Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY-SA 4.024% of Kiamesha Lake’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. 24% of Kiamesha Lake’s land is conserved, about 157 acres. 155 acres are parks and preserves, 331 per 1,000 residents.
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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157 conserved acres
24% of Kiamesha Lake’s land. Water is left out: Kiamesha Lake has 1.0 square miles of land and 0.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Kiamesha Lake’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 2 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Village Of Monticello Land Local Park | Town or city | 155 | Unknown |
| Private Lands Private Other or Unknown | Private owners | 2 | Closed |
2 lakes & rivers
May is the best month for walking in Kiamesha Lake
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 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 35 | 44 | 57 | 68 | 75 | 80 | 79 | 71 | 60 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 3.7 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 4.3 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 5.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Kiamesha Lake →
Kiamesha Lake and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Kiamesha Lake
Is there public land near Kiamesha Lake?
10,289 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Kiamesha Lake or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 155 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Kiamesha Lake neighbors.
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 →