Sodom State Forest
Nature preserve
1,411 acres1.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
BOutdoors
Outdoors in Madrid
Madrid has 1,509 acres of parks, 854 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Sodom State Forest (1.5 mi). 7% of Madrid’s land is conserved, about 2,257 acres. 8.2 miles of mapped trail cross Madrid, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 63% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
7%
2,257 acres · of 53.0 sq mi of land
Trails
8.2 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
1,509 ac
854 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
37%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Madrid?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Madrid have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Madrid is ahead of 63% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Madrid’s overall grade.
Conserved land7% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (8 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land854 acres of park per 1,000 residents (1,509 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13A+Parks close to home37% 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 63%
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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
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 Sodom State Forest, with 1.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Madrid Municipal Park
Managed by Town of Madrid
10 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
2,257 conserved acres
7% of Madrid’s land. Who manages Madrid’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State conservation1,414 ac
County527 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)298 ac
Town or city21 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits1 ac
State Conservation Area · 1,414 acLocal Conservation Area · 527 acConservation Easement · 298 acLocal Park · 21 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 298 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 8 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sodom State Forest State Conservation Area | State conservation | 1,414 | Open |
| Saint Lawrence County Lands Local Conservation Area | County | 527 | Restricted |
| Town Of Madrid Land Local Park | Town or city | 21 | Unknown |
| Madrid Cemetery Lands Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 1 | Closed |
Things to do
2 places to go in Madrid
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Madrid
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in Madrid
Madrid Canoe Launch
DirectionsTrails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
4Baseball
2Basketball
1Tennis
1Multi-sport
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
First Congregational Church of MadridBuilding · listed 2010
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Madrid: May and August
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) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 26 | 29 | 39 | 53 | 67 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 71 | 57 | 45 | 32 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.8 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.0 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Madrid →
Next door
Madrid 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madrid | 7% | 0.2 | 854 | 37% | B |
| Waddington | 6% | 0.2 | 560 | 43% | B+ |
| Potsdam | 2% | 0.2 | 50 | 67% | B |
| Norfolk | 7% | 0.1 | 551 | 45% | B |
| Lisbon | 3% | 0.1 | 193 | 11% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Madrid
Where can I hike in Madrid?
The longest trail networks: Sodom State Forest, 1.5 miles; Madrid Municipal Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Madrid is conserved land?
7% 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 Madrid’s trails?
Sodom State Forest and Madrid Municipal Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Madrid?
22,830 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Madrid or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,509 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Madrid have?
Ahead of 63% 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 Madrid 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 →