Cayuga Community College Nature trails
Park
29 acres1.1 mi of trail
CCC Nature trails
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Beyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Auburn
99% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Auburn
The biggest trail networks: Cayuga Community College Nature trails (1.1 mi), Hoopes Park (0.7 mi). 166 acres are parks and preserves, 6.3 per 1,000 residents. 3.2 miles of mapped trail cross Auburn, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 59% of U.S. towns · #463 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
128 acres · of 8.3 sq mi of land
Trails
3.2 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
166 ac
6.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Auburn?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Auburn have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Auburn is ahead of 59% of U.S. towns, #463 of 758 in New York. 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 Auburn’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4BPark land6.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (166 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home99% of residents within a half mile of a park · NY 70% · U.S. 72%A
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 59%
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New York towns of 2,500+ (758)Ahead of 39%
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
The longest trail network is Cayuga Community College Nature trails, with 1.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Hoopes Park
Park
14 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Jack Clifford Park
Park
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 11 parks & preserves
Cayuga Community College Nature trails29 acres · 1.1 mi of trail
DirectionsHoopes Park14 acres · 0.7 mi of trail
Casey Park33 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsSeward Park1 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsJack Clifford Park7 acres
Harriet Tubman National Historical Park5 acres
Lincoln Playground4 acres
Michael Lepak Memorial Park4 acres
Market Street Park2 acres
DirectionsMemorial Park1 acres
Osborne Street Park1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
128 conserved acres
2% of Auburn’s land. Who manages Auburn’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city214 ac
County1 ac
National Park Service1 ac
Local Park · 215 acHistoric or Cultural Area · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 20 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| City Of Auburn Land Local Park | Town or city | 112 | Unknown |
| Casey Park Local Park | Town or city | 48 | Open |
| Hoopes Park Local Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| Clifford Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Auburn Enlarged Land Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Unknown |
| St Francis Playground Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Miles Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Lincoln Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Pomeroy Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Market St Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
7 places to go in Auburn
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Auburn
7 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
CCC Nature trails0.9 mi
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
18Baseball
17Tennis
10Basketball
9Soccer
7Football
2Pickleball
1Skate park
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →20 places on the National Register, 3 of them National Historic Landmarks
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.
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Willard Memorial Chapel-Welch Memorial HallNational Historic Landmark · Building · listed 1989
About it★
Tubman Home for the Aged, Harriet Tubman Residence, Thompson A.M.E. Zion ChurchNational Historic Landmark · Building · listed 2001
About itCase Memorial-Seymour LibraryBuilding · listed 1980
About itDr. Sylvester Willard MansionBuilding · listed 1989
About itSouth Street Area Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1991
About itUS Post Office, Former, and Federal CourthouseBuilding · listed 1991
About itCayuga County Courthouse and Clerk's OfficeBuilding · listed 1991
About itHarriet Tubman GraveSite · listed 1999
About itHarriet Tubman HouseBuilding · listed 1999
About itThompson AME Zion ChurchBuilding · listed 1999
About it8 more on the History page.
When to get out
The best walking months in Auburn: 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 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.7 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 33 | 42 | 55 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 59 | 47 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.8 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.2 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Auburn →
Next door
Auburn and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn | 2% | 0.4 | 6 | 99% | B |
| Melrose Park | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Owasco | 1% | 0.5 | 34 | 62% | B |
| Sennett | 1% | 0.1 | 2 | 24% | D |
| Throop | under 1% | 0.1 | 19 | 35% | C− |
| Aurelius | 1% | under 0.1 | 32 | 27% | C |
| Fleming | 16% | under 0.1 | 19 | 27% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Auburn
Where can I hike in Auburn?
The longest trail networks: Cayuga Community College Nature trails, 1.1 miles; Hoopes Park, 0.7 miles; Casey Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Auburn is conserved land?
2% 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 Auburn’s trails?
Cayuga Community College Nature trails and Hoopes Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Auburn?
7,258 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Auburn or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 166 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Auburn have?
Ahead of 59% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #463 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 Auburn 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 →