Derby Park
Managed by Village of Hudson Falls
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao · CC BY-SA 3.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Hudson Falls
6% of Hudson Falls’ land is conserved: 72 acres
94% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Hudson Falls, 0.2 per square mile of land. 75 acres are parks and preserves, 10 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 60% of U.S. towns · #447 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
72 acres · of 1.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
75 ac
10 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
94%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.8 mi
1.8 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
3
What kind of outdoors town is Hudson Falls?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Hudson Falls have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hudson Falls is ahead of 60% of U.S. towns, #447 of 758 in New York. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Hudson Falls’ overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land10 acres of park per 1,000 residents (75 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home94% of residents within a half mile of a park · NY 70% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 60%
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New York towns of 2,500+ (758)Ahead of 41%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Juckett Park
Managed by Village of Hudson Falls
1 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Murray Park
Managed by Glens Falls Feeder Canal Alliance
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the trailhead
All 5 parks & preserves
Five Combines6 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsJuckett Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Village of Hudson Falls
DirectionsDerby Park7 acres · Village of Hudson Falls
Murray Park1 acres · Glens Falls Feeder Canal Alliance
DirectionsParis Park1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
72 conserved acres
6% of Hudson Falls’ land. Who manages Hudson Falls’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city72 ac
Other state land7 ac
Private owners1 ac
Local Park · 74 acState Historic or Cultural Area · 5 acState Recreation Area · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Village of Hudson Falls Land Local Park | Town or city | 63 | Open |
| Derby Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Five Combines State Historic or Cultural Area | Other state land | 5 | Open |
| Champlain Canal State Recreation Area | Other state land | 2 | Open |
| Paris Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Murray Park Local Park | Private owners | 1 | Open |
| Juckett Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
9 places to go in Hudson Falls
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Hudson Falls
8 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Community gardens in Hudson Falls
1 community garden without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
3 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
1.8 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.8 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
4Baseball
2Basketball
2Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Hudson Falls: May, August 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) | 9.3 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 34 | 44 | 58 | 70 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 73 | 61 | 48 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.1 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Hudson Falls →
Next door
Hudson Falls 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hudson Falls | 6% | 0.2 | 10 | 94% | B |
| Kingsbury | 5% | 0.2 | 54 | 63% | B |
| Moreau | 21% | 1.1 | 292 | 62% | A |
| Queensbury | 15% | 1.3 | 180 | 61% | A |
| Fort Edward | 5% | 0.1 | 76 | 60% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Hudson Falls
Where can I hike in Hudson Falls?
The longest trail networks: Five Combines, 0.1 miles; Juckett Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Hudson Falls 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 Hudson Falls’ trails?
Derby Park and Five Combines don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Hudson Falls?
1.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.8 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Hudson Falls?
16,012 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hudson Falls or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 75 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Hudson Falls have?
Ahead of 60% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #447 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 Hudson 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 →