Hansen Memorial Park
Park
93 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Daniel Case · CC BY-SA 4.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Minisink
Minisink has 322 acres of parks, 69 for every 1,000 residents
2.5 miles of mapped trail cross Minisink, 0.1 per square mile of land. 5% of Minisink’s land is conserved, about 689 acres. 40% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 52% of U.S. towns · #533 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
689 acres · of 23.0 sq mi of land
Trails
2.5 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
322 ac
69 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
40%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
663 ft
Laurel Hill
Lakes & rivers
4
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Minisink have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Minisink is ahead of 52% of U.S. towns, #533 of 758 in New York. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Minisink’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4CPark land69 acres of park per 1,000 residents (322 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home40% 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 52%
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New York towns of 2,500+ (758)Ahead of 30%
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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Laurel Hill Preserve
Managed by Orange County Land Trust
92 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Minisink Memorial Park
Managed by Town of Minisink
52 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge
Managed by United States Fish and Wildlife Service
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto Oil City Road Fishing/Canoe Access Parking
Who protects it
689 conserved acres
5% of Minisink’s land. Who manages Minisink’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
USDA easements (NRCS)300 ac
Town or city148 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits93 ac
National Park Service91 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government40 ac
County17 ac
Agricultural Easement · 283 acLocal Park · 148 acPrivate Conservation · 93 acNational Scenic or Historic Trail · 91 acLocal Resource Management Area · 57 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 300 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 10 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orange County Land Trust Land Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 93 | Open |
| Town Of Minisink Land Local Park | Town or city | 92 | Unknown |
| Appalachian National Scenic Trail National Scenic or Historic Trail | National Park Service | 91 | Open |
| Minisink Memorial Park, Town of Minisink Land Local Park | Town or city | 51 | Unknown |
| Chester Town Lands Local Resource Management Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 40 | Open |
| Orange County Lands Local Resource Management Area | County | 17 | Open |
| Unionville Reservoir Land Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Unknown |
Things to do
3 places to go in Minisink
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Fishing spots in Minisink
1 fishing spot without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Minisink
Laurel Hill663 ft elevation · In Laurel Hill Preserve
DirectionsCampgrounds in Minisink
Village of Unionville
DirectionsTrails & water
2 named trails and 4 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Appalachian Trail0.1 mi
unnamed public access0.1 mi
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
1Baseball
1Basketball
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).
Hulet Clark FarmsteadBuilding · listed 1998
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Minisink: April and May
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 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 36 | 39 | 47 | 60 | 71 | 79 | 84 | 82 | 75 | 63 | 51 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Minisink →
Next door
Minisink 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minisink | 5% | 0.1 | 69 | 40% | B− |
| Wawayanda | 2% | 0.8 | 48 | 45% | B |
| Warwick | 28% | 0.9 | 383 | 69% | A |
| Greenville | 10% | 0.9 | 362 | 34% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Minisink
How much of Minisink 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.
Are dogs allowed on Minisink’s trails?
Hansen Memorial Park and Laurel Hill Preserve don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Minisink?
54,710 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Minisink or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 413 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Minisink have?
Ahead of 52% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #533 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 Minisink 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 →