Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge
Managed by United States Fish and Wildlife Service
28 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Hutchinson Homestead · Photo: Doncram · CC BY-SA 4.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Aurelius
Aurelius has 83 acres of parks, 32 for every 1,000 residents
0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Aurelius. 27% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1% of Aurelius’ land is conserved, about 207 acres.
Ahead of 28% of U.S. towns · #704 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
207 acres · of 30.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.6 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
83 ac
32 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
27%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
2 boat launches
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Aurelius have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Aurelius is ahead of 28% of U.S. towns, #704 of 758 in New York. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Aurelius’ overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land32 acres of park per 1,000 residents (83 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home27% of residents within a half mile of a park · NY 70% · U.S. 72%C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 28%
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New York towns of 2,500+ (758)Ahead of 7%
Water is 5% of Aurelius’ area (2 of 32 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 1%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C+. 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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
McIntosh Park
Park
13 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
207 conserved acres
1% of Aurelius’ land. Water is left out: Aurelius has 30.2 square miles of land and 1.7 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Aurelius’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits123 ac
Other state land62 ac
Town or city18 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)3 ac
Unknown Easement · 123 acState Recreation Area · 62 acLocal Park · 18 acConservation Easement · 3 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 127 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 6 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cayuga-Seneca Canal State Recreation Area | Other state land | 62 | Open |
| Village of Cayuga Land Local Park | Town or city | 15 | Unknown |
| Aurelius Town Of Land Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Unknown |
Things to do
5 places to go in Aurelius
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Aurelius
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Aurelius
Mud Lock Boat Launch
DirectionsPlus 1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 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
3Baseball
1Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Hutchinson HomesteadBuilding · listed 2009
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Aurelius: 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) | 32 | 34 | 42 | 56 | 69 | 77 | 81 | 80 | 73 | 60 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 3.9 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Aurelius →
Next door
Aurelius and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Seneca Falls17 miTyre13 miMontezuma6.6 miAuburn3.2 miThroop1.1 miAurelius0.6 miFleming0.4 miSpringport0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurelius | 1% | under 0.1 | 32 | 27% | C |
| Springport | 4% | under 0.1 | 14 | 36% | C |
| Auburn | 2% | 0.4 | 6 | 99% | B |
| Seneca Falls | 7% | 0.7 | 61 | 81% | A− |
| Montezuma | 15% | 0.4 | 603 | 44% | A− |
| Tyre | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Throop | under 1% | 0.1 | 19 | 35% | 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 Aurelius
How much of Aurelius is conserved land?
1% 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 Aurelius’ trails?
Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge and McIntosh Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Aurelius?
8,857 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Aurelius or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 83 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Aurelius have?
Ahead of 28% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #704 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 Aurelius 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 →