Genesee Valley Greenway State Park
Managed by New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
32 acres1.7 mi of trail
Genesee Valley Greenway
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto Genesee Valley GreenwayWebsite ↗
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Outdoors in Mount Morris
96% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Mount Morris
1.9 miles of mapped trail cross Mount Morris, 0.9 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Genesee Valley Greenway State Park (1.7 mi). 44 acres are parks and preserves, 14 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 75% of U.S. towns · #291 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
42 acres · of 2.0 sq mi of land
Trails
1.9 mi
0.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
44 ac
14 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
96%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Mount Morris?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Mount Morris have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Mount Morris is ahead of 75% of U.S. towns, #291 of 758 in New York. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, conserved land lowest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Mount Morris’ overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.9 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land14 acres of park per 1,000 residents (44 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13BParks close to home96% of residents within a half mile of a park · NY 70% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 75%
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New York towns of 2,500+ (758)Ahead of 62%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B+ 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.
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
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Genesee Valley Greenway State Park, with 1.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Bellamy Park
Park
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
42 conserved acres
3% of Mount Morris’ land. Who manages Mount Morris’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State parks32 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government9 ac
County1 ac
State Recreation Area · 32 acLocal Park · 10 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesee Valley Greenway State Park State Recreation Area | State parks | 32 | Open |
| Francis Bellamy Memorial Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 9 | Open |
| Livingston County Park Local Park | County | 1 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Mount Morris
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Mount Morris
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 1.9 miHorses · 1.9 mi
Genesee Valley Greenway1.9 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.
Genesee Valley GreenwayBike route
1.9 miCourts & fields
2Soccer
2Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Mount Morris: 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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 35 | 44 | 57 | 70 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 74 | 61 | 49 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 2.0 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 2.3 |
February is the driest month (1.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 3.8 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Mount Morris →
Next door
Mount Morris and its neighbors
Mount Morris has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Morris | 3% | 0.9 | 14 | 96% | A− |
| Leicester | 23% | 0.6 | 1,207 | 55% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Mount Morris
Where can I hike in Mount Morris?
The longest trail networks: Genesee Valley Greenway State Park, 1.7 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Mount Morris is conserved land?
3% 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 Mount Morris’ trails?
Genesee Valley Greenway State Park and Bellamy Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Mount Morris?
14,395 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mount Morris or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 44 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Mount Morris have?
Ahead of 75% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #291 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 Mount Morris 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 →