Battle Island State Park
Managed by New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
181 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Granby
Granby has 558 acres of parks, 86 for every 1,000 residents
26% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3.4 miles of mapped trail cross Granby, 0.1 per square mile of land. 2% of Granby’s land is conserved, about 572 acres.
Ahead of 40% of U.S. towns · #636 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
572 acres · of 44.5 sq mi of land
Trails
3.4 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
558 ac
86 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
26%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
446 ft
Honey Hill
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Granby?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Granby have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Granby is ahead of 40% of U.S. towns, #636 of 758 in New York. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Granby’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4CPark land86 acres of park per 1,000 residents (558 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13AParks close to home26% of residents within a half mile of a park · NY 70% · U.S. 72%C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 40%
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New York towns of 2,500+ (758)Ahead of 16%
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
572 conserved acres
2% of Granby’s land. Who manages Granby’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other state land365 ac
State parks180 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits23 ac
Town or city7 ac
State Recreation Area · 365 acState Park · 180 acPrivate Conservation · 23 acLocal Park · 7 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 5 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oswego Canal State Recreation Area | Other state land | 365 | Open |
| Battle Island State Park State Park | State parks | 180 | Open |
| Granby Woods Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 23 | Closed |
| Town Of Granby Land Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Unknown |
| City of Fulton Land Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Unknown |
Things to do
1 places to go in Granby
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in Granby
Honey Hill446 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Granby: May to 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 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 33 | 41 | 55 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 80 | 72 | 60 | 48 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.7 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.5 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Granby →
Next door
Granby 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granby | 2% | 0.1 | 86 | 26% | C+ |
| Volney | 2% | 0.3 | 98 | 32% | B− |
| Schroeppel | 4% | 0.1 | 115 | 50% | B |
| Hannibal | under 1% | under 0.1 | 16 | 24% | C− |
| Lysander | 13% | 0.3 | 38 | 49% | B+ |
| Ira | under 1% | 0.1 | 23 | 25% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Granby
How much of Granby 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 Granby’s trails?
Battle Island State Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Granby?
13,794 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Granby or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 558 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Granby have?
Ahead of 40% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #636 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 Granby 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 →