Odell Lake Road Unit
Managed by New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
43 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
COutdoors
Outdoors in Harpersfield
Few parks or trails are on the map in Harpersfield
32 acres are parks and preserves, 21 per 1,000 residents. 24% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 4.5 miles of mapped trail cross Harpersfield, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 28% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
204 acres · of 42.0 sq mi of land
Trails
4.5 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
32 ac
21 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
24%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
2,523 ft
Peters Hill
Lakes & rivers
5
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Harpersfield have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Harpersfield is ahead of 28% of U.S. towns. 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 Harpersfield’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4CPark land21 acres of park per 1,000 residents (32 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home24% 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 28%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to C+. 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.
Whiskey Hollow Unit
Managed by New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
33 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Gun House Hill Unit
Managed by New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Hobart Hill Unit
Managed by New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it
204 conserved acres
1% of Harpersfield’s land. Who manages Harpersfield’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State conservation139 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits32 ac
Town or city32 ac
Other Easement · 116 acRecreation or Education Easement · 35 acLocal Park · 32 acAgricultural Easement · 20 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 171 acres are conservation easements, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stamford Village Inc Land Local Park | Town or city | 32 | Unknown |
Things to do
8 places to go in Harpersfield
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in Harpersfield
Peters Hill2,523 ft elevation
DirectionsJaclyn Hill2,392 ft elevation
DirectionsGunhouse Hill2,362 ft elevation
DirectionsMiddle Brook Hill2,192 ft elevation
DirectionsFan Hill2,133 ft elevation
DirectionsTitus Hill2,087 ft elevation
DirectionsStreeter Hill1,982 ft elevation
DirectionsQuaker Hill1,841 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail and 5 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 2.5 miUnpaved · 2.6 mi
Catskill Scenic Trail2.5 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.
Catskill Scenic TrailBike route
2.5 miCourts & fields
2Baseball
1Tennis
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 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 Harpersfield: 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) | 30 | 33 | 41 | 54 | 66 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 70 | 57 | 45 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 4.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Harpersfield →
Next door
Harpersfield and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Jefferson23 miStamford16 miDavenport14 miKortright8.7 miHarpersfield4.5 miMaryland4.1 miWorcester1.9 miStamford1.8 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harpersfield | 1% | 0.1 | 21 | 24% | C |
| Stamford | 25% | 0.3 | 949 | 64% | A |
| Worcester | 1% | under 0.1 | 139 | 53% | C+ |
| Davenport | 5% | 0.3 | 610 | 24% | B |
| Maryland | 7% | 0.1 | 1,342 | 40% | B |
| Stamford | 5% | 1.4 | 23 | 98% | A |
| Kortright | 11% | 0.1 | 1 | 8% | C |
| Jefferson | 6% | 0.5 | 1,045 | 26% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Harpersfield
How much of Harpersfield 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 Harpersfield’s trails?
Odell Lake Road Unit and Whiskey Hollow Unit don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Harpersfield?
23,317 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Harpersfield or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 32 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Harpersfield have?
Ahead of 28% 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 Harpersfield 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 →