Photo: Mwanner | Talk. Original uploader was Mwanner at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Paul Smiths
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 2 acres are parks and preserves, 2.8 per 1,000 residents. 0.9 miles of mapped trail cross Paul Smiths, 3.5 per square mile of land.
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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4 places to go in Paul Smiths
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The best walking months in Paul Smiths: 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) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 25 | 28 | 37 | 51 | 65 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 68 | 55 | 41 | 31 |
| Rain (in) | 2.8 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 77 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Paul Smiths →
Questions about parks and trails in Paul Smiths
Is there public land near Paul Smiths?
104,611 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Paul Smiths or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Paul Smiths 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 →