Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Malone has 118 acres of parks, 22 for every 1,000 residents
92% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.5 miles of mapped trail cross Malone, 0.5 per square mile of land. 5% of Malone’s land is conserved, about 99 acres.
Ahead of 76% of U.S. towns · #279 of 758 in New York. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Malone?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Malone have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Malone is ahead of 76% of U.S. towns, #279 of 758 in New York. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, conserved land lowest.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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99 conserved acres
5% of Malone’s land. Who manages Malone’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 4 of 6 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Village Of Malone Land Local Park | Town or city | 92 | Unknown |
| Malone Central School Land Local Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 4 | Unknown |
| West Street Playground Lands Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 3 | Open |
| Arsenal Green Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Town of Malone Land Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Unknown |
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The best walking months in Malone: 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) | 9.1 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.0 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 25 | 29 | 38 | 52 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 57 | 43 | 31 |
| Rain (in) | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 4.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Malone →
Questions about parks and trails in Malone
How much of Malone is conserved land?
5% 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.
Is there public land near Malone?
13,707 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Malone or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 118 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Malone have?
Ahead of 76% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #279 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 Malone 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 →