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Outdoors in Red House

More than half of Red House’s land is conserved: 96%

96% of Red House’s land is conserved, about 34,244 acres. 34,439 acres are parks and preserves, 1,565,395 per 1,000 residents. 98 miles of mapped trail cross Red House, 1.8 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
96%
34,244 acres · of 55.6 sq mi of land
Trails
98 mi
1.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
34,439 ac
1,565,395 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
4.8 mi
4.8 mi paths
Highest peak
2,218 ft
Blacksnake Mountain
Lakes & rivers
2
2 beaches · 1 boat launch
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

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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 Allegany State Park, with 96.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Allegany State Park

Managed by New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
34,636 acres96.3 mi of trail
Finger Lakes / North Country TrailBeehunter TrailBivouac SectionSnowsnake Run+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the trailheadWebsite ↗
Who protects it

34,244 conserved acres

96% of Red House’s land. Who manages Red House’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State parks34,239 ac
U.S. Forest Service11 ac
State Park · 34,239 acNational Forest · 11 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Allegany State Park
State Park
State parks34,239Open
Allegheny National Forest
National Forest
U.S. Forest Service11Open
Things to do

22 places to go in Red House

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Peaks in Red House
Blacksnake Mountain2,218 ft elevation · In Allegany State Park
Directions
Mount Onondaga2,205 ft elevation · In Allegany State Park
Directions
Mount Oneida2,182 ft elevation · In Allegany State Park
Directions
Mount Seneca2,106 ft elevation · In Allegany State Park
Directions
Three Sisters2,106 ft elevation · In Allegany State Park
Directions
Mount Mohawk2,073 ft elevation · In Allegany State Park
Directions
Mount Cayuga2,070 ft elevation · In Allegany State Park
Directions

Plus 4 peaks without a name on the map.

Trails & water

25 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Open to bikes · 3.1 miHorses · 35.8 miUnpaved · 28.1 mi
Finger Lakes / North Country Trail11.5 mi
Beehunter Trail5.1 mi
Bivouac Section5.0 mi
Snowsnake Run4.3 mi
Stony Ridge 174.1 mi
Jeep Trail4.0 mi
Patterson Trail2.9 mi
Black Snake Mountain Trail2.6 mi
Ridge Run Trail2.6 mi
Power Line 10-122.5 mi
15 more trails
Lonkto Section
2.4 mi
Stoney Brook
2.4 mi
Osgood Trail
2.2 mi
Eastwood Meadows Trail
2.2 mi
Ridge Run
1.6 mi
Allegany State Park
1.3 mi
Gas Lease Trail
1.3 mi
Phelps Section
1.2 mi
Palmer Summit
0.8 mi
Carrolton
0.7 mi
Sunfish Run
0.5 mi
Rice Brook
0.4 mi
Sweetwater Trail
0.4 mi
Irish Brook
0.4 mi
11A?
0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports

4.8 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

4.8 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
3Tennis
1Volleyball
1Basketball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The best walking months in Red House: May, 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.410.511.813.314.515.215.013.912.411.09.79.1
High (°F)313342566875797771594635
Rain (in)3.52.53.13.94.14.54.94.34.34.33.83.8

February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 4.9 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Red House →

Next door

Red House and its neighbors

Red House has the most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Red House— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Coldspring— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Salamanca— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Carrollton41%1.18,53948%A

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Red House

Where can I hike in Red House?

The longest trail networks: Allegany State Park, 96.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on Red House’s trails?

Allegany State Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Where can I bike in Red House?

4.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 4.8 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near Red House?

130,178 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Red House or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 34,466 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Red House neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →