Genesee Valley Greenway State Park
Managed by New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
109 acres6.2 mi of trail
Genesee Valley Greenway
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Caneadea Bridge · Photo: eyesofibad · CC BY-SA 3.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Caneadea
Caneadea has 2,756 acres of parks, 1,190 for every 1,000 residents
13% of Caneadea’s land is conserved, about 2,873 acres. The biggest trail networks: Genesee Valley Greenway State Park (6.2 mi), Allen Lake State Forest (2.7 mi), Moss Lake (1 mi). 86% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 90% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
13%
2,873 acres · of 35.6 sq mi of land
Trails
15 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
2,756 ac
1,190 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
86%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
3
What kind of outdoors town is Caneadea?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Caneadea have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Caneadea is ahead of 90% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; park acres per resident rank highest, trail miles lowest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Caneadea’s overall grade.
Conserved land13% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (15 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4BPark land1,190 acres of park per 1,000 residents (2,756 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13A+Parks close to home86% of residents within a half mile of a park · NY 70% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 90%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A− 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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The longest trail network is Genesee Valley Greenway State Park, with 6.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Allen Lake State Forest
Managed by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
1,781 acres2.7 mi of trail
Hidden Waterfall TrailAllen Lake Snowmobile Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Moss Lake
Nature preserve
86 acres1 mi of trail
Moss Lake Nature TrailBoardwalk
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Rush Creek State Forest
Nature preserve
516 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it
2,873 conserved acres
13% of Caneadea’s land. Who manages Caneadea’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State conservation2,303 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits265 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government249 ac
State parks109 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)32 ac
State Conservation Area · 2,303 acLocal Park · 248 acPrivate Conservation · 154 acState Recreation Area · 109 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 95 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 40 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Lake State Forest State Conservation Area | State conservation | 1,782 | Open |
| Rush Creek State Forest State Conservation Area | State conservation | 521 | Open |
| Rushford Lake Recreation Lands Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 248 | Open |
| Moss Lake Preserve Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 154 | Open |
| Genesee Valley Greenway State Park State Recreation Area | State parks | 109 | Open |
| Houghton College Lands Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 95 | Closed |
| Caneadea Town Lands Local Resource Management Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Caneadea
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Fishing spots in Caneadea
1 fishing spot without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
5 named trails and 3 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 6.9 miHorses · 6.8 miUnpaved · 3.9 mi
Genesee Valley Greenway6.8 mi
Hidden Waterfall Trail1.5 mi
Allen Lake Snowmobile Trail1.4 mi
Moss Lake Nature Trail0.9 mi
Boardwalk0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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.
Genesee Valley GreenwayBike route
6.9 miCourts & fields
6Tennis
1Baseball
1Soccer
1Softball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Caneadea BridgeStructure · listed 1998
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Caneadea: May 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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 35 | 44 | 58 | 70 | 77 | 81 | 80 | 73 | 61 | 48 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
February is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Caneadea →
Next door
Caneadea and its neighbors
Caneadea has the most mapped trails of the 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caneadea | 13% | 0.4 | 1,190 | 86% | A |
| Rushford | 2% | 0.1 | 374 | 14% | C+ |
| Belfast | 4% | 0.3 | 566 | 61% | B+ |
| Hume | 1% | 0.2 | 67 | 45% | B− |
| Allen | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Houghton | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Caneadea
Where can I hike in Caneadea?
The longest trail networks: Genesee Valley Greenway State Park, 6.2 miles; Allen Lake State Forest, 2.7 miles; Moss Lake, 1 miles; Rush Creek State Forest, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Caneadea is conserved land?
13% 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 Caneadea’s trails?
Genesee Valley Greenway State Park and Allen Lake State Forest don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Caneadea?
33,844 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Caneadea or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2,756 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Caneadea have?
Ahead of 90% 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 Caneadea 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 →