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Outdoors in West Nyack

Few parks or trails are on the map in West Nyack

9% of West Nyack’s land is conserved, about 170 acres. 178 acres are parks and preserves, 48 per 1,000 residents. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross West Nyack, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
9%
170 acres · of 2.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
178 ac
48 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
79%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

170 conserved acres

9% of West Nyack’s land. Who manages West Nyack’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Town or city170 ac
Local Park · 170 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 3 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Rcrc Flying Field
Local Park
Town or city140Open
TOWN OF CLARKSTOWN Land
Local Park
Town or city20Unknown
VILLAGE OF NYACK Land
Local Park
Town or city10Unknown
Things to do

1 places to go in West Nyack

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Playgrounds in West Nyack

1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

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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
1Baseball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The best walking months in West Nyack: April to June, August and 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.510.611.813.314.515.114.813.812.411.09.89.2
High (°F)384149627281868476655343
Rain (in)3.32.83.94.03.84.44.74.54.44.53.74.1

February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.7 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in West Nyack →

Next door

West Nyack and its neighbors

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TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
West Nyack— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Orangetown20%1.95092%A+
Clarkstown15%1.04289%A
Blauvelt— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Pearl River— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Bardonia— 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.

Questions about parks and trails in West Nyack

Is there public land near West Nyack?

39,102 acres of parks and open public land lie inside West Nyack or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 178 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from West Nyack 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 →