Dutchman's Landing Park
Park
4 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
AOutdoors
Outdoors in Catskill
7% of Catskill’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. 102 acres are parks and preserves, 27 per 1,000 residents. 1.3 miles of mapped trail cross Catskill, 0.6 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 86% of U.S. towns · #165 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
7%
102 acres · of 2.3 sq mi of land
Trails
1.3 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
102 ac
27 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Catskill?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Catskill have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Catskill is ahead of 86% of U.S. towns, #165 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 Catskill’s overall grade.
Conserved land7% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land27 acres of park per 1,000 residents (102 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 86%
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New York towns of 2,500+ (758)Ahead of 78%
Water is 20% of Catskill’s area (1 of 3 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 6%.
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 Dutchman's Landing Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
102 conserved acres
7% of Catskill’s land. Water is left out: Catskill has 2.3 square miles of land and 0.6 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Catskill’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits136 ac
Town or city46 ac
Private Park · 136 acLocal Park · 33 acLocal Recreation Area · 13 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 5 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramshorn-Livingston Sanctuary Private Park | Land trusts & nonprofits | 136 | Unknown |
| Village of Catskill Land Local Park | Town or city | 33 | Unknown |
| Elliot Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 13 | Open |
Things to do
6 places to go in Catskill
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Catskill
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Catskill
Paws On The Point
DirectionsBoat launches in Catskill
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
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.
Courts & fields
6Baseball
5Tennis
3Basketball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Catskill: April, May and July
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 | 15.2 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 38 | 47 | 61 | 72 | 80 | 85 | 83 | 75 | 63 | 50 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 2.8 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Catskill →
Next door
Catskill and its neighbors
Catskill has the second most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catskill | 7% | 0.6 | 27 | 99%+ | A |
| Greenport | 28% | 0.7 | 312 | 68% | A |
| Jefferson Heights | — 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 Catskill
Where can I hike in Catskill?
The longest trail networks: Dutchman's Landing Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Catskill is conserved land?
7% 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 Catskill’s trails?
Dutchman's Landing Park and Elliott Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Catskill?
20,285 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Catskill or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 102 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Catskill have?
Ahead of 86% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #165 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 Catskill 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 →