Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Fort Covington has 6.9 miles of mapped trails, 0.2 for every square mile of land
27% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 6 acres are parks and preserves, 4.6 per 1,000 residents. 3% of Fort Covington’s land is conserved, about 810 acres.
Ahead of 28% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Fort Covington have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Fort Covington is ahead of 28% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds 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 →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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810 conserved acres
3% of Fort Covington’s land. Who manages Fort Covington’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 803 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 13 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town Of Fort Covington Land Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Unknown |
| St. Regis Indian Reservation Native American Land Area | American Indian Lands | 1 | Unknown |
1 places to go in Fort Covington
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.
3 lakes & rivers
0.0 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.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Fort Covington: 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) | 9.1 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 25 | 28 | 38 | 53 | 67 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 71 | 58 | 44 | 32 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.7 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Fort Covington →
Fort Covington and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Fort Covington
How much of Fort Covington is conserved land?
3% 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.
Is there public land near Fort Covington?
17,667 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Fort Covington or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Fort Covington have?
Ahead of 28% 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 Fort Covington 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 →