Photo: Dougtone (Doug Kerr) on Flickr.com · CC BY-SA 2.0Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Green Island
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Green Island, 0.7 per square mile of land. 5% of Green Island’s land is conserved, about 23 acres.
Ahead of 77% of U.S. towns · #268 of 758 in New York. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Green Island?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Green Island have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Green Island is ahead of 77% of U.S. towns, #268 of 758 in New York. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Water is 20% of Green Island’s area (0 of 1 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 4%.
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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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
23 conserved acres
5% of Green Island’s land. Water is left out: Green Island has 0.7 square miles of land and 0.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Green Island’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Village Of Green Island Land Local Park | Town or city | 20 | Open |
| Veterans Memorial Field Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Paine Street Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Lower Hudson Avenue Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Hudson Shores Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
1 places to go in Green Island
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground 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.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The best walking months in Green Island: April and May
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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 36 | 45 | 59 | 71 | 79 | 84 | 82 | 75 | 62 | 49 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 3.2 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.3 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Green Island →
Green Island 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Island | 5% | 0.7 | 9 | 99%+ | A− |
| Colonie | 7% | 1.4 | 29 | 78% | A− |
| Cohoes | 6% | 0.7 | 9 | 98% | A− |
| Watervliet | 3% | 0.7 | 3 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Troy | 8% | 2.2 | 10 | 96% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Green Island
Where can I hike in Green Island?
The longest trail networks: Lower Hudson Ave Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Green Island is conserved land?
5% 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 Green Island’s trails?
Vietnam Memorial Park and Paine Street Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Green Island?
0.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Green Island?
13,587 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Green Island or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 27 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Green Island have?
Ahead of 77% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #268 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 Green Island 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 →