Copake has 3,448 acres of parks, 1,041 for every 1,000 residents
19% of Copake’s land is conserved, about 4,846 acres. The biggest trail networks: Taconic State Park – Copake Falls Area (10.9 mi), Taconic State Park – Rudd Pond Area (3.2 mi), Harlem Valley Rail Trail (3.1 mi). 41% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 83% of U.S. towns · #196 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
19%
4,846 acres · of 40.8 sq mi of land
Trails
21 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
3,448 ac
1,041 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
41%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
5.9 mi
5.9 mi paths
Highest peak
1,788 ft
Sunset Rock
Lakes & rivers
11
1 beach
What kind of outdoors town is Copake?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Copake is ahead of 83% of U.S. towns, #196 of 758 in New York. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Copake’s overall grade.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B+ 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.
19% of Copake’s land. Who manages Copake’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State parks3,338 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits3,214 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)434 ac
Private owners25 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government15 ac
Regional agency12 ac
Town or city5 ac
Agricultural Easement · 3,009 acState Park · 2,698 acState Recreation Area · 640 acConservation Easement · 599 acForest Stewardship Easement · 39 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,451 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 30 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)
Managed by
Acres
Public access
Taconic State Park
State Park
State parks
2,698
Open
Harlem Valley Rail Trail
State Recreation Area
State parks
640
Open
Private Lands
Private Other or Unknown
Private owners
25
Closed
Copake Town Lands
Local Park
Other or Unknown Local Government
15
Open
Taconic Hills Central School Land
Local Other or Unknown
Regional agency
12
Unknown
Town of Copake Land
Local Park
Town or city
5
Unknown
Things to do
16 places to go in Copake
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Copake
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Copake
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
5.9 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
7Tennis
5Baseball
5Basketball
1Skate park
1Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
8 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
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
80
73
61
49
38
Rain (in)
3.0
2.4
3.1
3.4
3.6
4.5
4.3
4.2
4.5
4.3
3.2
3.6
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 →
Next door
Copake and its neighbors
Copake has the most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Copake
Where can I hike in Copake?
The longest trail networks: Taconic State Park – Copake Falls Area, 10.9 miles; Taconic State Park – Rudd Pond Area, 3.2 miles; Harlem Valley Rail Trail, 3.1 miles; Copake Town Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Copake is conserved land?
19% 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 Copake’s trails?
Taconic State Park – Copake Falls Area and Taconic State Park – Rudd Pond Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Copake?
5.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 5.9 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Copake?
40,851 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Copake or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3,450 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Copake have?
Ahead of 83% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #196 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 Copake neighbors.
Copake Iron Works Historic District · Photo: IlyaSukhanov · CC BY-SA 3.0