Oriskany Flats Wildlife Management Area
Managed by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Oriskany
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Oriskany
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 4% of Oriskany’s land is conserved, about 18 acres. 16 acres are parks and preserves, 13 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 51% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
18 acres · of 0.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
16 ac
13 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.5 mi
0.5 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Oriskany?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Oriskany have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Oriskany is ahead of 51% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Oriskany’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4DPark land13 acres of park per 1,000 residents (16 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · NY 70% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 51%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Oriskany. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
18 conserved acres
4% of Oriskany’s land. Who manages Oriskany’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city20 ac
State conservation2 ac
Regional Water Districts2 ac
Local Park · 13 acLocal Recreation Area · 7 acState Resource Management Area · 2 acLocal Resource Management Area · 2 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 4 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Village of Oriskany Land Local Park | Town or city | 13 | Unknown |
| Little League Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Oriskany Flats Wma State Resource Management Area | State conservation | 2 | Open |
| Upper Mohawk Valley Regional Water Board Lands Local Resource Management Area | Regional Water Districts | 2 | Open |
Biking & sports
0.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.5 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
5Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Oriskany: May and July 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 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 33 | 42 | 56 | 69 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 60 | 47 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Oriskany →
Questions about parks and trails in Oriskany
How much of Oriskany is conserved land?
4% 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 Oriskany’s trails?
Oriskany Flats Wildlife Management Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Oriskany?
0.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.5 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Oriskany?
9,664 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Oriskany or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 20 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Oriskany have?
Ahead of 51% 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.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Oriskany 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 →