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Photo: The original uploader was Daniel Case at English Wikipedia. · CC BY-SA 3.0The biggest trail networks: Schunnemunk State Park (3.5 mi). 17 miles of mapped trail cross Blooming Grove, 0.5 per square mile of land. 75% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 73% of U.S. towns · #319 of 758 in New York. What drives it
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Blooming Grove is ahead of 73% of U.S. towns, #319 of 758 in New York. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; park acres per resident rank highest, conserved land lowest.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
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The longest trail network is Schunnemunk State Park, with 3.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
4% of Blooming Grove’s land. Who manages Blooming Grove’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 10 of 26 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schunnemunk State Park State Park | State parks | 446 | Open |
| County of Orange Land Local Park | County | 118 | Unknown |
| Gonzaga Park Local Park | County | 112 | Open |
| Town of Blooming Grove Land Local Park | Town or city | 96 | Open |
| Orange County Land Trust Land Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 82 | Open |
| Lasser Park Local Park | Town or city | 57 | Open |
| Goose Pond Mountain State Park | State parks | 38 | Open |
| Heritage Trail Local Recreation Area | County | 34 | Open |
| Village of S Blooming Grove Land Local Park | Town or city | 21 | Unknown |
| Village Of Washingtonville Land Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Unknown |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
6 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
9 scenic views without a name on the map.
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.
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
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) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 36 | 39 | 47 | 60 | 71 | 79 | 84 | 82 | 75 | 63 | 51 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Blooming Grove →
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blooming Grove | 4% | 0.5 | 49 | 75% | B+ |
| Woodbury | 48% | 1.8 | 911 | 90% | A+ |
| Woodbury | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Monroe | 22% | 0.8 | 101 | 79% | A |
| Chester | 16% | 0.8 | 196 | 76% | A |
| Mountain Lodge Park | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Cornwall | 40% | 2.5 | 337 | 91% | A+ |
| South Blooming Grove | 5% | 0.4 | 37 | 69% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
The longest trail networks: Schunnemunk State Park, 3.5 miles; Earl Reservoir Park, 0.3 miles; Gonzaga Park, 0.2 miles; Goosepond Mountain State Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
4% 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.
Schunnemunk State Park and Earl Reservoir Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
2.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.8 of off-road paths.
94,974 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Blooming Grove or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 910 of them inside the town line.
Ahead of 73% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #319 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.
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Blooming Grove neighbors.
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 →