Mamakating has 3,299 acres of parks, 259 for every 1,000 residents
11% of Mamakating’s land is conserved, about 6,570 acres. The biggest trail networks: Wurtsboro Ridge State Forest (10.6 mi), Bashakill Wildlife Management Area (7.6 mi), Roosa Gap State Forest (5.3 mi). 61 miles of mapped trail cross Mamakating, 0.6 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 79% of U.S. towns · #234 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
11%
6,570 acres · of 96.1 sq mi of land
Trails
61 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
3,299 ac
259 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
41%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
15 mi
15 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
12
1 beach · 2 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Mamakating?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Mamakating is ahead of 79% of U.S. towns, #234 of 758 in New York. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Mamakating’s overall grade.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B+ to A. 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.
11% of Mamakating’s land. Who manages Mamakating’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State conservation6,029 ac
Other state land4,465 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits232 ac
Town or city198 ac
County98 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government7 ac
State Resource Management Area · 7,293 acState Conservation Area · 2,855 acState Wilderness · 307 acLocal Park · 303 acPrivate Conservation · 194 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 55 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 20 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)
Managed by
Acres
Public access
Bashakill Wildlife Management Area
State Resource Management Area
Other state land
3,057
Restricted
Bashakill Wma
State Resource Management Area
State conservation
3,053
Open
Roosa Gap State Forest
State Conservation Area
State conservation
1,394
Open
Wurtsboro Ridge State Forest
State Conservation Area
State conservation
1,130
Open
Wurtsboro Ridge Open Space
State Resource Management Area
Other state land
1,078
Open
Shawangunk Ridge State Forest
Private Conservation
Land trusts & nonprofits
693
Closed
Town of Mamakating Land
Local Park
Town or city
185
Unknown
Sullivan Fp Detached Parcel
State Conservation Area
State conservation
115
Open
Painter Hill Multiple Use Area
State Resource Management Area
State conservation
104
Open
Delaware and Hudson Canal Linear County Park
Local Park
County
98
Open
4 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
38 places to go in Mamakating
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Mamakating
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Mamakating
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
15 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
26Tennis
15Basketball
9Baseball
3Soccer
1Equestrian
1Softball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 5 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Mamakating: 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)
9.5
10.5
11.8
13.3
14.5
15.2
14.9
13.8
12.4
11.0
9.8
9.2
High (°F)
34
36
45
58
69
77
82
80
73
61
49
38
Rain (in)
3.4
2.7
3.8
3.8
3.9
4.9
4.7
4.6
4.8
4.8
3.6
4.1
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Mamakating →
Next door
Mamakating and its neighbors
Mamakating has the second most mapped trails of the 8 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Mamakating
Where can I hike in Mamakating?
The longest trail networks: Wurtsboro Ridge State Forest, 10.6 miles; Bashakill Wildlife Management Area, 7.6 miles; Roosa Gap State Forest, 5.3 miles; New York-New Jersey Trail Conference Lands, 3.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Mamakating is conserved land?
11% 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 Mamakating’s trails?
Wurtsboro Ridge State Forest and Bashakill Wildlife Management Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Mamakating?
15 miles of bike routes are on the map: 15 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Mamakating?
61,858 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mamakating or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3,451 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Mamakating have?
Ahead of 79% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #234 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 Mamakating neighbors.
Photo: Daniel Case · CC BY-SA 3.0