Beaudry Park
Park
11 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: ILoveCortlandNewYork · CC BY-SA 4.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Cortland
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Cortland
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 4.0 miles of mapped trail cross Cortland, 1.0 per square mile of land. 5% of Cortland’s land is conserved, about 119 acres.
Ahead of 78% of U.S. towns · #252 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
119 acres · of 3.9 sq mi of land
Trails
4.0 mi
1.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
109 ac
6.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
1 beach · 1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Cortland?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Cortland have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Cortland is ahead of 78% of U.S. towns, #252 of 758 in New York. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Cortland’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%BTrails1.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land6.2 acres of park per 1,000 residents (109 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13CParks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · NY 70% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 78%
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New York towns of 2,500+ (758)Ahead of 67%
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.
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 Beaudry Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Dexter Park
Park
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 6 parks & preserves
Beaudry Park11 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Sugget Park17 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsCourthouse Park2 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Yaman Park17 acres
DirectionsDexter Park6 acres
Grange Museum1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
119 conserved acres
5% of Cortland’s land. Who manages Cortland’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city126 ac
Regional Water Districts51 ac
Local Park · 126 acLocal Other or Unknown · 51 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 9 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cortland City of Land Local Park | Town or city | 63 | Unknown |
| Cortland Water Board Land Local Other or Unknown | Regional Water Districts | 51 | Unknown |
| Yaman Park Local Park | Town or city | 18 | Open |
| Suggett Park Local Park | Town or city | 16 | Open |
| Beaudry Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Randall Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Dexter Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Courthouse Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
9 places to go in Cortland
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Cortland
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Swimming spots in Cortland
1 swimming spot without a name on the map.
Playgrounds in Cortland
Sugget Park PlaygroundIn Sugget Park
DirectionsPlus 4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Cortland
Yaman Park Boat Launch
DirectionsPicnic areas in Cortland
1 picnic area without a name on the map.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Horses · 0.7 mi
Cortland Cemetery Path0.8 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
28Tennis
8Baseball
7Basketball
7Soccer
2Field hockey
1Football
1Skate park
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →10 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.
Cortland Fire HeadquartersBuilding · listed 1974
About itCortland County CourthouseBuilding · listed 1974
About itTompkins Street Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1975
About itTompkins Street/Main Street Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1982
About itUS Post Office-CortlandBuilding · listed 1988
About itUnitarian Universalist ChurchBuilding · listed 1993
About itFirst Presbyterian Church ComplexBuilding · listed 2002
About itCortland Free LibraryBuilding · listed 2008
About itWilliam J. Greenman HouseBuilding · listed 2011
About itCrescent Corset CompanyBuilding · listed 2016
About itBenton-Sherwood HouseBuilding · listed 2026
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Cortland: May, July and August
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) | 31 | 33 | 41 | 55 | 68 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 46 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Cortland →
Questions about parks and trails in Cortland
Where can I hike in Cortland?
The longest trail networks: Beaudry Park, 0.3 miles; Sugget Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Cortland is conserved land?
5% 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 Cortland’s trails?
Beaudry Park and Sugget Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Cortland?
21,177 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cortland or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 109 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Cortland have?
Ahead of 78% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #252 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 Cortland 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 →