Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY-SA 4.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Eaton
1.6 miles of mapped trail cross Eaton. 33% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 49 acres are parks and preserves, 12 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 20% of U.S. towns · #729 of 758 in New York. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Eaton?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Eaton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Eaton is ahead of 20% of U.S. towns, #729 of 758 in New York. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
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
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169 conserved acres
1% of Eaton’s land. Who manages Eaton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 50 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fiddlers Green Preserve Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 140 | Restricted |
| County Forest Local Park | County | 46 | Open |
| Leland Pond Fishing Access State Recreation Area | State conservation | 2 | Open |
| Fishing Access State Resource Management Area | State conservation | 1 | Open |
| Eaton Reservoir Boat Launch State Recreation Area | State conservation | 1 | Open |
7 places to go in Eaton
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Plus 1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
4 lakes & rivers
0.8 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.
4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Eaton: May and July 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 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 29 | 31 | 39 | 53 | 66 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 57 | 45 | 34 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Eaton →
Eaton and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eaton | 1% | under 0.1 | 12 | 33% | C− |
| Lebanon | 6% | under 0.1 | 1,137 | 18% | B− |
| Madison | 1% | 0.1 | 4 | 5% | D |
| Nelson | 23% | 0.8 | 1,388 | 38% | A |
| Stockbridge | under 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Eaton
How much of Eaton is conserved land?
1% 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.
Where can I bike in Eaton?
0.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.8 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Eaton?
25,792 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Eaton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 50 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Eaton have?
Ahead of 20% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #729 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 Eaton 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 →