Viola Town Park
Park
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Kaser
13% of Kaser’s 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. 13% of Kaser’s land is conserved, about 12 acres. 12 acres are parks and preserves, 2.1 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 75% of U.S. towns · #297 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
13%
12 acres · of 0.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
12 ac
2.1 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Kaser?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Kaser have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Kaser is ahead of 75% of U.S. towns, #297 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 Kaser’s overall grade.
Conserved land13% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land2.1 acres of park per 1,000 residents (12 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 75%
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New York towns of 2,500+ (758)Ahead of 61%
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Kaser. 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
12 conserved acres
13% of Kaser’s land. Who manages Kaser’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city11 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government3 ac
Local Park · 14 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 3 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAMAPO TOWN OF Land Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Unknown |
| RAMAPO TOWN OF 35-0406 Land Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Unknown |
| Manny Weldler Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 3 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Kaser
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Kaser
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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
2Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Kaser: 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) | 37 | 40 | 48 | 61 | 71 | 79 | 84 | 82 | 75 | 64 | 52 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 4.2 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.7 inches fall in August, the wettest month. The climate in Kaser →
Questions about parks and trails in Kaser
How much of Kaser is conserved land?
13% 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 Kaser’s trails?
Viola Town Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Kaser?
61,964 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Kaser or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 12 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Kaser have?
Ahead of 75% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #297 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 Kaser 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 →