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29% of Canadice’s land is conserved, about 5,495 acres. 36 miles of mapped trail cross Canadice, 1.2 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Harriet Hollister Spencer State Recreation Area (17.4 mi), Hemlock-Canadice State Forest (11.7 mi), Rob's Trail Preserve - Canadice Lake (1.6 mi).
Ahead of 92% of U.S. towns. What drives it
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On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Canadice is ahead of 92% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
Water is 8% of Canadice’s area (3 of 32 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 27%.
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 Harriet Hollister Spencer State Recreation Area, with 17.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
29% of Canadice’s land. Water is left out: Canadice has 29.9 square miles of land and 2.5 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Canadice’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 313 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 21 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hemlock-Canadice State Forest State Conservation Area | State conservation | 3,420 | Open |
| Harriet Hollister Spencer Recreation Area State Park | State parks | 819 | Open |
| Honeoye Inlet Wma State Resource Management Area | State conservation | 746 | Open |
| Rob's Trail Preserve Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 339 | Open |
| Western Finger Lakes State Conservation Area | State parks | 42 | Restricted |
| Harriet Hollister Spencer State Park State Park | State parks | 21 | Open |
| Rochester City Water Works Land Local Other or Unknown | Regional Water Districts | 13 | Unknown |
| Western Finger Lakes - Honeoye Inlet Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 12 | Closed |
| Western Finger Lakes State Park State Park | State parks | 4 | Open |
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 scenic view without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
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 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 33 | 42 | 55 | 68 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 71 | 59 | 46 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
February is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 4.2 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Canadice →
Canadice has the most mapped trails of the 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadice | 29% | 1.2 | 2,718 | 46% | A |
| Richmond | 14% | 0.4 | 51 | 47% | B+ |
| Conesus | 14% | 0.2 | 595 | 18% | B+ |
| Springwater | 8% | 0.2 | 635 | 32% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
The longest trail networks: Harriet Hollister Spencer State Recreation Area, 17.4 miles; Hemlock-Canadice State Forest, 11.7 miles; Rob's Trail Preserve - Canadice Lake, 1.6 miles; Honeoye Inlet Wildlife Management Area, 1.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
29% 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.
Harriet Hollister Spencer State Recreation Area and Hemlock-Canadice State Forest don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
22,361 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Canadice or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5,182 of them inside the town line.
Ahead of 92% 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.
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Canadice 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 →