Photo: Pete716 · CC BY-SA 4.016% of Corning’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 5.2 miles of mapped trail cross Corning, 1.7 per square mile of land. 16% of Corning’s land is conserved, about 310 acres.
Ahead of 96% of U.S. towns · #57 of 758 in New York. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Corning?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Corning have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Corning is ahead of 96% of U.S. towns, #57 of 758 in New York. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, park acres per resident lowest.
Water is 5% of Corning’s area (0 of 3 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 15%.
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
The longest trail network is Denison Park, with 1.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
McKinney Park
Everett Buckey Wainwright Memorial Field
Hillvue Park
All 10 parks & preserves
310 conserved acres
16% of Corning’s land. Water is left out: Corning has 3.1 square miles of land and 0.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Corning’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 13 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Corning Land Local Park | Town or city | 262 | Unknown |
| Denison Park Local Park | Town or city | 51 | Open |
| Corning City School District Land Local Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 18 | Unknown |
| Fall Brook Park Local Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Hillvue Park Local Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Stewart Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Mckinney Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| William Street Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Cinderalla Field Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Canfield Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
3 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
22 places to go in Corning
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
22 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
2 named trails
0.3 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.
7 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.
The best walking months in Corning: May and July
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) | 33 | 36 | 44 | 58 | 70 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 61 | 48 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 2.0 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
February is the driest month (1.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 3.8 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Corning →
Questions about parks and trails in Corning
Where can I hike in Corning?
The longest trail networks: Denison Park, 1.5 miles; Fall Brook Park, 0.8 miles; McKinney Park, 0.4 miles; Everett Buckey Wainwright Memorial Field, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Corning is conserved land?
16% 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 Corning’s trails?
Denison Park and Fall Brook Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Corning?
0.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.3 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Corning?
16,199 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Corning or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 299 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Corning have?
Ahead of 96% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #57 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 Corning 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 →