Riverfront Park
Park
22 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Sayre
Sayre has 32 acres of parks, 5.9 for every 1,000 residents
89% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of Sayre’s land is conserved, about 30 acres. 0.7 miles of mapped trail cross Sayre, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 50% of U.S. towns · #740 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
30 acres · of 2.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.7 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
32 ac
5.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
89%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Sayre?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Sayre have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Sayre is ahead of 50% of U.S. towns, #740 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. 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 Sayre’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land5.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (32 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13CParks close to home89% of residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 50%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 29%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Sayre’s 2% is ahead of 16% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 43% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to B. 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
30 conserved acres
2% of Sayre’s land. Who manages Sayre’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government30 ac
Local Park · 28 acLocal Recreation Area · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| River Front Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 26 | Open |
| Elmer Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
| Milltown Playground Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
| Fourth Ward Playground Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Sayre
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Sayre
Riverfront Park Boat RampIn Riverfront Park
DirectionsTrails & water
2 lakes & rivers
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
5Baseball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Sayre: April, May, July 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 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 37 | 45 | 59 | 71 | 79 | 84 | 81 | 74 | 62 | 49 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 3.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Sayre →
Next door
Sayre and its neighbors
Sayre has the second most mapped trails of the 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sayre | 2% | 0.3 | 6 | 89% | B− |
| Athens Township | 5% | under 0.1 | 98 | 47% | B− |
| South Waverly | under 1% | 0.3 | 5 | 98% | C+ |
| Athens | 1% | 0.1 | 2 | 92% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Sayre
Where can I hike in Sayre?
The longest trail networks: Elmer Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Sayre is conserved land?
2% of its land, against a typical 8% for a Pennsylvania town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Sayre’s trails?
Riverfront Park and Elmer Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Sayre?
2,720 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sayre or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 32 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Sayre have?
Ahead of 50% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #740 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. 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 Sayre 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 →