Friends Park
Park
10 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: J. Passepartout · CC BY-SA 4.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Clinton
Clinton has 79 acres of parks, 19 for every 1,000 residents
0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Clinton. 17% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of Clinton’s land is conserved, about 555 acres.
Ahead of 26% of U.S. towns · #714 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
555 acres · of 38.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.6 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
79 ac
19 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
17%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
771 ft
Schultz Hill
Lakes & rivers
5
What kind of outdoors town is Clinton?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Clinton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Clinton is ahead of 26% of U.S. towns, #714 of 758 in New York. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Clinton’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land19 acres of park per 1,000 residents (79 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13BParks close to home17% of residents within a half mile of a park · NY 70% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 26%
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New York towns of 2,500+ (758)Ahead of 6%
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Clinton. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to C+. 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
555 conserved acres
2% of Clinton’s land. Who manages Clinton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits894 ac
Town or city77 ac
State conservation1 ac
Conservation Easement · 419 acOther Easement · 284 acAgricultural Easement · 135 acLocal Park · 77 acPrivate Conservation · 55 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 422 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 6 of 16 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Clinton Land Local Park | Town or city | 77 | Unknown |
| Zipfelberg Bog Preserve Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 55 | Closed |
| Crum Elbow Creek Fishing Access State Recreation Area | State conservation | 1 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Clinton
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in Clinton
Schultz Hill771 ft elevation
DirectionsTraver Hill692 ft elevation
DirectionsCookingham Hill568 ft elevation
DirectionsLeroy Mountain554 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail and 5 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 0.6 mi
LKTR0.3 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.
Courts & fields
1Tennis
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →5 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Clinton: April and May
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 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 38 | 47 | 60 | 71 | 79 | 84 | 82 | 74 | 62 | 50 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.5 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Clinton →
Next door
Clinton and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Hyde Park37 miPleasant Valley25 miStanford12 miMilan12 miRhinebeck5.4 miWashington1.1 miClinton0.6 miSalt Point0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton | 2% | under 0.1 | 19 | 17% | C |
| Rhinebeck | 7% | 0.2 | 38 | 56% | B |
| Hyde Park | 13% | 1.0 | 88 | 59% | A |
| Milan | 7% | 0.3 | 367 | 10% | B |
| Stanford | 3% | 0.2 | 82 | 21% | B− |
| Pleasant Valley | 5% | 0.8 | 5 | 22% | C+ |
| Salt Point | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Washington | 1% | under 0.1 | 35 | 27% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Clinton
How much of Clinton 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.
Are dogs allowed on Clinton’s trails?
Friends Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Clinton?
17,121 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Clinton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 79 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Clinton have?
Ahead of 26% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #714 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 Clinton 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 →