Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Photo: Andre Carrotflower · CC BY-SA 4.010% of Naples’ land is conserved, about 2,577 acres. The biggest trail networks: High Tor Wildlife Management Area (7.7 mi), Hickory Ridge (5.8 mi), Naples Community Park (2.4 mi). 27 miles of mapped trail cross Naples, 0.7 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 83% of U.S. towns. What drives it
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On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Naples is ahead of 83% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
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The longest trail network is High Tor WMA, with 7.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
10% of Naples’ land. Who manages Naples’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 9 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 4 of 17 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Tor Wma State Resource Management Area | State conservation | 1,460 | Open |
| West Hill Preserve Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 1,082 | Open |
| Boy Scouts of America Lands Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 210 | Closed |
| Honeoye Inlet Wma State Resource Management Area | State conservation | 102 | Open |
| Naples, Town of Land Local Park | Town or city | 96 | Unknown |
| Western Finger Lakes Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 78 | Closed |
| Western Finger Lakes - High Tor - Meadowview Farm Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 78 | Closed |
| Town of Naples, Water Land Local Park | Town or city | 48 | Unknown |
| Ontario County Land Local Park | County | 31 | Unknown |
| Naples, Village of Land Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Unknown |
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.
3 waterfalls without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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.
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
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 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 35 | 43 | 56 | 69 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 60 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.0 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
February is the driest month (1.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 3.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Naples →
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naples | 10% | 0.7 | 280 | 56% | A− |
| South Bristol | 9% | 1.2 | 252 | 14% | A− |
| Cohocton | under 1% | 0.1 | 34 | 23% | C |
| Springwater | 8% | 0.2 | 635 | 32% | B |
| Italy | 25% | 0.9 | 1,436 | 10% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
The longest trail networks: High Tor Wildlife Management Area, 7.7 miles; Hickory Ridge, 5.8 miles; Naples Community Park, 2.4 miles; Honeoye Inlet Wildlife Management Area, 1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
10% 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.
High Tor Wildlife Management Area and Hickory Ridge don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
23,718 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Naples or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2,306 of them inside the town line.
Ahead of 83% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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.
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Naples neighbors.
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 →