Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Photo: Daniel Case · CC BY-SA 3.015% of Deerpark’s land is conserved, about 6,584 acres. 72 miles of mapped trail cross Deerpark, 1.1 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Huckleberry Ridge State Forest (8.3 mi), Gobbler's Knob State Forest (2 mi).
Ahead of 92% of U.S. towns · #111 of 758 in New York. What drives it
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On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Deerpark is ahead of 92% of U.S. towns, #111 of 758 in New York. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; park acres per resident rank highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
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The longest trail network is Huckleberry Ridge State Forest, with 8.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
15% of Deerpark’s land. Who manages Deerpark’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 121 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 6 of 54 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| City Of Port Jervis Land Local Park | Town or city | 1,949 | Unknown |
| Mongaup Valley Wma State Resource Management Area | State conservation | 1,441 | Open |
| Neversink Preserve Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 1,118 | Open |
| Huckleberry Ridge State Forest State Conservation Area | State conservation | 830 | Open |
| Gobbler'S Knob State Forest State Conservation Area | State conservation | 607 | Open |
| Town Of Deerpark Land Local Park | Town or city | 556 | Unknown |
| Neversink River Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 551 | Closed |
| Palisades Interstate Park State Park | Other state land | 498 | Open |
| Delaware and Hudson Canal County Park Local Park | County | 338 | Open |
| County Of Orange Land Local Park | County | 235 | Unknown |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
7 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
2 waterfalls without a name on the map.
Plus 9 scenic views without a name on the map.
Plus 1 peak without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 picnic area without a name on the map.
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 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.
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) | 33 | 36 | 45 | 58 | 68 | 76 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 61 | 49 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 4.1 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 5.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Deerpark →
Deerpark has the most mapped trails of the 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deerpark | 15% | 1.1 | 590 | 63% | A |
| Port Jervis | 25% | 4.7 | 48 | 99%+ | A+ |
| Lumberland | 23% | 0.2 | 55 | 7% | B |
| Sparrow Bush | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Mount Hope | 13% | 0.4 | 110 | 61% | A− |
| Greenville | 10% | 0.9 | 362 | 34% | A− |
| Mamakating | 11% | 0.6 | 259 | 41% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
The longest trail networks: Huckleberry Ridge State Forest, 8.3 miles; Gobbler's Knob State Forest, 2 miles; Delaware and Hudson Canal County Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
15% 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.
Huckleberry Ridge State Forest and Gobbler's Knob State Forest don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
0.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of off-road paths.
76,694 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Deerpark or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5,879 of them inside the town line.
Ahead of 92% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #111 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.
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Deerpark neighbors.
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 →