16% of Fleming’s land is conserved: 2,230 acres
0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Fleming. 27% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 48 acres are parks and preserves, 19 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 44% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Fleming?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Fleming have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Fleming is ahead of 44% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Water is 10% of Fleming’s area (2 of 24 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 14%.
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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Harriet Tubman National Historical Park
2,230 conserved acres
16% of Fleming’s land. Water is left out: Fleming has 21.8 square miles of land and 2.5 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Fleming’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2,188 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 9 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cayuga County Real Property R Land Local Park | County | 42 | Unknown |
1 places to go in Fleming
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
0.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Fleming: May, August 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) | 9.3 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 33 | 41 | 55 | 68 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 72 | 59 | 47 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.2 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Fleming →
Fleming 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fleming | 16% | under 0.1 | 19 | 27% | C+ |
| Owasco | 1% | 0.5 | 34 | 62% | B |
| Auburn | 2% | 0.4 | 6 | 99% | B |
| Aurelius | 1% | under 0.1 | 32 | 27% | C |
| Melrose Park | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Springport | 4% | under 0.1 | 14 | 36% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Fleming
How much of Fleming is conserved land?
16% 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 Fleming’s trails?
Emerson Park and Harriet Tubman National Historical Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Fleming?
0.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Fleming?
3,541 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Fleming or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 48 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Fleming have?
Ahead of 44% 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 Fleming 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 →