Hamilton Village Green
Park
2 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Hamilton
Hamilton has 26 acres of parks, 5.9 for every 1,000 residents
1.5 miles of mapped trail cross Hamilton, 0.6 per square mile of land. 78% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of Hamilton’s land is conserved, about 29 acres.
Ahead of 50% of U.S. towns · #548 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
29 acres · of 2.5 sq mi of land
Trails
1.5 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
26 ac
5.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
78%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Hamilton?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Hamilton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hamilton is ahead of 50% of U.S. towns, #548 of 758 in New York. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Hamilton’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land5.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (26 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13CParks close to home78% of residents within a half mile of a park · NY 70% · U.S. 72%B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 50%
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New York towns of 2,500+ (758)Ahead of 28%
Water is 7% of Hamilton’s area (0 of 3 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 2%.
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 Hamilton Village Green, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
29 conserved acres
2% of Hamilton’s land. Water is left out: Hamilton has 2.5 square miles of land and 0.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Hamilton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city19 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government7 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits2 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)1 ac
Local Park · 19 acLocal Resource Management Area · 6 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 2 acConservation Easement · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1 acre is a conservation easement, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 6 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Village Of Hamilton Land Local Park | Town or city | 19 | Unknown |
| Hamilton Village Lands Local Resource Management Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 6 | Open |
| Colgate University Lands Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 2 | Closed |
| Triangle Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Hamilton
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Hamilton
Hamilton Central School Playground
DirectionsPlus 1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Community gardens in Hamilton
1 community garden without a name on the map.
Trails & water
2 lakes & rivers
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.
Courts & fields
8Tennis
6Baseball
2Basketball
2Beach volleyball
2Soccer
1Football
1Multi-sport
1Golf
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Hamilton: 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 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 33 | 41 | 55 | 67 | 75 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 46 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Hamilton →
Next door
Hamilton and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in Hamilton
Where can I hike in Hamilton?
The longest trail networks: Hamilton Village Green, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Hamilton 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 Hamilton’s trails?
Hamilton Village Green doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Hamilton?
16,955 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hamilton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 26 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Hamilton have?
Ahead of 50% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #548 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 Hamilton 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 →