Livingston State Forest
Nature preserve
315 acres1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: Daniel Case · CC BY-SA 3.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Livingston
19% of Livingston’s land is conserved: 4,559 acres
343 acres are parks and preserves, 95 per 1,000 residents. The biggest trail networks: Livingston State Forest (1 mi), Livingston Recreation Park (0.5 mi). 18% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 55% of U.S. towns · #514 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
19%
4,559 acres · of 38.2 sq mi of land
Trails
1.7 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
343 ac
95 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
18%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
3.9 mi
Highest peak
659 ft
Blue Hill
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Livingston?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Livingston have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Livingston is ahead of 55% of U.S. towns, #514 of 758 in New York. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Livingston’s overall grade.
Conserved land19% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land95 acres of park per 1,000 residents (343 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13AParks close to home18% 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 55%
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New York towns of 2,500+ (758)Ahead of 32%
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
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
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Livingston State Forest, with 1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Livingston Recreation Park
Park
18 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Who protects it
4,559 conserved acres
19% of Livingston’s land. Who manages Livingston’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits8,946 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)371 ac
State conservation319 ac
Town or city14 ac
State parks10 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government7 ac
Agricultural Easement · 7,953 acConservation Easement · 1,176 acState Conservation Area · 319 acForest Stewardship Easement · 99 acOther Easement · 87 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 4,215 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 70 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Livingston State Forest State Conservation Area | State conservation | 319 | Open |
| Town of Livingston Land Local Park | Town or city | 14 | Unknown |
| Livingston Recreation Lands Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 7 | Open |
| Conservation Easement State Historic or Cultural Area | State parks | 3 | Open |
Things to do
5 places to go in Livingston
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Livingston
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Livingston
Blue Hill659 ft elevation
DirectionsPine Hill614 ft elevation
DirectionsMount Tom482 ft elevation
DirectionsThe Hill351 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
3.9 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
3.9 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
6Tennis
3Baseball
2Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →10 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Henry W. Livingston HouseBuilding · listed 1971
About itOak HillBuilding · listed 1979
About itTeviotdaleBuilding · listed 1979
About itLivingston Memorial Church and Burial GroundBuilding · listed 1985
About itRichmond HillBuilding · listed 1988
About itSt. John's Evangelical Lutheran ChurchBuilding · listed 2002
About itLinlithgo Reformed Church of LivingstonBuilding · listed 2006
About itForth HouseBuilding · listed 2010
About itBurroughs-Foland FarmBuilding · listed 2014
About itGlenco Mills Methodist ChurchBuilding · listed 2019
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Livingston: April, May and July
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 | 15.2 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 38 | 47 | 61 | 72 | 80 | 85 | 83 | 75 | 63 | 50 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 3.6 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Livingston →
Next door
Livingston and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Catskill30 miGreenport13 miGallatin9.3 miClermont7.8 miClaverack7.7 miTaghkanic6.7 miGermantown3.5 miLivingston1.7 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Livingston | 19% | under 0.1 | 95 | 18% | B− |
| Clermont | 18% | 0.4 | 278 | 19% | B+ |
| Germantown | 4% | 0.3 | 26 | 50% | B |
| Taghkanic | 12% | 0.2 | 1,168 | 30% | B+ |
| Gallatin | 11% | 0.2 | 627 | 9% | B |
| Greenport | 28% | 0.7 | 312 | 68% | A |
| Claverack | 10% | 0.2 | 61 | 35% | B |
| Catskill | 8% | 0.5 | 110 | 58% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Livingston
Where can I hike in Livingston?
The longest trail networks: Livingston State Forest, 1 miles; Livingston Recreation Park, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Livingston is conserved land?
19% 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 Livingston’s trails?
Livingston State Forest and Livingston Recreation Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Livingston?
3.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.9 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Livingston?
22,687 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Livingston or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 343 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Livingston have?
Ahead of 55% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #514 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 Livingston 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 →