Goettell Community Park
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Carley's Mills Schoolhouse · Photo: JaPaGaIII · CC BY-SA 4.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Hastings
Hastings has 185 acres of parks, 20 for every 1,000 residents
2.7 miles of mapped trail cross Hastings, 0.1 per square mile of land. 41% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 30% of U.S. towns · #691 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
272 acres · of 45.6 sq mi of land
Trails
2.7 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
185 ac
20 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
41%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
4.2 mi
4.2 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Hastings have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hastings is ahead of 30% of U.S. towns, #691 of 758 in New York. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Hastings’ 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 (3 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land20 acres of park per 1,000 residents (185 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13BParks close to home41% 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 30%
LessMore
New York towns of 2,500+ (758)Ahead of 9%
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.
Who protects it
272 conserved acres
1% of Hastings’ land. Who manages Hastings’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city108 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)101 ac
County39 ac
Other state land21 ac
Regional Water Districts2 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits1 ac
Local Park · 147 acConservation Easement · 101 acState Recreation Area · 21 acLocal Other or Unknown · 2 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 101 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 5 of 10 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town Of Hastings Land Local Park | Town or city | 100 | Unknown |
| County of Oswego Land Local Park | County | 39 | Unknown |
| Erie Canal State Recreation Area | Other state land | 21 | Open |
| Village of Central Square Land Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Unknown |
| Onondaga Co Water Authority Land Local Other or Unknown | Regional Water Districts | 2 | Unknown |
| Fort Brewerton Historical Society Lands Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 1 | Closed |
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
4.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
4.2 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
12Baseball
6Tennis
2Football
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). The map also marks 3 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Hastings: May to 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) | 9.3 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 32 | 41 | 55 | 68 | 76 | 81 | 79 | 73 | 59 | 47 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
February is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.6 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Hastings →
Next door
Hastings and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Parish9.5 miCicero7.0 miSchroeppel5.1 miMexico4.5 miHastings2.7 miClay1.1 miPalermo1.1 miWest Monroe0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hastings | 1% | 0.1 | 20 | 41% | C |
| Clay | 9% | under 0.1 | 16 | 92% | B |
| Cicero | 19% | 0.1 | 19 | 38% | B |
| West Monroe | 14% | under 0.1 | 10 | 9% | C |
| Schroeppel | 4% | 0.1 | 115 | 50% | B |
| Palermo | 1% | under 0.1 | 16 | 3% | C− |
| Parish | 12% | 0.2 | 12 | 20% | B− |
| Mexico | 1% | 0.1 | 48 | 32% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Hastings
Where can I hike in Hastings?
The longest trail networks: Lighthouse Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Hastings 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 Hastings’ trails?
Goettell Community Park and Lighthouse Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Hastings?
4.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 4.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Hastings?
30,286 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hastings or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 185 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Hastings have?
Ahead of 30% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #691 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 Hastings neighbors.
Share a tip
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 →