Lowville Demonstration Area
Nature preserve
78 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Franklin B. Hough House · Public domainCOutdoors
Outdoors in Lowville
Lowville has 144 acres of parks, 30 for every 1,000 residents
2% of Lowville’s land is conserved, about 359 acres. 57% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 33% of U.S. towns · #680 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
359 acres · of 37.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
144 ac
30 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
57%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Lowville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lowville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lowville is ahead of 33% of U.S. towns, #680 of 758 in New York. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lowville’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4DPark land30 acres of park per 1,000 residents (144 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home57% 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 33%
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New York towns of 2,500+ (758)Ahead of 10%
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Lowville. 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 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
359 conserved acres
2% of Lowville’s land. Who manages Lowville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
USDA easements (NRCS)208 ac
State conservation90 ac
County33 ac
Town or city22 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government11 ac
Conservation Easement · 208 acState Conservation Area · 80 acLocal Park · 66 acState Other or Unknown · 9 acState Recreation Area · 2 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 208 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 15 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lowville Demonstration Area State Conservation Area | State conservation | 88 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 38 | Open |
| Village of Lowville Land Local Park | Town or city | 16 | Unknown |
| Lowville Academy And Central School Lands Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 11 | Open |
| Black River At Lowville Fishing Access State Recreation Area | State conservation | 2 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Lowville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Lowville
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Fishing spots in Lowville
Black River at Lowville Fishing Access
DirectionsBiking & 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
7Baseball
4Tennis
3Basketball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →8 places on the National Register, one a National Historic Landmark
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Bateman HotelBuilding · listed 1994
About itLewis County FairgroundsDistrict · listed 2002
About itLowville Presbyterian ChurchBuilding · listed 2007
About itLowville Masonic TempleBuilding · listed 2008
About itLewis County Soldiers' and Sailors' MonumentObject · listed 2009
About itStoddard-O'Connor HouseBuilding · listed 2011
About itOld Lowville CemeterySite · listed 2016
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Lowville: May 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) | 9.3 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 27 | 29 | 38 | 52 | 65 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 70 | 57 | 44 | 32 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.7 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 4.7 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Lowville →
Next door
Lowville and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowville | 2% | under 0.1 | 30 | 57% | C |
| Watson | 52% | 0.6 | 14,532 | 28% | A |
| New Bremen | 4% | 0.2 | 227 | 29% | B− |
| Harrisburg | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Martinsburg | 16% | under 0.1 | 5,445 | 42% | B |
| Denmark | under 1% | under 0.1 | 31 | 34% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Lowville
How much of Lowville is conserved land?
2% 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 Lowville’s trails?
Lowville Demonstration Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Lowville?
63,981 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lowville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 144 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lowville have?
Ahead of 33% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #680 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 Lowville 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 →