Junius Pond Unique Area
Managed by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
196 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Photo: formulanone from Huntsville, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Junius
Junius has 201 acres of parks, 168 for every 1,000 residents
12% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1% of Junius’ land is conserved, about 212 acres.
Ahead of 27% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
212 acres · of 26.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
201 ac
168 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
12%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Junius?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Junius have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Junius is ahead of 27% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Junius’ overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4DPark land168 acres of park per 1,000 residents (201 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13AParks close to home12% 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 27%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Junius. 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 D 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
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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
212 conserved acres
1% of Junius’ land. Who manages Junius’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State conservation198 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)9 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits5 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government1 ac
State Conservation Area · 198 acConservation Easement · 9 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 5 acLocal Resource Management Area · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 9 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junius Pond Unique Area State Conservation Area | State conservation | 198 | Open |
| Girl Scouts of the United States of America Lands Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 5 | Closed |
| Junius Town Lands Local Resource Management Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
Trails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
History along the way
History →4 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 Junius: 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 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.7 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 34 | 42 | 56 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 80 | 73 | 60 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 2.8 |
February is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 3.7 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Junius →
Next door
Junius and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junius | 1% | under 0.1 | 168 | 12% | C |
| Waterloo | 3% | 0.1 | 28 | 80% | B |
| Phelps | 1% | 0.1 | 27 | 41% | C |
| Galen | 7% | 0.2 | 304 | 54% | B+ |
| Tyre | — 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 Junius
How much of Junius 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 Junius’ trails?
Junius Pond Unique Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Junius?
11,208 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Junius or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 201 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Junius have?
Ahead of 27% 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 Junius 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 →