Photo: Mitchazenia · CC BY-SA 4.0Clarkson has 110 acres of parks, 16 for every 1,000 residents
5.5 miles of mapped trail cross Clarkson, 0.2 per square mile of land. 51% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 33% of U.S. towns · #676 of 758 in New York. What drives it
How much outdoors does Clarkson have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Clarkson is ahead of 33% of U.S. towns, #676 of 758 in New York. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls 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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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Hafner Park
Sans Souci Canal Park
111 conserved acres
under 1% of Clarkson’s land. Who manages Clarkson’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Clarkson Land Local Park | Town or city | 105 | Open |
| Hafner Park Local Park | Town or city | 39 | Open |
| Sans Succi Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Erie Canal State Recreation Area | Other state land | 5 | Open |
| Clarkson Recreation Area Lands Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
3 places to go in Clarkson
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.
1 dog park without a name on the map.
1 boat launch without a name on the map.
1 named trail
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.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Clarkson: 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) | 9.3 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 34 | 42 | 55 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 73 | 60 | 48 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
February is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 3.4 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Clarkson →
Clarkson and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Clarkson
Where can I hike in Clarkson?
The longest trail networks: Hafner Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Clarkson is conserved land?
under 1% 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 Clarkson’s trails?
Kimball Park and Hafner Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Clarkson?
9,550 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Clarkson or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 110 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Clarkson have?
Ahead of 33% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #676 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 Clarkson 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 →