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Photo: Alexisrael · CC BY-SA 3.020% of Orangetown’s land is conserved, about 3,026 acres. 2,445 acres are parks and preserves, 50 per 1,000 residents. 92% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 96% of U.S. towns · #58 of 758 in New York. What drives it
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On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Orangetown is ahead of 96% of U.S. towns, #58 of 758 in New York. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.
Water is 23% of Orangetown’s area (7 of 31 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 15%.
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 Blauvelt State Park, with 8.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
20% of Orangetown’s land. Water is left out: Orangetown has 24.1 square miles of land and 7.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Orangetown’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 56 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 8 of 31 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tallman Mountain State Park State Park | State parks | 676 | Open |
| Blauvelt State Park State Park | State parks | 620 | Open |
| Rockland State Psychiatric Center State Resource Management Area | Other state land | 496 | Open |
| County Of Rockland Land Local Park | County | 486 | Unknown |
| Town Of Orangetown Land Local Park | Town or city | 410 | Unknown |
| Piermont Marsh State Tidal Wetland State Conservation Area | State conservation | 70 | Open |
| Village Of Piermont Land Local Park | Town or city | 62 | Unknown |
| Veteran'S Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 54 | Open |
| Tackamac North Park Local Park | Town or city | 51 | Open |
| Schaefer Park Local Park | Town or city | 37 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 10 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Plus 1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
2 waterfalls without a name on the map.
Plus 4 scenic views without a name on the map.
2 picnic areas without a name on the map.
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). The map also marks 7 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
24 more on the History page.
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) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 41 | 50 | 62 | 72 | 81 | 86 | 84 | 76 | 65 | 53 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.7 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Orangetown →
Orangetown has the second most mapped trails of the 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orangetown | 20% | 1.9 | 50 | 92% | A+ |
| Clarkstown | 15% | 1.0 | 42 | 89% | A |
| Blauvelt | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Pearl River | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Greenburgh | 12% | 2.4 | 27 | 97% | A+ |
| Tarrytown | 19% | 3.4 | 35 | 99%+ | A+ |
| Nyack | 2% | 0.5 | 2 | 99%+ | B |
| Chestnut Ridge | 3% | 0.5 | 9 | 86% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
The longest trail networks: Blauvelt State Park, 8.6 miles; Tallman Mountain State Park, 6.7 miles; Palisades Interstate Park, 0.9 miles; Orangetown Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
20% 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.
Blauvelt State Park and Tallman Mountain State Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
11 miles of bike routes are on the map: 9.8 of off-road paths and 1.3 of shoulders and shared lanes. Named routes: Old Erie Path Rail-Trail.
59,447 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Orangetown or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2,942 of them inside the town line.
Ahead of 96% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #58 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.
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Orangetown 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 →