Roe Park
Managed by Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson
40 acres1.1 mi of trail
Nat Stillman Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
A+Outdoors
Outdoors in Cornwall-on-Hudson
17% of Cornwall-on-Hudson’s land is conserved, and 98% of residents live within a half mile of a park
2.8 miles of mapped trail cross Cornwall-on-Hudson, 1.4 per square mile of land. 17% of Cornwall-on-Hudson’s land is conserved, about 215 acres. 123 acres are parks and preserves, 40 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 96% of U.S. towns · #59 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
17%
215 acres · of 2.0 sq mi of land
Trails
2.8 mi
1.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
123 ac
40 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
98%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
886 ft
Deer Hill
What kind of outdoors town is Cornwall-on-Hudson?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Cornwall-on-Hudson have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Cornwall-on-Hudson is ahead of 96% of U.S. towns, #59 of 758 in New York. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, park acres per resident lowest.
A+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Cornwall-on-Hudson’s overall grade.
Conserved land17% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%ATrails1.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4APark land40 acres of park per 1,000 residents (123 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home98% of residents within a half mile of a park · NY 70% · U.S. 72%A
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 96%
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New York towns of 2,500+ (758)Ahead of 92%
Water is 5% of Cornwall-on-Hudson’s area (0 of 2 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 16%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A 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.
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 Roe Park, with 1.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Storm King State Park
Managed by New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
29 acres0.4 mi of trail
Stillman Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Donahue Memorial Park
Park
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Pagenstecher Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 6 parks & preserves
Roe Park40 acres · 1.1 mi of trail · Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson
Storm King State Park29 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
DirectionsDonahue Memorial Park8 acres
Pagenstecher Park2 acres
Black Rock Forest1 acres · Black Rock Forest Consortium
DirectionsRiverlight Park1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
215 conserved acres
17% of Cornwall-on-Hudson’s land. Water is left out: Cornwall-on-Hudson has 2.0 square miles of land and 0.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Cornwall-on-Hudson’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits169 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government51 ac
State parks42 ac
Town or city33 ac
Other Easement · 95 acLocal Park · 84 acConservation Easement · 74 acState Park · 38 acPrivate Conservation · 3 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 96 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 15 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roe Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 45 | Open |
| Storm King State Park | State parks | 38 | Open |
| Village of Cornwall Land Local Park | Town or city | 33 | Unknown |
| Donahue Memorial Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 6 | Open |
| Black Rock Forest Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 3 | Open |
Things to do
6 places to go in Cornwall-on-Hudson
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Cornwall-on-Hudson
Olmsted Pool
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Cornwall-on-Hudson
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in Cornwall-on-Hudson
1 boat launch without a name on the map.
Peaks in Cornwall-on-Hudson
Deer Hill886 ft elevation
DirectionsRound Top541 ft elevation
DirectionsCommunity gardens in Cornwall-on-Hudson
1 community garden without a name on the map.
Trails & water
4 named trails
Named trails
Nat Stillman Trail0.8 mi
Highalnds Trail0.3 mi
Highlands Trail0.3 mi
Stillman Trail0.2 mi
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
9Tennis
5Soccer
3Pickleball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Cornwall-on-Hudson: April, May, July 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) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 36 | 39 | 48 | 61 | 71 | 80 | 85 | 83 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.5 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Cornwall-on-Hudson →
Next door
Cornwall-on-Hudson and its neighbors
Cornwall-on-Hudson has the most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornwall-on-Hudson | 17% | 1.4 | 40 | 98% | A+ |
| Firthcliffe | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Cornwall-on-Hudson
Where can I hike in Cornwall-on-Hudson?
The longest trail networks: Roe Park, 1.1 miles; Storm King State Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Cornwall-on-Hudson is conserved land?
17% 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 Cornwall-on-Hudson’s trails?
Roe Park and Storm King State Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Cornwall-on-Hudson?
63,999 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cornwall-on-Hudson or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 126 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Cornwall-on-Hudson have?
Ahead of 96% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #59 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 Cornwall-on-Hudson 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 →