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Photo: Daniel Case · CC BY-SA 3.018% of Somers’ land is conserved, about 3,461 acres. 1,950 acres are parks and preserves, 92 per 1,000 residents. The biggest trail networks: Alfred B. DelBello Muscoot Farm (5.6 mi), Angle Fly Unit (3.6 mi), Angle Fly Preserve (3.5 mi).
Ahead of 92% of U.S. towns · #104 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, Somers is ahead of 92% of U.S. towns, #104 of 758 in New York. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.
Water is 8% of Somers’ area (2 of 32 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 17%.
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 Alfred B. DelBello Muscoot Farm, with 5.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
18% of Somers’ land. Water is left out: Somers has 29.8 square miles of land and 2.5 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Somers’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 358 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 31 of 53 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muscoot Fishing Access Area Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 909 | Unknown |
| COUNTY OF WEST - PARK Land Local Park | County | 772 | Unknown |
| TOWN OF SOMERS & Land Local Park | Town or city | 337 | Unknown |
| Angle Fly Preserve Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 267 | Unknown |
| COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER Land Local Park | County | 237 | Unknown |
| Lasdon County Park Local Park | County | 196 | Open |
| TOWN OF SOMERS Land Local Park | Town or city | 164 | Unknown |
| New Croton Fishing Access Area Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 114 | Unknown |
| Amawalk Fishing Access Area Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 112 | Unknown |
| TOWN OF SOMERS - PARK Land Local Park | Town or city | 81 | Unknown |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 public pool without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
8 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 dog park without a name on the map.
4 fishing spots 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.
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 5 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
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 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 40 | 48 | 61 | 71 | 79 | 84 | 82 | 75 | 64 | 52 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.6 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Somers →
Somers has the second most mapped trails of the 8 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somers | 18% | 1.5 | 92 | 65% | A |
| North Salem | 14% | 1.8 | 296 | 66% | A |
| Lewisboro | 15% | 1.6 | 200 | 80% | A+ |
| Bedford | 14% | 0.8 | 91 | 82% | A |
| Yorktown | 32% | 2.0 | 185 | 99%+ | A+ |
| Golden's Bridge | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| New Castle | 12% | 1.2 | 97 | 94% | A+ |
| Jefferson Valley-Yorktown | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
The longest trail networks: Alfred B. DelBello Muscoot Farm, 5.6 miles; Angle Fly Unit, 3.6 miles; Angle Fly Preserve, 3.5 miles; Muscoot Farm Park, 2.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
18% 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.
Alfred B. DelBello Muscoot Farm and Angle Fly Unit don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
47 miles of bike routes are on the map: 4.3 of off-road paths and 43 of shoulders and shared lanes.
53,624 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Somers or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,950 of them inside the town line.
Ahead of 92% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #104 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 Somers 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 →