Pal-Mac Aqueduct Park
Park
43 acres1.8 mi of trail
Erie Canalway Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: JonRidinger · CC BY 3.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Palmyra
Palmyra has 665 acres of parks, 90 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Pal-Mac Aqueduct Park (1.8 mi). 16 miles of mapped trail cross Palmyra, 0.5 per square mile of land. 59% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 67% of U.S. towns · #377 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
614 acres · of 33.4 sq mi of land
Trails
16 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
665 ac
90 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
59%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
701 ft
East Johnson Hill
Lakes & rivers
2
3 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Palmyra?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Palmyra have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Palmyra is ahead of 67% of U.S. towns, #377 of 758 in New York. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Palmyra’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (16 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4BPark land90 acres of park per 1,000 residents (665 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13AParks close to home59% of residents within a half mile of a park · NY 70% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 67%
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New York towns of 2,500+ (758)Ahead of 50%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to B+. 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
The longest trail network is Pal-Mac Aqueduct Park, with 1.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Swift's Landing Park
Park
29 acres0.4 mi of trail
Erie Canalway Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
614 conserved acres
3% of Palmyra’s land. Who manages Palmyra’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other state land527 ac
Town or city93 ac
County61 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government1 ac
State Recreation Area · 527 acLocal Park · 153 acLocal Resource Management Area · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 5 of 10 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erie Canal State Recreation Area | Other state land | 527 | Open |
| Village Of Palmyra Land Local Park | Town or city | 51 | Unknown |
| Pal-Mac Aqueduct County Park Local Park | County | 39 | Open |
| Sexton Prospect Park Local Park | Town or city | 32 | Open |
| County Of Wayne Land Local Park | County | 21 | Unknown |
| Pal-Mac CSD Land Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Unknown |
| Union Club Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Palmyra Village Lands Local Resource Management Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
| Palmyra Macedon CSD Land Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Unknown |
Things to do
13 places to go in Palmyra
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Palmyra
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Palmyra
Kayak launchIn Pal-Mac Aqueduct Park
DirectionsPal-Mac Aqueduct Park Boat LaunchIn Pal-Mac Aqueduct Park
DirectionsPlus 1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Palmyra
East Johnson Hill701 ft elevation
DirectionsJohnson Hill636 ft elevation
DirectionsCobb Hill620 ft elevation
DirectionsWalton Hill617 ft elevation
DirectionsGalloway Hill610 ft elevation
DirectionsBear Hill607 ft elevation
DirectionsBeals Hill548 ft elevation
DirectionsBowes Hill502 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
2 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 6.7 miUnpaved · 7.1 mi
Erie Canalway Trail6.7 mi
Palmyra Cemetery0.2 mi
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.
Erie Canalway Trail - 1 Buffalo to FairgroundsBike route
6.7 miCourts & fields
8Tennis
3Baseball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →5 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.
Market Street Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1972
About itEast Main Street Commercial Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1974
About itZion Episcopal ChurchBuilding · listed 1996
About itEast Palmyra Presbyterian ChurchBuilding · listed 2002
About itPalmyra Village Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2009
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Palmyra: 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) | 9.3 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 34 | 42 | 56 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 73 | 60 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 3.6 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Palmyra →
Next door
Palmyra and its neighbors
Palmyra has the most mapped trails of the 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palmyra | 3% | 0.5 | 90 | 59% | B+ |
| Marion | 1% | under 0.1 | 8 | 23% | C− |
| Macedon | 13% | 0.4 | 61 | 33% | B+ |
| Arcadia | 3% | 0.2 | 32 | 57% | B− |
| Manchester | under 1% | 0.1 | 12 | 55% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Palmyra
Where can I hike in Palmyra?
The longest trail networks: Pal-Mac Aqueduct Park, 1.8 miles; Swift's Landing Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Palmyra is conserved land?
3% 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 Palmyra’s trails?
Pal-Mac Aqueduct Park and Swift's Landing Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Palmyra?
5,082 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Palmyra or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 665 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Palmyra have?
Ahead of 67% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #377 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 Palmyra 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 →