Benjamin Ellsworth House · Photo: McGhiever · CC BY-SA 4.0Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Utica
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 3 acres are parks and preserves, 13 per 1,000 residents.
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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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 walking year in Utica
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) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 24 | 29 | 41 | 56 | 68 | 78 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 58 | 42 | 29 |
| Rain (in) | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
January is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 5.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Utica →
Utica and its neighbors
Utica has the second most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utica | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Utica Township | — 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 Utica
Is there public land near Utica?
3,543 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Utica or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3 of them inside the city line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Utica 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 →