Village Green Park
Managed by Incorporated Village of Valley Stream
15 acres0.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
BOutdoors
Outdoors in Valley Stream
99% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Valley Stream
The biggest trail networks: Village Green Park (0.9 mi), Arthur J Hendrickson Park (0.6 mi). 2.3 miles of mapped trail cross Valley Stream, 0.7 per square mile of land. 112 acres are parks and preserves, 2.8 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 63% of U.S. towns · #413 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
87 acres · of 3.5 sq mi of land
Trails
2.3 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
112 ac
2.8 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.5 mi
0.2 mi lanes · 1.2 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Valley Stream?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Valley Stream have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Valley Stream is ahead of 63% of U.S. towns, #413 of 758 in New York. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Valley Stream’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land2.8 acres of park per 1,000 residents (112 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home99% of residents within a half mile of a park · NY 70% · U.S. 72%A
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 63%
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New York towns of 2,500+ (758)Ahead of 46%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− 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 Village Green Park, with 0.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Arthur J Hendrickson Park
Park
45 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Edward W. Cahill Memorial Park
Park
15 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 8 parks & preserves
Village Green Park15 acres · 0.9 mi of trail · Incorporated Village of Valley Stream
DirectionsArthur J Hendrickson Park45 acres · 0.6 mi of trail
DirectionsEdward W. Cahill Memorial Park15 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsBarrett Park6 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsArlington Park3 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsValley Stream State Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
DirectionsFiremens Memorial Field12 acres
DirectionsDoxey Brook Park5 acres · Nassau County
DirectionsWho protects it
87 conserved acres
4% of Valley Stream’s land. Who manages Valley Stream’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city80 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government25 ac
County1 ac
State parks1 ac
Local Park · 107 acState Park · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 9 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| VILLAGE OF VALLEY STREAM Land Local Park | Town or city | 32 | Unknown |
| INC VILLAGE OF VALLEY STREAM Land Local Park | Town or city | 22 | Unknown |
| Edward W. Cahill Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| Firemens Field Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 12 | Open |
| Village Green Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 12 | Open |
| Barrett Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Arlington Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| COUNTY OF NASSAU Land Local Park | County | 1 | Unknown |
| Valley Stream State Park State Park | State parks | 1 | Open |
Things to do
7 places to go in Valley Stream
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Valley Stream
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Valley Stream
Valley Stream Dog ParkIn Village Green Park
DirectionsCommunity gardens in Valley Stream
1 community garden without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
1.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.2 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
1.2 mi
off-road bike paths
0.1 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
12Baseball
7Basketball
6Pickleball
5Tennis
2Soccer
2Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Valley Stream: 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) | 9.6 | 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 | 43 | 49 | 60 | 69 | 79 | 84 | 83 | 76 | 65 | 55 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.3 |
February is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.3 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Valley Stream →
Next door
Valley Stream and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Hempstead75 miNorth Valley Stream2.9 miValley Stream2.3 miWoodmere1.9 miLynbrook0.6 miSouth Valley Stream0.3 miMalverne0.2 miHewlett0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Stream | 4% | 0.7 | 3 | 99% | B |
| North Valley Stream | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| South Valley Stream | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Woodmere | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Lynbrook | 2% | 0.3 | 2 | 99%+ | B− |
| Hewlett | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Malverne | 2% | 0.2 | 1 | 98% | C+ |
| Hempstead | 13% | 0.6 | 10 | 94% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Valley Stream
Where can I hike in Valley Stream?
The longest trail networks: Village Green Park, 0.9 miles; Arthur J Hendrickson Park, 0.6 miles; Edward W. Cahill Memorial Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Valley Stream is conserved land?
4% 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 Valley Stream’s trails?
Village Green Park and Arthur J Hendrickson Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Valley Stream?
1.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of painted or protected lanes, 1.2 of off-road paths and 0.1 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Valley Stream?
33,267 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Valley Stream or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 112 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Valley Stream have?
Ahead of 63% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #413 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.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Valley Stream 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 →