Camillus Valley Natural Area
Managed by Central New York Land Trust
11 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Photo: Joegrimes at English Wikipedia · Public domainB+Outdoors
Outdoors in Camillus
9% of Camillus’ land is conserved: 25 acres
92% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Camillus, 0.7 per square mile of land. 11 acres are parks and preserves, 7.6 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 74% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
9%
25 acres · of 0.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
11 ac
7.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
92%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Camillus?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Camillus have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Camillus is ahead of 74% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Camillus’ overall grade.
Conserved land9% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land7.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (11 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home92% of residents within a half mile of a park · NY 70% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 74%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B+ to A. 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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Munro Park
Park
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
25 conserved acres
9% of Camillus’ land. Who manages Camillus’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city15 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits13 ac
Local Park · 15 acPrivate Conservation · 13 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 4 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camillus Valley Natural Area Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 13 | Closed |
| Munro Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Town of Camillus Land Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Unknown |
| Village of Camillus Land Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
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
4Pickleball
2Baseball
1Tennis
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Camillus: May, June, August and 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 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 33 | 41 | 55 | 68 | 76 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 59 | 47 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.8 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.2 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Camillus →
Questions about parks and trails in Camillus
How much of Camillus is conserved land?
9% 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 Camillus’ trails?
Camillus Valley Natural Area and Munro Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Camillus?
5,861 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Camillus or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 11 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Camillus have?
Ahead of 74% 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 Camillus 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 →