Photo: Mitchazenia · CC BY-SA 3.0Callicoon has 216 acres of parks, 71 for every 1,000 residents
22% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 5.5 miles of mapped trail cross Callicoon, 0.1 per square mile of land. 3% of Callicoon’s land is conserved, about 810 acres.
Ahead of 42% of U.S. towns · #610 of 758 in New York. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Callicoon?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Callicoon have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Callicoon is ahead of 42% of U.S. towns, #610 of 758 in New York. Park acres per resident hold 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 →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
810 conserved acres
3% of Callicoon’s land. Who manages Callicoon’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 556 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 8 of 39 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Village of Jeffersonville Land Local Park | Town or city | 108 | Unknown |
| Jeffersonville Reservoir, Village of Land Local Park | Town or city | 94 | Unknown |
| Central School District No. 1 Land Local Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 35 | Unknown |
| North Branch Callicoon Cr State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 10 | Restricted |
| Town of Callicoon Land Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Unknown |
| Sullivan West Central School Land Local Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 3 | Unknown |
| Of Jeffersonville, The Inc. Village Land Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Unknown |
| Callicoon Creek North Branch Fishing Access State Recreation Area | State conservation | 2 | Open |
4 places to go in Callicoon
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
7 lakes & rivers
0.0 miles of bike routes
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.
3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Callicoon: May and July 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) | 9.5 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 34 | 43 | 56 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 71 | 59 | 47 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 4.0 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 5.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Callicoon →
Callicoon and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Callicoon
How much of Callicoon is conserved land?
3% 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 Callicoon’s trails?
Callicoon Center Recreational Field doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Callicoon?
34,100 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Callicoon or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 216 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Callicoon have?
Ahead of 42% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #610 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 Callicoon neighbors.
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 →