Planting Fields Arboretum
Managed by New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
384 acres8.4 mi of trail
Azalia Walk
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: AITFFan1 · CC BY-SA 4.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Upper Brookville
Upper Brookville has 13 miles of mapped trails, 3.0 for every square mile of land
395 acres are parks and preserves, 197 per 1,000 residents. 16% of Upper Brookville’s land is conserved, about 443 acres. The biggest trail networks: Planting Fields Arboretum (8.4 mi), Hope Goddard Iselin Preserve (1.3 mi).
Ahead of 94% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
16%
443 acres · of 4.3 sq mi of land
Trails
13 mi
3.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
395 ac
197 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
60%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Upper Brookville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Upper Brookville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Upper Brookville is ahead of 94% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
A
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Upper Brookville’s overall grade.
Conserved land16% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%ATrails3.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (13 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4A+Park land197 acres of park per 1,000 residents (395 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13AParks close to home60% of residents within a half mile of a park · NY 70% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 94%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A to A+. 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 Planting Fields Arboretum, with 8.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Hope Goddard Iselin Preserve
Managed by North Shore Land Alliance
44 acres1.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Who protects it
443 conserved acres
16% of Upper Brookville’s land. Who manages Upper Brookville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State parks383 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits55 ac
Town or city6 ac
State Historic or Cultural Area · 383 acPrivate Conservation · 55 acLocal Park · 6 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 8 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park State Historic or Cultural Area | State parks | 383 | Open |
| Hope G. Iselin Preserve Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 41 | Closed |
| Rose Wildlife Refuge Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 14 | Closed |
| INC VILLAGE OF UPPER BROOKVILL Land Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Unknown |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
5 places to go in Upper Brookville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Upper Brookville
Mill River Club Playground
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
Azalia Walk0.1 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
63Tennis
6Basketball
2Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Upper Brookville: April 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) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 40 | 42 | 49 | 60 | 70 | 79 | 84 | 83 | 76 | 65 | 54 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 4.3 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.3 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Upper Brookville →
Next door
Upper Brookville and its neighbors
Upper Brookville has the second most mapped trails of the 6 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Muttontown17 miUpper Brookville13 miMatinecock6.5 miMill Neck4.4 miOld Brookville2.8 miBrookville1.2 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Brookville | 16% | 3.0 | 197 | 60% | A |
| Muttontown | 21% | 2.7 | 222 | 72% | A+ |
| Brookville | 2% | 0.3 | 14 | 64% | B− |
| Matinecock | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Old Brookville | 4% | 0.7 | 33 | 85% | A− |
| Mill Neck | 15% | 1.7 | 76 | 68% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Upper Brookville
Where can I hike in Upper Brookville?
The longest trail networks: Planting Fields Arboretum, 8.4 miles; Hope Goddard Iselin Preserve, 1.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Upper Brookville is conserved land?
16% 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 Upper Brookville’s trails?
Planting Fields Arboretum and Hope Goddard Iselin Preserve don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Upper Brookville?
19,787 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Upper Brookville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 395 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Upper Brookville have?
Ahead of 94% 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 Upper Brookville 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 →