Sussex County Courthouse Historic District · Photo: Calvin Beale · Public domainFew parks or trails are on the map in Sussex
16% of Sussex’s land is conserved, about 464 acres. 6.9 miles of mapped trail cross Sussex, 1.5 per square mile of land.
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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464 conserved acres
16% of Sussex’s land. Who manages Sussex’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 464 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
0.0 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.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Sussex: April and May
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) | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 50 | 54 | 61 | 71 | 78 | 86 | 90 | 88 | 82 | 72 | 62 | 53 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 5.2 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Sussex →
Questions about parks and trails in Sussex
Is there public land near Sussex?
1,532 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sussex or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Sussex 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 →