Photo: User:Dincher · CC BY-SA 3.0Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Painted Post
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 37 acres are parks and preserves, 20 per 1,000 residents. 0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Painted Post, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 79% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Painted Post?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Painted Post have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Painted Post is ahead of 79% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, conserved land lowest.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Hodgeman Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Erwin Hollow State Forest
Rand Avenue Park
34 conserved acres
4% of Painted Post’s land. Who manages Painted Post’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 6 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Painted Post Village Land Local Park | Town or city | 20 | Unknown |
| Hodgman Park Local Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| Craig Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Erwin Town of Land Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Unknown |
| Painted Post Village Lands Local Resource Management Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 4 | Open |
| Erwin Hollow State Forest State Conservation Area | State conservation | 1 | Open |
2 places to go in Painted Post
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.
0.7 miles of bike routes
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 best walking months in Painted Post: May, July and August
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 | 15.2 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 36 | 45 | 58 | 71 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 74 | 62 | 49 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 2.0 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
February is the driest month (1.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 3.8 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Painted Post →
Painted Post and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Painted Post | 4% | 0.4 | 20 | 99%+ | A− |
| Gang Mills | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Corning | 1% | 0.1 | 10 | 43% | C |
| Erwin | 18% | 0.9 | 246 | 71% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Painted Post
Where can I hike in Painted Post?
The longest trail networks: Hodgeman Park, 0.3 miles; Erwin Hollow State Forest, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Painted Post 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 Painted Post’s trails?
Hodgeman Park and Craig Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Painted Post?
0.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.7 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Painted Post?
17,205 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Painted Post or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 37 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Painted Post have?
Ahead of 79% 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 Painted Post neighbors.
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 →