Long Falls Park
Park
1 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Dougtone · CC BY-SA 2.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Carthage
8% of Carthage’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 114 acres are parks and preserves, 32 per 1,000 residents. 8% of Carthage’s land is conserved, about 129 acres.
Ahead of 90% of U.S. towns · #126 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
8%
129 acres · of 2.4 sq mi of land
Trails
1.6 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
114 ac
32 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Carthage?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Carthage have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Carthage is ahead of 90% of U.S. towns, #126 of 758 in New York. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, trail miles lowest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Carthage’s overall grade.
Conserved land8% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land32 acres of park per 1,000 residents (114 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · NY 70% · U.S. 72%A
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 90%
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New York towns of 2,500+ (758)Ahead of 83%
Water is 6% of Carthage’s area (0 of 3 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 8%.
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
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Long Falls Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
129 conserved acres
8% of Carthage’s land. Water is left out: Carthage has 2.4 square miles of land and 0.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Carthage’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city113 ac
State conservation16 ac
Local Park · 113 acUnknown Easement · 16 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 16 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 4 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carthage Village of Land Local Park | Town or city | 110 | Unknown |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Carthage
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Carthage
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
5 named trails
Named trails
Open to bikes · 1.5 miUnpaved · 1.5 mi
Blue Trail0.7 mi
Red Trail0.3 mi
Blue-Yellow0.2 mi
Red-Yellow0.1 mi
Yellow Trail0.1 mi
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
3Baseball
1Tennis
1Skate park
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Carthage: May to 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) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 27 | 30 | 39 | 53 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 58 | 45 | 33 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 4.6 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Carthage →
Next door
Carthage and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carthage | 8% | 0.7 | 32 | 99%+ | A |
| Wilna | 1% | 0.7 | 30 | 74% | B |
| Champion | 3% | 0.1 | 12 | 48% | C+ |
| West Carthage | 2% | 0.1 | 9 | 99%+ | B− |
| Denmark | under 1% | under 0.1 | 31 | 34% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Carthage
Where can I hike in Carthage?
The longest trail networks: Long Falls Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Carthage is conserved land?
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.
Are dogs allowed on Carthage’s trails?
Long Falls Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Carthage?
13,583 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Carthage or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 114 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Carthage have?
Ahead of 90% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #126 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.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Carthage 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 →