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Enfield Falls Mill and Miller's House · Photo: Doug Kerr from Upstate New York · CC BY-SA 2.0The biggest trail networks: Robert H. Treman State Park (7.9 mi), Bock-Harvey Forest Preserve (1.2 mi), Stevenson Forest Preserve (1.1 mi). 5% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 6% of Enfield’s land is conserved, about 1,356 acres.
Ahead of 58% of U.S. towns · #473 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, Enfield is ahead of 58% of U.S. towns, #473 of 758 in New York. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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 Robert H. Treman State Park, with 7.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
6% of Enfield’s land. Who manages Enfield’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 262 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert H. Treman State Park State Park | State parks | 765 | Open |
| Connecticut Hill Wma State Resource Management Area | State conservation | 194 | Open |
| Stevenson Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 81 | Closed |
| Nosewicz State Park | Land trusts & nonprofits | 34 | Open |
| Lower Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 25 | Closed |
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Plus 5 waterfalls without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 scenic view without a name on the map.
Plus 1 campground 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).
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 | 42 | 55 | 68 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 46 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 2.8 |
February is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Enfield →
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The longest trail networks: Robert H. Treman State Park, 7.9 miles; Bock-Harvey Forest Preserve, 1.2 miles; Stevenson Forest Preserve, 1.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
6% 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.
Robert H. Treman State Park and Bock-Harvey Forest Preserve don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
2.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.7 of shoulders and shared lanes.
43,595 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Enfield or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 994 of them inside the town line.
Ahead of 58% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #473 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 Enfield 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 →