Roe Park
Park
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Alexisrael · CC BY-SA 3.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Highland Falls
9% of Highland Falls’ land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 9% of Highland Falls’ land is conserved, about 66 acres. 24 acres are parks and preserves, 6.5 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 74% of U.S. towns · #308 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
9%
66 acres · of 1.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
24 ac
6.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Highland Falls?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Highland Falls have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Highland Falls is ahead of 74% of U.S. towns, #308 of 758 in New York. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Highland Falls’ overall grade.
Conserved land9% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4BPark land6.5 acres of park per 1,000 residents (24 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · NY 70% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 74%
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New York towns of 2,500+ (758)Ahead of 59%
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Highland Falls. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B to A. 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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
66 conserved acres
9% of Highland Falls’ land. Who manages Highland Falls’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits64 ac
Town or city22 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government15 ac
Other Easement · 41 acLocal Park · 37 acConservation Easement · 23 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 41 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 5 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Village Of Highland Falls Land Local Park | Town or city | 22 | Unknown |
| Roe Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 15 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Highland Falls
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Waterfalls in Highland Falls
2 waterfalls without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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
3Baseball
2Basketball
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Highland Falls: April 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) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 36 | 39 | 48 | 60 | 71 | 79 | 84 | 82 | 75 | 64 | 51 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.1 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.6 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Highland Falls →
Next door
Highland Falls and its neighbors
Highland Falls has the second most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Falls | 9% | 0.4 | 7 | 99%+ | B+ |
| West Point | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Fort Montgomery | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Highland Falls
How much of Highland Falls is conserved land?
9% 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 Highland Falls’ trails?
Roe Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Highland Falls?
74,719 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Highland Falls or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 24 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Highland Falls have?
Ahead of 74% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #308 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 Highland Falls 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 →