Pawling has 22 acres of parks, 11 for every 1,000 residents
2.2 miles of mapped trail cross Pawling, 1.1 per square mile of land. 3% of Pawling’s land is conserved, about 43 acres. 63% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 63% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Pawling?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Pawling have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Pawling is ahead of 63% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident 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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43 conserved acres
3% of Pawling’s land. Who manages Pawling’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 3 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oblong Land Conservancy Lands Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 22 | Closed |
| Village Of Pawling Land Local Park | Town or city | 19 | Unknown |
| Town Of Pawling Land Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Unknown |
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.
The best walking months in Pawling: April to June, 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) | 9.5 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 38 | 47 | 60 | 70 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 74 | 63 | 50 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 4.0 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.7 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Pawling →
Questions about parks and trails in Pawling
How much of Pawling 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.
Is there public land near Pawling?
17,064 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pawling or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 22 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Pawling have?
Ahead of 63% 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 Pawling 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 →