Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Chromakode~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims). · CC BY-SA 2.5Few parks or trails are on the map in Copake Lake
1% of Copake Lake’s land is conserved, about 73 acres. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Copake Lake.
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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73 conserved acres
1% of Copake Lake’s land. Water is left out: Copake Lake has 9.5 square miles of land and 0.8 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Copake Lake’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 73 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
2 places to go in Copake Lake
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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 Copake Lake: 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 | 14.6 | 15.2 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 37 | 45 | 59 | 70 | 78 | 83 | 81 | 73 | 61 | 49 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Copake Lake →
Questions about parks and trails in Copake Lake
Is there public land near Copake Lake?
27,767 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Copake Lake or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Copake Lake 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 →