Sonyea State Forest
Nature preserve
497 acres1.4 mi of trail
Keshequa Creek Falls
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Williamsburg Cemetery · Photo: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD · CC BY-SA 4.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Groveland
Groveland has 525 acres of parks, 208 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Sonyea State Forest (1.4 mi), Genesee Valley Greenway State Park (0.5 mi). 6% of Groveland’s land is conserved, about 1,577 acres. 48% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 62% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
1,577 acres · of 39.1 sq mi of land
Trails
5.2 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
525 ac
208 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
48%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Groveland?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Groveland have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Groveland is ahead of 62% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Groveland’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4CPark land208 acres of park per 1,000 residents (525 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13AParks close to home48% 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 62%
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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
The longest trail network is Sonyea State Forest, with 1.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Genesee Valley Greenway State Park
Managed by New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
26 acres0.5 mi of trail
Genesee Valley Greenway
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Who protects it
1,577 conserved acres
6% of Groveland’s land. Who manages Groveland’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits1,058 ac
State conservation499 ac
State parks17 ac
County1 ac
Town or city1 ac
Agricultural Easement · 801 acState Conservation Area · 499 acOther Easement · 257 acState Recreation Area · 17 acLocal Resource Management Area · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,058 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 8 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sonyea State Forest State Conservation Area | State conservation | 499 | Open |
| Genesee Valley Greenway State Park State Recreation Area | State parks | 17 | Open |
| Livingston County Lands Local Resource Management Area | County | 1 | Open |
| Town Of Groveland Land Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Unknown |
Things to do
1 places to go in Groveland
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Waterfalls in Groveland
1 waterfall without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
2 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 0.9 miHorses · 0.9 miUnpaved · 0.5 mi
Genesee Valley Greenway0.9 mi
Keshequa Creek Falls0.8 mi
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.
Genesee Valley GreenwayBike route
0.9 miCourts & fields
6Baseball
2Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Groveland: May 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 | 34 | 43 | 56 | 69 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 60 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.1 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
February is the driest month (1.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 3.9 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Groveland →
Next door
Groveland and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Groveland | 6% | 0.1 | 208 | 48% | B |
| Mount Morris | 15% | 0.7 | 1,121 | 81% | A |
| Geneseo | 20% | 0.4 | 3 | 76% | B |
| Leicester | 23% | 0.6 | 1,207 | 55% | A |
| Conesus | 14% | 0.2 | 595 | 18% | B+ |
| West Sparta | 1% | 0.1 | 269 | 3% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Groveland
Where can I hike in Groveland?
The longest trail networks: Sonyea State Forest, 1.4 miles; Genesee Valley Greenway State Park, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Groveland is conserved land?
6% 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 Groveland’s trails?
Sonyea State Forest and Genesee Valley Greenway State Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Groveland?
25,706 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Groveland or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 525 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Groveland have?
Ahead of 62% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Groveland 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 →