Oak Orchard Wildlife Management Area
Nature preserve
1,745 acres5.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Oakfield
12% of Oakfield’s land is conserved: 1,757 acres
The biggest trail networks: Oak Orchard Wildlife Management Area (5.2 mi). 8 acres are parks and preserves, 2.6 per 1,000 residents. 9.4 miles of mapped trail cross Oakfield, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 52% of U.S. towns · #534 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
12%
1,757 acres · of 23.3 sq mi of land
Trails
9.4 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
8 ac
2.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
61%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Oakfield?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Oakfield have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Oakfield is ahead of 52% of U.S. towns, #534 of 758 in New York. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Oakfield’s overall grade.
Conserved land12% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (9 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4BPark land2.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (8 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home61% of residents within a half mile of a park · NY 70% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 52%
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New York towns of 2,500+ (758)Ahead of 30%
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
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Oak Orchard WMA, with 5.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
1,757 conserved acres
12% of Oakfield’s land. Who manages Oakfield’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State conservation1,749 ac
Town or city7 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government1 ac
State Resource Management Area · 1,749 acLocal Park · 7 acLocal Resource Management Area · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 4 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Orchard Wma State Resource Management Area | State conservation | 1,749 | Open |
| Town Of Oakfield Land Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Unknown |
| Village Of Oakfield Land Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Unknown |
| Oakfield Village Lands Local Resource Management Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
West Shore Railroad3.7 mi
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
8Baseball
5Tennis
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).
Oakfield High SchoolBuilding · listed 2024
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Oakfield: May to 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 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 33 | 42 | 55 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 60 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
February is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 3.6 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Oakfield →
Next door
Oakfield and its neighbors
Oakfield has the second most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in Oakfield
Where can I hike in Oakfield?
The longest trail networks: Oak Orchard Wildlife Management Area, 5.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Oakfield is conserved land?
12% 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 Oakfield’s trails?
Oak Orchard Wildlife Management Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Oakfield?
10,788 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Oakfield or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,769 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Oakfield have?
Ahead of 52% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #534 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 Oakfield 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 →