Gouveneur Village Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
BOutdoors
Outdoors in Gouverneur
Gouverneur has 58 acres of parks, 16 for every 1,000 residents
93% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of Gouverneur’s land is conserved, about 26 acres. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Gouverneur, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 55% of U.S. towns · #509 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
26 acres · of 2.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
58 ac
16 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
93%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Gouverneur?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Gouverneur have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Gouverneur is ahead of 55% of U.S. towns, #509 of 758 in New York. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Gouverneur’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land16 acres of park per 1,000 residents (58 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13BParks close to home93% 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 55%
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New York towns of 2,500+ (758)Ahead of 33%
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Gouverneur. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to B. 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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
26 conserved acres
2% of Gouverneur’s land. Who manages Gouverneur’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city26 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government1 ac
Local Park · 26 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 3 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Village Of Gouverneur Land Local Park | Town or city | 17 | Unknown |
| Harry L Mills Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Gouverneur
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Gouverneur
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in Gouverneur
1 boat launch without a name on the map.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
7Baseball
4Tracks
3Soccer
3Tennis
1Basketball
1Skate park
1Football
1Equestrian
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Gouverneur: May to August
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) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 27 | 30 | 39 | 54 | 67 | 75 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 58 | 45 | 33 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.4 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Gouverneur →
Questions about parks and trails in Gouverneur
How much of Gouverneur is conserved land?
2% 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 Gouverneur’s trails?
Gouveneur Village Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Gouverneur?
15,911 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Gouverneur or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 58 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Gouverneur have?
Ahead of 55% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #509 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 Gouverneur 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 →