Mohawk has 236 acres of parks, 66 for every 1,000 residents
2.8 miles of mapped trail cross Mohawk, 0.1 per square mile of land. 1% of Mohawk’s land is conserved, about 293 acres. 49% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 42% of U.S. towns · #608 of 758 in New York. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Mohawk?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Mohawk have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Mohawk is ahead of 42% of U.S. towns, #608 of 758 in New York. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
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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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Tribes Hill Community Park
293 conserved acres
1% of Mohawk’s land. Who manages Mohawk’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 18 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 4 of 9 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erie Canal State Recreation Area | Other state land | 130 | Open |
| Village Of Fonda Land Local Park | Town or city | 75 | Unknown |
| Fonda Fultonville Little Lands Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 38 | Closed |
| Fonda Reservoir Land Local Park | Town or city | 24 | Unknown |
| Tribes Hill Community Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Town of Mohawk Land Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Unknown |
| Unknown Park Local Park | County | 1 | Open |
3 places to go in Mohawk
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 boat launch without a name on the map.
1 waterfall without a name on the map.
4 named trails and 3 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.
3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 3 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Mohawk: May and September
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) | 9.3 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.7 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 34 | 43 | 58 | 70 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 74 | 61 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Mohawk →
Mohawk 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohawk | 1% | 0.1 | 66 | 49% | C+ |
| Glen | 2% | under 0.1 | 115 | 38% | C+ |
| Tribes Hill | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Root | 4% | 0.1 | 601 | 28% | B− |
| Johnstown | 17% | 0.6 | 1,100 | 49% | A |
| Palatine | 1% | 0.1 | 60 | 52% | C+ |
| Amsterdam | 1% | 0.1 | 20 | 49% | C+ |
| Fonda | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Mohawk
How much of Mohawk is conserved land?
1% 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 Mohawk’s trails?
Fonds Recreation Park and Tribes Hill Community Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Mohawk?
25,689 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mohawk or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 236 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Mohawk have?
Ahead of 42% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #608 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 Mohawk 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 →