Conewango Swamp Wildlife Management Area
Managed by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
962 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: Andre Carrotflower · CC BY-SA 4.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Conewango
6% of Conewango’s land is conserved: 1,364 acres
The biggest trail networks: Conewango Swamp Wildlife Management Area (0.7 mi). 12% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 9.9 miles of mapped trail cross Conewango, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 24% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
1,364 acres · of 36.1 sq mi of land
Trails
9.9 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Near a park
12%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
3
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Conewango have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Conewango is ahead of 24% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Conewango’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (10 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land0.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (0 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13DParks close to home12% 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 24%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Conewango. 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 D 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
The longest trail network is Conewango Swamp WMA, with 0.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
1,364 conserved acres
6% of Conewango’s land. Who manages Conewango’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State conservation970 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)396 ac
State Resource Management Area · 970 acConservation Easement · 396 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 395 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conewango Swamp Wma State Resource Management Area | State conservation | 970 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Conewango
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Campgrounds in Conewango
Pope Haven Campground
DirectionsTrails & water
3 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Conewango: May, June, August and 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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.2 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 35 | 44 | 57 | 69 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 73 | 60 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.5 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Conewango →
Next door
Conewango 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conewango | 6% | 0.3 | under 1 | 12% | C− |
| Leon | under 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D− |
| Ellington | 3% | 0.1 | 485 | 21% | B− |
| Randolph | 6% | 0.6 | 584 | 49% | A− |
| Napoli | 6% | 0.4 | 919 | 9% | B |
| Poland | 1% | under 0.1 | 2 | 15% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Conewango
Where can I hike in Conewango?
The longest trail networks: Conewango Swamp Wildlife Management Area, 0.7 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Conewango is conserved land?
6% 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 Conewango’s trails?
Conewango Swamp Wildlife Management Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Conewango?
26,092 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Conewango or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 975 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Conewango have?
Ahead of 24% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Conewango 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 →