Photo: Marcbela (Marc N. Belanger) · Public domainVirtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Cooperstown
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 1.4 miles of mapped trail cross Cooperstown, 0.9 per square mile of land. 2% of Cooperstown’s land is conserved, about 17 acres.
Ahead of 69% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Cooperstown?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Cooperstown have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Cooperstown is ahead of 69% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Water is 11% of Cooperstown’s area (0 of 2 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 2%.
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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Badger Park
17 conserved acres
2% of Cooperstown’s land. Water is left out: Cooperstown has 1.6 square miles of land and 0.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Cooperstown’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 4 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 4 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Village Of Cooperstown Land Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Unknown |
| Cooperstown Village Lands Local Resource Management Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
| National Baseball Hall Of Lands Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 1 | Closed |
7 places to go in Cooperstown
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 swimming spot without a name on the map.
1 playground without a name on the map.
Plus 1 boat launch without a name on the map.
1 picnic area without a name on the map.
1 lakes & rivers
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.
The best walking months in Cooperstown: May, 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 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 33 | 41 | 55 | 68 | 75 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 46 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Cooperstown →
Questions about parks and trails in Cooperstown
How much of Cooperstown 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 Cooperstown’s trails?
Lake Front Park and Cooper Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Cooperstown?
9,381 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cooperstown or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 17 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Cooperstown have?
Ahead of 69% 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 Cooperstown 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 →