Greenville Forest Preserve Detached Parcel
Nature preserve
100 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Benjamin Ten Broeck House · Photo: Daniel Case · CC BY-SA 3.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Greenville
Greenville has 262 acres of parks, 70 for every 1,000 residents
26% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1% of Greenville’s land is conserved, about 285 acres. 6.9 miles of mapped trail cross Greenville, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 40% of U.S. towns · #631 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
285 acres · of 38.8 sq mi of land
Trails
6.9 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
262 ac
70 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
26%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
892 ft
King Hill
What kind of outdoors town is Greenville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Greenville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Greenville is ahead of 40% of U.S. towns, #631 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 Greenville’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (7 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land70 acres of park per 1,000 residents (262 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13A−Parks 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 17%
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
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
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
285 conserved acres
1% of Greenville’s land. Who manages Greenville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city158 ac
State conservation102 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits24 ac
Local Park · 158 acState Conservation Area · 102 acPrivate Conservation · 24 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 4 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town Of Greenville Park Land Local Park | Town or city | 157 | Unknown |
| Greenville Fp Detached Parcel State Conservation Area | State conservation | 102 | Open |
| Modra Wildlife Sanctuary Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 24 | Closed |
| Town Of Greenville Land Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Unknown |
Things to do
3 places to go in Greenville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Greenville
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Greenville
King Hill892 ft elevation
DirectionsMurder Bridge Hill833 ft elevation
DirectionsBiking & 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
2Basketball
1Baseball
1Soccer
1Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →6 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 5 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Prevost Manor HouseBuilding · listed 1972
About itGreenville Presbyterian Church ComplexBuilding · listed 1985
About itHenry T. Botsford HouseBuilding · listed 1993
About itBenjamin Ten Broeck HouseBuilding · listed 2005
About itChrist ChurchBuilding · listed 2015
About itStevens Hill FarmDistrict · listed 2018
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Greenville: 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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 36 | 45 | 59 | 70 | 78 | 83 | 81 | 73 | 61 | 49 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 3.1 | 3.6 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.6 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Greenville →
Next door
Greenville and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Cairo47 miDurham8.7 miGreenville6.9 miNew Baltimore6.9 miCoxsackie5.6 miWesterlo4.6 miEast Durham0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenville | 1% | 0.2 | 70 | 26% | C+ |
| Durham | 3% | 0.2 | 246 | 19% | B− |
| Cairo | 16% | 0.8 | 31 | 16% | B+ |
| New Baltimore | 6% | 0.2 | 282 | 32% | B |
| East Durham | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Westerlo | 8% | 0.1 | 159 | 16% | B− |
| Coxsackie | 8% | 0.2 | 99 | 48% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Greenville
How much of Greenville 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 Greenville’s trails?
Greenville Forest Preserve Detached Parcel doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Greenville?
40,865 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Greenville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 262 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Greenville have?
Ahead of 40% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #631 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 Greenville 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 →