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Outdoors in Baldwin

Few parks or trails are on the map in Baldwin

1% of Baldwin’s land is conserved, about 182 acres. 1.1 miles of mapped trail cross Baldwin. 12% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
1%
182 acres · of 25.7 sq mi of land
Trails
1.1 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
1 ac
1.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
12%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,749 ft
Oak Hill
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
Who protects it

182 conserved acres

1% of Baldwin’s land. Who manages Baldwin’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

County181 ac
Town or city1 ac
Local Conservation Area · 181 acLocal Park · 1 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 2 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Chemung County Lands
Local Conservation Area
County181Restricted
Town of Baldwin Land
Local Park
Town or city1Unknown
Things to do

3 places to go in Baldwin

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Peaks in Baldwin
Oak Hill1,749 ft elevation
Directions
Porter Hill1,713 ft elevation
Directions
Brown Hill1,614 ft elevation
Directions
When to get out

The best walking months in Baldwin: May, July and August

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.410.511.813.314.615.215.013.912.411.09.79.1
High (°F)323443566876817972594736
Rain (in)2.31.92.83.43.34.13.83.84.03.72.72.6

February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Baldwin →

Next door

Baldwin and its neighbors

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TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Baldwin— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Chemung2%under 0.12647%C
Elmira6%0.29978%B+
Van Etten1%0.1under 125%D
Erin2%0.124723%C+
Barton2%0.17562%B−

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Baldwin

Is there public land near Baldwin?

6,074 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Baldwin or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Baldwin 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 →