Caspar Getman Farmstead · Photo: Mkratzschmar · CC BY-SA 4.0Palatine has 194 acres of parks, 60 for every 1,000 residents
2.4 miles of mapped trail cross Palatine, 0.1 per square mile of land. 1% of Palatine’s land is conserved, about 351 acres. 52% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 41% of U.S. towns · #622 of 758 in New York. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Palatine?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Palatine have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Palatine is ahead of 41% of U.S. towns, #622 of 758 in New York. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
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
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351 conserved acres
1% of Palatine’s land. Who manages Palatine’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 159 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 13 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erie Canal State Recreation Area | Other state land | 161 | Open |
| Village Of Nelliston Land Local Park | Town or city | 22 | Unknown |
| Montgomery County Land Local Park | County | 3 | Unknown |
| Fort Plain Village Land Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Unknown |
| Palatine Bridge Village Lands Local Resource Management Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
| Mahan Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
1 places to go in Palatine
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
2 lakes & rivers
0.0 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.
17 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
5 more on the History page.
The best walking months in Palatine: May, July 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) | 9.3 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.7 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 33 | 42 | 56 | 69 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 60 | 47 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.4 inches fall in August, the wettest month. The climate in Palatine →
Palatine 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palatine | 1% | 0.1 | 60 | 52% | C+ |
| Canajoharie | 1% | under 0.1 | 46 | 59% | C+ |
| Minden | 1% | 0.1 | 85 | 53% | B− |
| Root | 4% | 0.1 | 601 | 28% | B− |
| Fort Plain | 10% | under 0.1 | 48 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Palatine Bridge | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Ephratah | 18% | 0.3 | 1,389 | 25% | B+ |
| Mohawk | 1% | 0.1 | 66 | 49% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Palatine
How much of Palatine 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.
Is there public land near Palatine?
28,870 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Palatine or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 194 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Palatine have?
Ahead of 41% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #622 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 Palatine 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 →