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Downtown Margaretville, NYPhoto: Daniel Case · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Outdoors in Margaretville

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Margaretville

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 2% of Margaretville’s land is conserved, about 9 acres. 10 acres are parks and preserves, 16 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
2%
9 acres · of 0.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.8 mi
1.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
10 ac
16 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

9 conserved acres

2% of Margaretville’s land. Who manages Margaretville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Town or city8 ac
Local Park · 8 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 1 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Village of Margaretville Land
Local Park
Town or city8Unknown
Things to do

1 places to go in Margaretville

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Picnic areas in Margaretville

1 picnic area without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

Trails & 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
4Tennis
3Baseball
3Basketball
1Soccer
1Skate park

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

May is the best month for walking in Margaretville

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.410.511.813.314.615.215.013.912.411.09.79.1
High (°F)313442556775797771594636
Rain (in)2.82.33.03.73.94.94.44.44.54.33.33.4

February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 4.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Margaretville →

Questions about parks and trails in Margaretville

Is there public land near Margaretville?

48,054 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Margaretville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 10 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Margaretville 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 →