Otisco Town Park
Managed by Town of Otisco
12 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Phmalo · CC BY-SA 2.5COutdoors
Outdoors in Otisco
Otisco has 149 acres of parks, 59 for every 1,000 residents
1.3 miles of mapped trail cross Otisco. 30% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 32% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
149 acres · of 29.5 sq mi of land
Trails
1.3 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
149 ac
59 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
30%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,870 ft
Dutch Hill
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Otisco have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Otisco is ahead of 32% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Otisco’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land59 acres of park per 1,000 residents (149 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home30% of residents within a half mile of a park · NY 70% · U.S. 72%C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 32%
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Water is 5% of Otisco’s area (2 of 31 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 1%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to C+. 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
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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
149 conserved acres
1% of Otisco’s land. Water is left out: Otisco has 29.5 square miles of land and 1.7 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Otisco’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County131 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government14 ac
State conservation4 ac
Local Park · 145 acState Recreation Area · 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onondaga County Land Local Park | County | 122 | Unknown |
| Otisco Town Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 14 | Open |
| Onondaga County Water Land Local Park | County | 9 | Unknown |
| Otisco Lake Waterway Access State Recreation Area | State conservation | 4 | Open |
Things to do
6 places to go in Otisco
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Otisco
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Otisco
Dutch Hill1,870 ft elevation
DirectionsManns Hill1,624 ft elevation
DirectionsBare Mountain1,604 ft elevation
DirectionsCase Hill1,260 ft elevation
DirectionsCampgrounds in Otisco
Wonderland ForestFee
DirectionsTrails & water
1 lakes & rivers
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.
Courts & fields
2Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Otisco: May, August 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) | 30 | 32 | 40 | 54 | 66 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 45 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 4.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Otisco →
Next door
Otisco and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Otisco
How much of Otisco is conserved land?
1% 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 Otisco’s trails?
Otisco Town Park and Otisco Lake Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Otisco?
17,519 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Otisco or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 149 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Otisco have?
Ahead of 32% 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 Otisco 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 →