Moreau has 4,849 acres of parks, 292 for every 1,000 residents
21% of Moreau’s land is conserved, about 5,515 acres. 48 miles of mapped trail cross Moreau, 1.1 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Moreau Lake State Park (36.1 mi), Town of Moreau (1.1 mi).
Ahead of 92% of U.S. towns · #100 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
21%
5,515 acres · of 41.9 sq mi of land
Trails
48 mi
1.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
4,849 ac
292 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
62%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.0 mi
1.0 mi paths
Highest peak
1,247 ft
Grant Mountain
Lakes & rivers
4
4 beaches · 6 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Moreau?
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, Moreau is ahead of 92% of U.S. towns, #100 of 758 in New York. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; park acres per resident rank highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Moreau’s overall grade.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A− 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.
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.0 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
17Baseball
13Tennis
9Basketball
5Soccer
4Pickleball
1Football
1Multi-sport
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
4 places on the National Register, one a National Historic Landmark
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Moreau: May, August 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
10.4
11.8
13.4
14.7
15.4
15.1
13.9
12.4
10.9
9.6
9.0
High (°F)
31
34
43
58
70
78
83
81
73
60
48
36
Rain (in)
2.8
2.4
3.0
3.4
3.6
4.3
4.2
3.7
3.6
3.9
3.2
3.3
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 Moreau →
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Moreau
Where can I hike in Moreau?
The longest trail networks: Moreau Lake State Park, 36.1 miles; Town of Moreau, 1.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Moreau is conserved land?
21% 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 Moreau’s trails?
Moreau Lake State Park and Town of Moreau don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Moreau?
1.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.0 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Moreau?
29,415 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Moreau or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4,849 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Moreau have?
Ahead of 92% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #100 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 Moreau neighbors.
Grant Cottage · Photo: Coingeek at English Wikipedia · Public domain