Salesian Park
Managed by Goshen Parks and Recreation
34 acres1 mi of trail
Dogs on leash
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Daniel Case · CC BY-SA 3.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Goshen
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Goshen
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Salesian Park (1 mi). 135 acres are parks and preserves, 23 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 80% of U.S. towns · #220 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
92 acres · of 3.3 sq mi of land
Trails
1.3 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
135 ac
23 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.1 mi
1.1 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Goshen?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Goshen have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Goshen is ahead of 80% of U.S. towns, #220 of 758 in New York. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, trail miles lowest.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Goshen’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4BPark land23 acres of park per 1,000 residents (135 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · NY 70% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 80%
LessMore
New York towns of 2,500+ (758)Ahead of 71%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B+ 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
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The longest trail network is Salesian Park, with 1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Erie Street Park
Managed by Village Of Goshen & Goshen Central School District 1
5 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Lions Park
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 6 parks & preserves
Salesian Park34 acres · 1 mi of trail · Goshen Parks and Recreation
DirectionsErie Street Park5 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Village Of Goshen & Goshen Central School District 1
DirectionsTriangle Park4 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsGood Time Park60 acres
DirectionsLions Park5 acres
Delta Park1 acres
Who protects it
92 conserved acres
4% of Goshen’s land. Who manages Goshen’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners71 ac
Town or city15 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government8 ac
County8 ac
Local Park · 94 acLocal Recreation Area · 6 acLocal Resource Management Area · 2 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 9 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good Time Park Local Park | Private owners | 71 | Open |
| Goshen Village Lands Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 8 | Open |
| Village Of Goshen Land Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Unknown |
| Heritage Trail Local Recreation Area | County | 6 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Goshen Central Sch Dist 1 Land Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Unknown |
| Orange County Lands Local Resource Management Area | County | 1 | Open |
| County Of Orange Land Local Park | County | 1 | Unknown |
Things to do
11 places to go in Goshen
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Goshen
10 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Goshen
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
1.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.1 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
11Tennis
6Baseball
4Soccer
2Basketball
2Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Goshen: April, May and July
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 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 38 | 47 | 60 | 70 | 79 | 84 | 82 | 74 | 63 | 51 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Goshen →
Questions about parks and trails in Goshen
Where can I hike in Goshen?
The longest trail networks: Salesian Park, 1 miles; Erie Street Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Goshen is conserved land?
4% 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 Goshen’s trails?
OpenStreetMap records dogs as welcome at Salesian Park (on leash). For the rest, check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Goshen?
1.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Goshen?
23,257 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Goshen or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 135 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Goshen have?
Ahead of 80% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #220 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 Goshen 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 →