Photo: J. Passepartout · CC BY-SA 4.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Canisteo
4 acres are parks and preserves, 2.0 per 1,000 residents. 2% of Canisteo’s land is conserved, about 11 acres. 63% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 18% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Canisteo have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Canisteo is ahead of 18% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull 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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11 conserved acres
2% of Canisteo’s land. Who manages Canisteo’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 2 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canisteo Cent School Land Local Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 6 | Unknown |
| Canisteo Village Lands Local Resource Management Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 4 | Open |
1 places to go in Canisteo
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.
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.
The best walking months in Canisteo: May, 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) | 9.4 | 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 | 36 | 44 | 58 | 70 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 61 | 48 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 2.3 |
February is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 3.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Canisteo →
Questions about parks and trails in Canisteo
How much of Canisteo is conserved land?
2% 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.
Is there public land near Canisteo?
8,692 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Canisteo or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Canisteo have?
Ahead of 18% 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 Canisteo 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 →