Aqua Terra Wilderness Area
Park
508 acres9.6 mi of trail
Yellow Trail, Aquaterra ParkInsnsbruck ClassicRed TrailBoundary Trail North+1
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Binghamton
Binghamton has 568 acres of parks, 125 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Aqua Terra Wilderness Area (9.6 mi). 1% of Binghamton’s land is conserved, about 232 acres. 9.9 miles of mapped trail cross Binghamton, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 59% of U.S. towns · #461 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
232 acres · of 25.3 sq mi of land
Trails
9.9 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
568 ac
125 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
56%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,824 ft
Ingraham Hill
Lakes & rivers
5
What kind of outdoors town is Binghamton?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Binghamton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Binghamton is ahead of 59% of U.S. towns, #461 of 758 in New York. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Binghamton’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (10 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4BPark land125 acres of park per 1,000 residents (568 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13AParks close to home56% of residents within a half mile of a park · NY 70% · U.S. 72%B−
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 Aqua Terra Wilderness Area, with 9.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
232 conserved acres
1% of Binghamton’s land. Who manages Binghamton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County178 ac
Town or city54 ac
Local Park · 232 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 3 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| County Of Broome Land Local Park | County | 178 | Unknown |
| Town Of Binghamton Land Local Park | Town or city | 51 | Unknown |
| Town of Vestal Land Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Unknown |
Things to do
3 places to go in Binghamton
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in Binghamton
Ingraham Hill1,824 ft elevation
DirectionsLucky Hill1,804 ft elevation
DirectionsBrady Hill1,788 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
14 named trails and 5 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 2.6 miUnpaved · 5.5 mi
Yellow Trail, Aquaterra Park1.3 mi
Insnsbruck Classic1.3 mi
Red Trail0.9 mi
Boundary Trail North0.9 mi
East Side Loop0.8 mi
The Steepening0.5 mi
Dave Squared0.4 mi
double track path0.4 mi
R-t-P0.4 mi
Fuddy Shuffle0.4 mi
4 more trails
Boundary Trail Rollers
0.4 miFluffy Shuttle
0.4 miPark Boundary Access
0.3 miTerraNaut
0.3 miLakes & 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
14Tennis
5Baseball
1Basketball
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).
Hawleyton Methodist Episcopal Church, OldBuilding · listed 2006
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Binghamton: May, July 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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 34 | 42 | 56 | 68 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 47 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Binghamton →
Next door
Binghamton and its neighbors
Binghamton has the second most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in Binghamton
Where can I hike in Binghamton?
The longest trail networks: Aqua Terra Wilderness Area, 9.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Binghamton 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 Binghamton’s trails?
Aqua Terra Wilderness Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Binghamton?
11,202 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Binghamton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 568 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Binghamton have?
Ahead of 59% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #461 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 Binghamton 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 →