Rothermel Park
Managed by Village of Kinderhook
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Daniel Case · CC BY-SA 3.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Kinderhook
Kinderhook has 33 acres of parks, 31 for every 1,000 residents
0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Kinderhook. 76% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3% of Kinderhook’s land is conserved, about 46 acres.
Ahead of 52% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
46 acres · of 2.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
33 ac
31 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
76%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.4 mi
1.4 mi paths
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Kinderhook have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Kinderhook is ahead of 52% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Kinderhook’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land31 acres of park per 1,000 residents (33 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home76% of residents within a half mile of a park · NY 70% · U.S. 72%B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 52%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ 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
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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
46 conserved acres
3% of Kinderhook’s land. Who manages Kinderhook’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits30 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government23 ac
Town or city10 ac
Local Park · 30 acConservation Easement · 15 acAgricultural Easement · 14 acLocal Resource Management Area · 2 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 16 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 12 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mills Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 21 | Open |
| Village of Kinderhook Land Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Unknown |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Kinderhook Village Lands Local Resource Management Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Kinderhook
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Kinderhook
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in Kinderhook
1 boat launch without a name on the map.
Biking & sports
1.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.4 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
3Baseball
2Tennis
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Kinderhook: April and May
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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 37 | 46 | 60 | 71 | 79 | 84 | 82 | 74 | 62 | 50 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.3 inches fall in August, the wettest month. The climate in Kinderhook →
Questions about parks and trails in Kinderhook
How much of Kinderhook is conserved land?
3% 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 Kinderhook’s trails?
Rothermel Park and Creekside Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Kinderhook?
1.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Kinderhook?
8,782 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Kinderhook or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 33 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Kinderhook have?
Ahead of 52% 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 Kinderhook 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 →