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 58 | 45 | 34 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 4.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Smithfield →
Smithfield and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smithfield | 1% | under 0.1 | 4 | 11% | D |
| Stockbridge | under 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D− |
| Fenner | 2% | 0.2 | 67 | 25% | C+ |
| Lincoln | 1% | 0.3 | 113 | 29% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Smithfield
How much of Smithfield is conserved land?
1% 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.
Is there public land near Smithfield?
9,624 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Smithfield or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Smithfield have?
Ahead of 10% 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 Smithfield neighbors.
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 →