Jackson-Perkins House · Photo: Dmadeo · CC BY-SA 3.0Arcadia has 439 acres of parks, 32 for every 1,000 residents
12 miles of mapped trail cross Arcadia, 0.2 per square mile of land. 57% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3% of Arcadia’s land is conserved, about 1,104 acres.
Ahead of 55% of U.S. towns · #512 of 758 in New York. What drives it
How much outdoors does Arcadia have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Arcadia is ahead of 55% of U.S. towns, #512 of 758 in New York. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Perkins Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
T. Spencer Knight Canal Park
1,104 conserved acres
3% of Arcadia’s land. Who manages Arcadia’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 160 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 18 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newark State Developmental Center (Closed) State Resource Management Area | Other state land | 362 | Open |
| Erie Canal State Recreation Area | Other state land | 284 | Open |
| Kraai Preserve Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 143 | Restricted |
| County Of Wayne Land Local Park | County | 79 | Unknown |
| Village Of Newark Land Local Park | Town or city | 58 | Unknown |
| Unknown Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 16 | Open |
| Colburn Park Local Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| Perkins Park Local Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| County Of Wayne Parks Land Local Park | County | 11 | Unknown |
| Hilligan Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
4 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
7 places to go in Arcadia
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 picnic area without a name on the map.
4 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
0.6 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.
4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 3 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Arcadia: May, 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.3 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 34 | 42 | 55 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 60 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 3.6 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Arcadia →
Arcadia and its neighbors
Arcadia has the second most mapped trails of the 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcadia | 3% | 0.2 | 32 | 57% | B− |
| Lyons | 1% | 0.1 | 75 | 62% | B− |
| Sodus | 2% | 0.1 | 41 | 29% | C+ |
| Palmyra | 3% | 0.5 | 90 | 59% | B+ |
| Manchester | under 1% | 0.1 | 12 | 55% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Arcadia
Where can I hike in Arcadia?
The longest trail networks: Perkins Park, 0.3 miles; T. Spencer Knight Canal Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Arcadia is conserved land?
3% 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 Arcadia’s trails?
Perkins Park and T. Spencer Knight Canal Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Arcadia?
0.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of painted or protected lanes and 0.4 of shoulders and shared lanes. Named routes: Erie Canalway Trail - 1 Buffalo to Fairgrounds.
Is there public land near Arcadia?
8,137 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Arcadia or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 804 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Arcadia have?
Ahead of 55% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #512 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 Arcadia 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 →