Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Photo: Daniel Case · CC BY-SA 3.0The biggest trail networks: Tivoli Bays Wildlife Management Area (6.7 mi), Red Hook Recreation Park (0.7 mi). 41% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 18 miles of mapped trail cross Red Hook, 0.5 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 69% of U.S. towns · #352 of 758 in New York. What drives it
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On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Red Hook is ahead of 69% of U.S. towns, #352 of 758 in New York. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
Water is 10% of Red Hook’s area (4 of 40 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 26%.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
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The longest trail network is Tivoli Bays WMA, with 6.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
28% of Red Hook’s land. Water is left out: Red Hook has 36.1 square miles of land and 3.9 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Red Hook’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 4,647 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 15 of 114 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tivoli Bays Wma State Resource Management Area | State conservation | 1,622 | Open |
| Poets' Walk Park Private Park | Land trusts & nonprofits | 243 | Closed |
| Village Of Tivoli Land Local Park | Town or city | 56 | Unknown |
| Clermont State Historic Site State Historic or Cultural Area | State parks | 45 | Open |
| Town Of Red Hook Land Local Park | Town or city | 38 | Unknown |
| Abrams Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Dutchess County Water and Land Local Park | County | 7 | Unknown |
| Private Lands Private Recreation or Education | Private owners | 3 | Closed |
| Windemere Highlands Lands Local Resource Management Area | Regional Water Districts | 3 | Open |
| Tivoli Village Lands Local Resource Management Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
2 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 4 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
7 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Plus 1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
3 waterfalls without a name on the map.
Plus 4 scenic views without a name on the map.
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 country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 6 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
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 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 39 | 47 | 61 | 72 | 80 | 85 | 83 | 75 | 63 | 51 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Red Hook →
Red Hook has the second most mapped trails of the 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hook | 28% | 0.5 | 15 | 41% | B+ |
| Saugerties | 6% | 0.5 | 117 | 63% | A− |
| Glasco | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Ulster | 8% | 0.6 | 88 | 51% | A− |
| Milan | 7% | 0.3 | 367 | 10% | B |
| Saugerties South | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Saugerties | 10% | 1.7 | 33 | 99% | A |
| Clermont | 18% | 0.4 | 278 | 19% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
The longest trail networks: Tivoli Bays Wildlife Management Area, 6.7 miles; Red Hook Recreation Park, 0.7 miles; Clermont State Historic Site, 0.4 miles; Abrams Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
28% 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.
Tivoli Bays Wildlife Management Area and Red Hook Recreation Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
4.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.6 of off-road paths and 4.0 of shoulders and shared lanes.
31,459 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Red Hook or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,796 of them inside the town line.
Ahead of 69% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #352 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.
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Red Hook neighbors.
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 →