Sarah Taylor Park (outer)
Park
26 acres0.9 mi of trail
Outer Loop
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Rolf Müller (User:Rolfmueller) · CC BY-SA 3.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Fishkill
9% of Fishkill’s land is conserved, and 99% of residents live within a half mile of a park
1.4 miles of mapped trail cross Fishkill, 1.7 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Sarah Taylor Park (outer) (0.9 mi), Sarah Taylor Park (0.5 mi). 9% of Fishkill’s land is conserved, about 48 acres.
Ahead of 93% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
9%
48 acres · of 0.8 sq mi of land
Trails
1.4 mi
1.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
51 ac
23 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Fishkill?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Fishkill have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Fishkill is ahead of 93% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, park acres per resident lowest.
A
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Fishkill’s overall grade.
Conserved land9% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%B+Trails1.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4APark land23 acres of park per 1,000 residents (51 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home99% of residents within a half mile of a park · NY 70% · U.S. 72%A
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 93%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A 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 Sarah Taylor Park (outer), with 0.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Sarah Taylor Park
Park
21 acres0.5 mi of trail
Inner Loop
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
48 conserved acres
9% of Fishkill’s land. Who manages Fishkill’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city67 ac
Local Park · 67 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 2 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Village Of Fishkill Land Local Park | Town or city | 43 | Unknown |
| Sarah Taylor Park Local Park | Town or city | 24 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Fishkill
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Fishkill
Sarah Taylor PlaygroundIn Sarah Taylor Park
DirectionsPlus 2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
2 named trails
Named trails
Outer Loop0.5 mi
Inner Loop0.2 mi
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
6Tennis
2Pickleball
2Basketball
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Fishkill: April to July and 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) | 9.5 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 36 | 39 | 48 | 61 | 71 | 80 | 85 | 83 | 75 | 64 | 51 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.5 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Fishkill →
Questions about parks and trails in Fishkill
Where can I hike in Fishkill?
The longest trail networks: Sarah Taylor Park (outer), 0.9 miles; Sarah Taylor Park, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Fishkill is conserved land?
9% 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 Fishkill’s trails?
Sarah Taylor Park (outer) and Sarah Taylor Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Fishkill?
37,715 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Fishkill or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 51 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Fishkill have?
Ahead of 93% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Fishkill 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 →