Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The biggest trail networks: Windham-Blackhead Range Wilderness (13 mi), Dutcher Notch Primitive Bicycle Corridor (1.4 mi), Angelo Canna Town Park (0.5 mi). 47 miles of mapped trail cross Cairo, 0.8 per square mile of land. 207 acres are parks and preserves, 31 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 70% of U.S. towns · #345 of 758 in New York. What drives it
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On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Cairo is ahead of 70% of U.S. towns, #345 of 758 in New York. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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 Windham-Blackhead Range Wilderness, with 13 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
16% of Cairo’s land. Who manages Cairo’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 9 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windham-Blackhead Range Wilderness State Wilderness | State conservation | 5,639 | Open |
| Cornell Cooperative Extension Lands Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 121 | Closed |
| Catskill Board Of Water Lands Local Resource Management Area | Regional Water Districts | 70 | Open |
| Town Of Cairo Land Local Park | Town or city | 63 | Unknown |
| Cairo Lockwood State Forest State Conservation Area | State conservation | 49 | Open |
| Angelo Canna Town Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 36 | Open |
| Cairo Nature Center Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 26 | Open |
| Dutcher Notch Primitive Bicycle Corridor State Historic or Cultural Area | State conservation | 19 | Open |
| Cairo Durham Land Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Unknown |
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Plus 12 waterfalls without a name on the map.
Plus 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.
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 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 37 | 46 | 60 | 71 | 79 | 84 | 82 | 74 | 62 | 50 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 3.2 | 3.8 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.6 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Cairo →
Cairo has the second most mapped trails of the 8 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairo | 16% | 0.8 | 31 | 16% | B+ |
| Athens | 4% | 0.2 | 176 | 52% | B |
| Windham | 36% | 1.1 | 2,394 | 39% | A |
| Jewett | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Coxsackie | 8% | 0.2 | 99 | 48% | B |
| Greenville | 1% | 0.2 | 70 | 26% | C+ |
| Catskill | 8% | 0.5 | 110 | 58% | A− |
| Durham | 3% | 0.2 | 246 | 19% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
The longest trail networks: Windham-Blackhead Range Wilderness, 13 miles; Dutcher Notch Primitive Bicycle Corridor, 1.4 miles; Angelo Canna Town Park, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
16% 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.
Windham-Blackhead Range Wilderness and Dutcher Notch Primitive Bicycle Corridor don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
66,745 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cairo or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5,892 of them inside the town line.
Ahead of 70% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #345 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 Cairo 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 →