Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Nine Mile Creek Aqueduct · Photo: Lvklock · CC BY-SA 3.0The biggest trail networks: Camillus Forest Unique Area (5.8 mi), Camillus Park (1.1 mi), Veteran's Memorial Park (0.5 mi). 8% of Camillus’ land is conserved, about 1,863 acres. 82% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 76% of U.S. towns · #278 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, Camillus is ahead of 76% of U.S. towns, #278 of 758 in New York. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; park acres per resident rank highest, trail miles 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 Camillus Forest Unique Area, with 5.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
8% of Camillus’ land. Who manages Camillus’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 784 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 5 of 19 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Camillus Land Local Park | Town or city | 359 | Unknown |
| Camillus Forest Unique Area State Conservation Area | State conservation | 338 | Open |
| Camillus Valley Natural Area Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 238 | Closed |
| Reed Webster Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 40 | Open |
| Camillus Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 35 | Open |
| Nine Mile Creek Fishing Access State Recreation Area | State conservation | 31 | Open |
| County Of Onondaga Land Local Park | County | 27 | Unknown |
| Shove Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 25 | Open |
| Onondaga County Land Local Park | County | 13 | Unknown |
| Camillus Water Dist Land Local Other or Unknown | Regional Water Districts | 13 | Unknown |
4 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Plus 8 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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).
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 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 33 | 42 | 56 | 69 | 77 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 60 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.2 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Camillus →
Camillus has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camillus | 8% | 0.3 | 33 | 82% | A− |
| Geddes | 12% | 0.6 | 22 | 99% | A |
| Van Buren | 2% | 0.1 | 26 | 70% | C+ |
| Marcellus | 3% | 0.3 | 88 | 62% | B |
| Solvay | 4% | 0.6 | 7 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Fairmount | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Westvale | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Elbridge | 8% | 0.1 | 51 | 61% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
The longest trail networks: Camillus Forest Unique Area, 5.8 miles; Camillus Park, 1.1 miles; Veteran's Memorial Park, 0.5 miles; Camillus Valley Natural Area, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
8% 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.
Camillus Forest Unique Area and Camillus Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
9.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 7.8 of off-road paths and 1.4 of shoulders and shared lanes.
13,979 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Camillus or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 843 of them inside the town line.
Ahead of 76% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #278 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 Camillus 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 →