Gulf Unique Area
Nature preserve
591 acres1.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 4.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Mooers
Mooers has 1,778 acres of parks, 517 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Gulf Unique Area (1.2 mi). 18% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 14 miles of mapped trail cross Mooers, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 51% of U.S. towns · #537 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
1,984 acres · of 87.5 sq mi of land
Trails
14 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
1,778 ac
517 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
18%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
3
What kind of outdoors town is Mooers?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Mooers have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Mooers is ahead of 51% of U.S. towns, #537 of 758 in New York. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Mooers’ overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (14 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land517 acres of park per 1,000 residents (1,778 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13A+Parks close to home18% 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 51%
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New York towns of 2,500+ (758)Ahead of 29%
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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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The longest trail network is Gulf Unique Area, with 1.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
1,984 conserved acres
4% of Mooers’ land. Who manages Mooers’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State conservation1,695 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits1,047 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)31 ac
Town or city20 ac
Other state land1 ac
State Conservation Area · 1,240 acPrivate Conservation · 1,047 acState Resource Management Area · 455 acConservation Easement · 31 acLocal Park · 20 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 31 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 14 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gadway Sandstone Pavement Barrens Preserve Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 1,047 | Open |
| The Gulf Unique Area State Conservation Area | State conservation | 590 | Open |
| Town of Moores State Resource Management Area | State conservation | 455 | Open |
| Clinton Mooers Fp Detached Parcel State Conservation Area | State conservation | 447 | Open |
| Clinton Fp Detached Parcel State Conservation Area | State conservation | 203 | Open |
| Town of Mooers Land Local Park | Town or city | 20 | Unknown |
| New York State Lands State Other or Unknown | Other state land | 1 | Unknown |
Things to do
1 places to go in Mooers
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Mooers
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 3 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 6.3 miUnpaved · 7.2 mi
Ve Tr0.2 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
2Baseball
2Basketball
1Tennis
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).
Mooers Riverside CemeterySite · listed 2018
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Mooers: 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) | 9.1 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 26 | 28 | 38 | 53 | 67 | 75 | 80 | 78 | 70 | 57 | 44 | 32 |
| Rain (in) | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Mooers →
Next door
Mooers and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Mooers
Where can I hike in Mooers?
The longest trail networks: Gulf Unique Area, 1.2 miles; Clinton Mooers Forest Preserve Detached Parcel, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Mooers is conserved land?
4% 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 Mooers’ trails?
Gulf Unique Area and Clinton Mooers Forest Preserve Detached Parcel don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Mooers?
19,414 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mooers or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,953 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Mooers have?
Ahead of 51% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #537 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 Mooers 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 →