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Outdoors in Coeymans

Coeymans has 800 acres of parks, 111 for every 1,000 residents

17% of Coeymans’ land is conserved, about 5,533 acres. The biggest trail networks: Coeymans Creek Wildlife Management Area (4.2 mi), Lawson Lake County Park (3.7 mi), Joralemon Park (3.6 mi). 34 miles of mapped trail cross Coeymans, 0.7 per square mile of land.

Ahead of 87% of U.S. towns · #158 of 758 in New York. What drives it

Conserved land
17%
5,533 acres · of 50.2 sq mi of land
Trails
34 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
800 ac
111 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
65%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,145 ft
Blodget Hill
Lakes & rivers
3
2 boat launches

What kind of outdoors town is Coeymans?

Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.

Room to roam111 acres of park per 1,000 residents; the typical U.S. town has 13.Land that stays wild17% of the land is conserved; a typical New York town, 5%.History along the way17 places on the National Register.
Outdoors grade

How much outdoors does Coeymans have?

On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Coeymans is ahead of 87% of U.S. towns, #158 of 758 in New York. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; park acres per resident rank highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.

A
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Coeymans’ overall grade.
Conserved land17% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (34 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land111 acres of park per 1,000 residents (800 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13AParks close to home65% of residents within a half mile of a park · NY 70% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 87%
LessMore
New York towns of 2,500+ (758)Ahead of 79%

Water is 6% of Coeymans’ area (3 of 53 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 16%.

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.

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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 Coeymans Creek WMA, with 4.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Coeymans Creek Wildlife Management Area

Managed by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
357 acres4.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Lawson Lake County Park

Park
357 acres3.7 mi of trail
Lower loop trail (Blue)Summit Loop TrailOuter loop trail (Yellow)Notch trail+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Joralemon Park

Managed by Town of Coeymans
254 acres3.6 mi of trail
Loop Trail
Dogs allowed
Directionsto the parking lot

Louise E. Keir Wildlife Management Area

Nature preserve
185 acres3.4 mi of trail
Blue TrailSummit Loop trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗

Deer Mountain Nature Preserve

Managed by Lafarge North America
377 acres3.3 mi of trail
West TrailEast trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Hannacroix Creek Preserve

Managed by New Baltimore Conservancy Inc,
19 acres0.5 mi of trail
North trail (yellow)Blue TrailLaverne Irving Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 10 parks & preserves
Coeymans Creek Wildlife Management Area357 acres · 4.2 mi of trail · New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Directions
Lawson Lake County Park357 acres · 3.7 mi of trail
Directions
Joralemon Park254 acres · 3.6 mi of trail · Town of Coeymans
Directions
Louise E. Keir Wildlife Management Area185 acres · 3.4 mi of trail
Directions
Deer Mountain Nature Preserve377 acres · 3.3 mi of trail · Lafarge North America
Directions
Hannacroix Creek Preserve19 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · New Baltimore Conservancy Inc,
Directions
Magic Forest Farm219 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · Mahony, Joan
MHLC102 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Mosher Park8 acres
Binnen Kill Wetlands2 acres · The Scenic Hudson Land Trust
Who protects it

5,533 conserved acres

17% of Coeymans’ land. Water is left out: Coeymans has 50.2 square miles of land and 3.0 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Coeymans’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Land trusts & nonprofits4,363 ac
Regional Water Districts4,214 ac
State conservation544 ac
County300 ac
Town or city292 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government6 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 4,214 acConservation Easement · 4,194 acLocal Park · 598 acState Resource Management Area · 544 acPrivate Conservation · 162 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 49 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 5 of 22 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Albany Water Board Land
Local Other or Unknown
Regional Water Districts4,214Unknown
Coeymans Creek Wma
State Resource Management Area
State conservation357Open
Lawsons Lake County Park
Local Park
County300Open
Town of Coeymans Land
Local Park
Town or city249Unknown
Louise E. Keir Wma
State Resource Management Area
State conservation188Open
Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy Land
Private Conservation
Land trusts & nonprofits102Open
Village of Ravena Land
Local Park
Town or city34Unknown
Open Space Institute Land
Private Conservation
Land trusts & nonprofits27Open
Hannacrois Creek - Blake
Private Conservation
Land trusts & nonprofits27Closed
Mosher Park
Local Park
Town or city10Open

5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.

Things to do

14 places to go in Coeymans

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Peaks in Coeymans
Blodget Hill1,145 ft elevation · In Louise E. Keir Wildlife Management Area
Directions
Koong Hill1,063 ft elevation
Directions
Mud Hill771 ft elevation
Directions
Trails & water

14 named trails and 3 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Open to bikes · 0.8 miHorses · 0.8 miUnpaved · 20.2 mi
West Trail1.6 mi
Blue Trail1.1 mi
Lower loop trail (Blue)0.9 mi
Summit Loop Trail0.8 mi
Outer loop trail (Yellow)0.6 mi
Summit Loop trail0.6 mi
East trail0.5 mi
Notch trail0.3 mi
Loop Trail0.3 mi
North trail (yellow)0.3 mi
4 more trails
Lake trail
0.1 mi
connector
0.1 mi
Waterfall Trail
0.1 mi
Laverne Irving Trail
0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Alcove ReservoirreservoirLawson LakeStanton Pond
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
11Baseball
4Tennis
3Basketball
2Soccer
1Multi-sport
1Volleyball
1Skate park

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

17 places on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 3 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.

History →
Coeymans SchoolBuilding · listed 1970
About it
Ariaanje Coeymans HouseBuilding · listed 1972
About it
Alcove Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1980
About it
Tobias Ten Eyck House and CemeteriesBuilding · listed 1994
About it
District School No. 7Building · listed 1996
About it
Israel Shear HouseBuilding · listed 1996
About it
Abraham Houghtaling HouseBuilding · listed 1998
About it
Mull House and CemeteryBuilding · listed 1999
About it
Fletcher Blaisdell Farm ComplexBuilding · listed 2001
About it
C. Van Der Zee HouseBuilding · listed 2002
About it
Coeymans-Bronck Stone HouseBuilding · listed 2003
About it
Alexander Willis HouseBuilding · listed 2004
About it

5 more on the History page.

When to get out

The best walking months in Coeymans: May and July 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.410.511.813.314.615.315.013.912.411.09.79.1
High (°F)333645587078828073614938
Rain (in)2.92.63.33.53.74.34.14.13.94.43.03.6

February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.4 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Coeymans →

Next door

Coeymans and its neighbors

Tap a town to see its outdoors.

New Scotland66 miBethlehem48 miSchodack34 miCoeymans34 miNew Baltimore6.9 miWesterlo4.6 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Coeymans17%0.711165%A
Schodack6%0.59732%B+
Bethlehem4%1.03166%B+
New Scotland13%1.227860%A
Westerlo8%0.115916%B−
New Baltimore6%0.228232%B

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Coeymans

Where can I hike in Coeymans?

The longest trail networks: Coeymans Creek Wildlife Management Area, 4.2 miles; Lawson Lake County Park, 3.7 miles; Joralemon Park, 3.6 miles; Louise E. Keir Wildlife Management Area, 3.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

How much of Coeymans is conserved land?

17% 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 Coeymans’ trails?

OpenStreetMap records dogs as welcome at Joralemon Park. For the rest, check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Coeymans?

19,861 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Coeymans or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,347 of them inside the town line.

How much outdoors does Coeymans have?

Ahead of 87% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #158 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 Coeymans 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 →