DeWitt has 27 miles of mapped trails, 0.8 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Clark Reservation State Park (5.1 mi), Ryder Recreation and Nature Area (0.8 mi), Fiddlers Green Park (0.8 mi). 844 acres are parks and preserves, 33 per 1,000 residents. 72% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 75% of U.S. towns · #299 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
879 acres · of 33.7 sq mi of land
Trails
27 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
844 ac
33 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
72%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
4.9 mi
1.5 mi lanes · 3.2 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
4
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is DeWitt?
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, DeWitt is ahead of 75% of U.S. towns, #299 of 758 in New York. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, conserved land lowest.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of DeWitt’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.
4% of DeWitt’s land. Who manages DeWitt’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State parks416 ac
Town or city313 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits90 ac
Other state land52 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government50 ac
County25 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)15 ac
State Park · 337 acLocal Park · 268 acLocal Conservation Area · 110 acPrivate Conservation · 90 acState Historic or Cultural Area · 80 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 15 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 17 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)
Managed by
Acres
Public access
Clark Reservation State Park
State Park
State parks
337
Open
Town Of DeWitt Land
Local Park
Town or city
136
Unknown
Ryder Recreation And Nature Area
Local Conservation Area
Town or city
110
Open
Old Erie Canal State Historic Park
State Historic or Cultural Area
State parks
80
Open
Erie Canal
State Recreation Area
Other state land
52
Open
Cedar Bay Park
Local Park
Other or Unknown Local Government
50
Open
Woodchuck Hill TNC
Private Conservation
Land trusts & nonprofits
49
Closed
Butternut Swamp
Private Conservation
Land trusts & nonprofits
41
Closed
County Of Onondaga Land
Local Park
County
25
Unknown
Willis Carrier Recreation Center
Local Park
Town or city
19
Open
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
35 places to go in DeWitt
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.5 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
3.2 mi
off-road bike paths
0.3 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
25Tennis
23Baseball
10Basketball
4Football
2Golf
1Beach volleyball
1Pickleball
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in DeWitt: May to 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)
9.3
10.5
11.8
13.3
14.6
15.3
15.1
13.9
12.4
10.9
9.6
9.0
High (°F)
31
33
42
56
69
77
82
80
73
60
48
37
Rain (in)
2.7
2.4
2.9
3.5
3.6
4.0
3.9
3.7
3.6
4.2
3.2
3.2
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.2 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in DeWitt →
Next door
DeWitt and its neighbors
DeWitt has the second most mapped trails of the 7 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 DeWitt
Where can I hike in DeWitt?
The longest trail networks: Clark Reservation State Park, 5.1 miles; Ryder Recreation and Nature Area, 0.8 miles; Fiddlers Green Park, 0.8 miles; Woodchuck Hill Field and Forest Preserve, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of DeWitt is conserved land?
4% 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 DeWitt’s trails?
Clark Reservation State Park and Ryder Recreation and Nature Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in DeWitt?
4.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.5 of painted or protected lanes, 3.2 of off-road paths and 0.3 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near DeWitt?
20,666 acres of parks and open public land lie inside DeWitt or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 844 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does DeWitt have?
Ahead of 75% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #299 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 DeWitt neighbors.
Saint Mark's Church · Photo: Gilbert Ask · Public domain