Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0Greene has 639 acres of parks, 124 for every 1,000 residents
1.6 miles of mapped trail cross Greene. 35% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1% of Greene’s land is conserved, about 613 acres.
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns · #665 of 758 in New York. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Greene?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Greene have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Greene is ahead of 36% of U.S. towns, #665 of 758 in New York. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Gaius M. Cook Memorial Park
Lyon's Park
613 conserved acres
1% of Greene’s land. Who manages Greene’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 17 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bobell State Forest State Conservation Area | State conservation | 453 | Open |
| Chenango County Lands Local Conservation Area | County | 125 | Restricted |
| Greene Village Lands Local Resource Management Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 18 | Open |
11 places to go in Greene
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
3 more peaks
6 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.
5 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Greene: May, July 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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 35 | 43 | 57 | 69 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 60 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Greene →
Greene 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greene | 1% | under 0.1 | 124 | 35% | C+ |
| Fenton | 5% | 1.0 | 176 | 48% | A− |
| Coventry | 11% | under 0.1 | 2,539 | 41% | B |
| Smithville | 26% | 0.2 | 5,471 | 56% | A− |
| Barker | under 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | 2% | D− |
| Triangle | 3% | 0.2 | 302 | 41% | B |
| Oxford | 8% | 0.2 | 769 | 55% | B+ |
| Colesville | 2% | 0.1 | 257 | 16% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Greene
Where can I hike in Greene?
The longest trail networks: Ball Flats Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Greene is conserved land?
1% 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 Greene’s trails?
Bobell State Forest and Gaius M. Cook Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Greene?
35,404 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Greene or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 639 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Greene have?
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #665 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 Greene 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 →