Robert Ingersoll Birthplace · Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, New York, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Torrey has 137 acres of parks, 138 for every 1,000 residents
36% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of Torrey’s land is conserved, about 316 acres. 5.4 miles of mapped trail cross Torrey, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 52% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Torrey?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Torrey have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Torrey is ahead of 52% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
Water is 32% of Torrey’s area (11 of 34 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 2%.
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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316 conserved acres
2% of Torrey’s land. Water is left out: Torrey has 22.8 square miles of land and 10.9 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Torrey’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 158 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 6 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friends Of The Outlet Incoporated Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 155 | Closed |
| Keuka Outlet Trail Local Conservation Area | Land trusts & nonprofits | 133 | Open |
| Town Of Torrey Land Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Unknown |
| Village Of Dresden Land Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Unknown |
| Dresden Village Lands Local Resource Management Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
5 places to go in Torrey
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
2 waterfalls without a name on the map.
1 lakes & rivers
2.1 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.
4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Torrey: May 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.
| 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 | 36 | 44 | 57 | 70 | 78 | 82 | 81 | 74 | 61 | 49 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
February is the driest month (1.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 3.7 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Torrey →
Torrey and its neighbors
Torrey has the second most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in Torrey
How much of Torrey is conserved land?
2% 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.
Where can I bike in Torrey?
2.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Torrey?
14,318 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Torrey or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 137 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Torrey have?
Ahead of 52% 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 Torrey 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 →