Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge
Managed by United States Fish and Wildlife Service
937 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Roe Cobblestone Schoolhouse · Photo: DanielPenfield · CC BY-SA 4.0DOutdoors
Outdoors in Butler
Few parks or trails are on the map in Butler
0.7 miles of mapped trail cross Butler. 4 acres are parks and preserves, 2.2 per 1,000 residents. 22% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 12% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
366 acres · of 37.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.7 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
4 ac
2.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
22%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
604 ft
Cuddeback Hill
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Butler have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Butler is ahead of 12% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
D
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Butler’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land2.2 acres of park per 1,000 residents (4 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home22% 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 12%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Butler. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
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
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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Northern Montezuma Wildlife Management Area
Managed by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
120 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it
366 conserved acres
1% of Butler’s land. Who manages Butler’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State conservation160 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service139 ac
Other state land90 ac
Private owners13 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government4 ac
Town or city1 ac
State Resource Management Area · 210 acNational Wildlife Refuge · 139 acState Conservation Area · 40 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 13 acLocal Resource Management Area · 3 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 8 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 139 | Restricted |
| Northern Montezuma Wma State Resource Management Area | State conservation | 120 | Open |
| Butler State Correctional Facility State Resource Management Area | Other state land | 90 | Open |
| Northern Montezuma Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State conservation | 40 | Restricted |
| Private Lands Private Other or Unknown | Private owners | 13 | Closed |
| Wolcott Village Lands Local Resource Management Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 3 | Open |
| North Rose Wolcott Lands Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
| North Rose Wolcott Land Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Unknown |
Things to do
2 places to go in Butler
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in Butler
Cuddeback Hill604 ft elevation
DirectionsHogback Hill482 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & 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
6Tennis
2Soccer
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Butler: May to 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 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 33 | 41 | 55 | 67 | 76 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 59 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.0 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Butler →
Next door
Butler and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in Butler
How much of Butler 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 Butler’s trails?
Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge and Northern Montezuma Wildlife Management Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Butler?
18,203 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Butler or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 176 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Butler have?
Ahead of 12% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Butler 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 →